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Night Snake
Hypsiglena torquata
These tiny snakes prowl about the desert in search of small lizards to eat. They are about the thickness of a pencil and perhaps a foot long. They are rear-fanged and mildly venomous, but like most snakes with that disclaimer, I haven't had any reaction to their bites. They are generally too small to break the skin anyway.
Hypsiglena torquata
These tiny snakes prowl about the desert in search of small lizards to eat. They are about the thickness of a pencil and perhaps a foot long. They are rear-fanged and mildly venomous, but like most snakes with that disclaimer, I haven't had any reaction to their bites. They are generally too small to break the skin anyway.
James Evans