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Tantilla

(Genus)

Overview

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Tantilla is a large genus of harmless colubrid snakes which includes 64 species commonly known as centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, and flathead snakes.

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Tantilla are small snakes, rarely exceeding 8 inches in length. They are generally varying shades of brown, red or black in color. Some species have a brown body with a black head.

Behavior

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Tantilla are nocturnal, secretive snakes. They spend most of their time buried in the moist leaf litter of semi-forested regions or under rocks and debris. Their diet consists primarily of invertebrates, including scorpions, centipedes, spiders, and various insects.

Species

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Behavior

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Tantilla are nocturnal, secretive snakes. They spend most of their time buried in the moist leaf litter of semi-forested regions or under rocks and debris. Their diet consists primarily of invertebrates, including scorpions, centipedes, spiders, and various insects.

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Morphological Variation in a Population of the Snake, Tantilla gracilis Baird and Girard by Laurence M. Hardy and Charles J. Cole (1968) University of Kansas, Lawrence.

Taxonomy

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The Genus Tantilla is further organized into finer groupings including:

References

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  1. ^ Morphological Variation in a Population of the Snake, Tantilla gracilis Baird and Girard by Laurence M. Hardy and Charles J. Cole (1968) University of Kansas, Lawrence.

Sources

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Last Revised: August 24, 2012
2012/08/24 16:53:24