Herps of the Big Bend
It's hard to discuss the desert without some mention of reptiles. In this segment, Mike Price, President of the West Texas Herpetological Society talks about some of the species of reptiles and amphibians native to the Chihuahuan Desert
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Common (and not so common) Herps of Big Bend Ranch State Park (Big Bend Ranch State Park)
Venomous Reptiles of Big Bend Ranch State Park
Adult Western Diamondback Rattlesnake in defensive position
Crotalus atrox
Juvenile Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
Crotalus atrox
Northern Blacktail Rattlesnake
Crotalus molossus molossus
Mottled Rock Rattlesnake
Crotalus lepidus lepidus
Trans-Pecos Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix pictigaster
Non-venomous Reptiles of Big Bend Ranch State Park
Western Coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum testaceus
Bullsnake
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Trans-Pecos Ratsnake
Bogertophis subocularis
Graybanded Kingsnak
Lampropeltis alterna
Other Reptiles and Amphibians of Big Bend Ranch State Park
Canyon Treefrog
Hyla arenicolor
Couch's Spadefoot Toad
Scaphiopus couchi
Texas Banded Gecko
Coleonyx brevis
Texas Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma cornutum
Trans-Pecos Striped Whiptail
Cnemidophorus inornatus heptag/publications/multimedia/media/learning/webcasts/mus
Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata ornata