Lampropeltis calligaster (Prairie Kingsnake)
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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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