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Pantherophis ramspotti,
commonly known as the
western fox snake, is a
species of rat
snake in the
family Colubridae. The
species is
native to the upper...
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known as P. gloydi) and
those found to its west be
given the new name P.
ramspotti. This
proposed that P. vulpinus,
which had been
known as the
western foxsnake...
- snake),
originally described by
Baird and
Girard in 1853
Pantherophis ramspotti (western fox snake),
originally described by Crother, White, Savage, Eckstut...
- 1766)
Black rat snake, P.
obsoletus (Say, 1823)
Western fox snake, P.
ramspotti (Crother, White, Savage, Eckstut,
Graham & Gardner, 2011) Gray rat snake...
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blotches on a gray
background (like
miniature fox snakes: P. gloydi, P.
ramspotti, and P. vulpinus).
Darkening occurs rapidly as they grow.
Adults are glossy...
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Western rat
snake Pantherophis obsoletus Western fox
snake Pantherophis ramspotti Western mud
snake Farancia abacura reinwardtii Plains hog-nosed snake...
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Pantherophis vulpinus Pantherophis ramspotti...
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Threatened Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus Western fox
snake Pantherophis ramspotti Western hognose snake Heterodon nasicus Endangered Western ribbon snake...
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Western smooth green snake northwest state endangered minimal Pantherophis ramspotti Western Fox
snake northwestern corner uncommon minimal Pantherophis alleghaniensis...
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underbellies are
white with
black mottles Western fox
snake Pantherophis ramspotti Least concern Nonvenomous;
adults reach 36–54
inches (91–137 cm); color...
