Lampropeltis calligaster (Prairie Kingsnake)

PRAIRIE KINGSNAKE Lampropeltis calligaster (Harlan, 1827) 

      STATUS:  Common

      LOCALITIES OBSERVED:  Collin Co.:  Wylie area, near Brockdale Park at Lake Lavon, 2.5 mi SW of Farmersville, 1.75 mi E of Branch, 1 mi N of Community High School on FM 1138, near Murphy, 3 mi N of Farmersville on Tx 78, Parkhill Prairie area, and Copeville area;  Dallas Co.:  Glen Lake Country Club, Mt. Creek Lake area, Valley View Lane near Tx 183, Cedar Hill area, 2 mi S of Camp Wisdom Rd. on Belt Line Rd., prairie area near Oates and I-635 N of Mesquite, 1.5 mi N of I-30 near Lake Ray Hubbard, and Pleasant Valley Rd. near Sachse;  Denton Co.:  at Trinity River on FM 428;  Ellis Co.:  2 mi S of Midlothian on US 67 and Waxahatchie S City limits;  Johnson Co.:  2 mi SE of Cresson on Tx 171, 2 mi E of Venus on US 67, 4.4 mi N of Godley on FM 2435, and 4 mi S of Cleburne on Tx 174;  Parker Co.:  2.2 mi SW of Weatherford on US 377;  Tarrant Co.:  1 mi W of Benbrook, 1 mi N of Wheatland, 3 mi S of Webb, Benbrook-Aledo Rd., and Susan Dr. near Forum 303 Mall in Arlington;  Wise Co.:  Lyndon B. Johnson Nat'l Grasslands NW of Decatur, 5 mi NW of Alvord, and 5.1 mi E of FM 51 on US 380

      DOCUMENTED COUNTIES:  Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Tarrant, and Wise

      HABITAT:  open areas in all habitat types

      SUBSPECIES:  Prairie Kingsnake [L. c. calligaster (Harlan, 1827)]

 

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