GROUND SNAKE Sonora semiannulata Baird & Girard, 1853

STATUS:  Common

DOCUMENTED COUNTIES:  Collin, Dallas, Denton, Hood, Johnson, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise

HABITAT:  Western Cross Timbers, Fort Worth Prairie, Mesquite Grand Prairie, Cedar-limestone Hills, Rolling Plains, and Eastern Cross Timbers

COMMENTS: The most often observed pattern in the metroplex is the plain tan one.