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whip snake

Masticophis

Description:

Adults may attain total lengths from 152 cm (5 ft) for M. lateralis to 259 cm (8.5 ft) for M. flagellum. A distinctive character of this genus is the shape of the frontal scale (the large scale in the center of the upper surface of the head) which is bell-shaped and elongated. At the rear of the body the dorsal scales are arranged in only 13 rows.

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4 Comments

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 11 years ago

Thank You @Gerardo Aizpuru :-)

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Nice spot and series :)

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 11 years ago

Thank You @Jemma:-)

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

awesome camouflage!!Beautiful pic.

Ali Hemati Pour
Spotted by
Ali Hemati Pour

بندر ماهشهر, خوزستان‎, Iran

Spotted on Mar 14, 2013
Submitted on Mar 14, 2013

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