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Noun
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The endangered Chiricahuan leopard frog and the northern Mexican garter snake in Arizona count among those directly threatened by this backyard bully.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026 -
Only a few thousand San Francisco garter snakes are estimated to remain in the wild.—
Pepper St. Clair,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Non-venomous serpents include rat, garter, bull and water snakes.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 July 2025
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In 2016, 20 southern banded water snakes were pulled from the area.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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That makes people less likely to get a venomous bite from a coral snake.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Mar. 2026
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Common venomous snakes in the state include rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths, and coral snakes, with rattlesnakes being the most common.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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Other snakes seen during the biannual Snake Road movement include nonvenomous plain-bellied water snakes, rough green snakes, and Western ribbon snakes, as well as venomous species like the northern copperhead and timber rattlesnake.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
19 Sep. 2025
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Rat snakes eat small rodents, green snakes will snack on insects and garden snakes feed on worms.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Among the common non-venomous snakes found around here are garter, rat and bull snakes.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 July 2025
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According to wildlife specialist Kayla Jobe, who spoke with KOKI, bull snakes are not venomous and can be helpful to have near (but not in) your home since the reptile eats small rodents.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
17 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Often mistaken for king snakes or milk snakes, coral snakes display distinctive red, yellow, and black rings encircling their bodies.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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But for Eloise Battle, the king snakes and black phoebes stood out.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2025
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Though gopher snakes can grow up to 9 feet in some rare cases.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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According to the California Herps database, the San Diego Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer annectens) is a subspecies of the Pacific gopher snake and can grow over seven feet in length.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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State Reptile: The black racer snake, adopted in 1995.—
Hailey Roden,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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It was created in 2014 and honors the late German designer’s legacy, from his sunglasses to his suits and dazzling black racer gloves.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes,
28 Oct. 2024
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