Species:
Hypsiglena jani
Chihuahuan Nightsnake
Subspecies I've seen:
Texas Nightsnake H. j. texana |
Subspecies:
Hypsiglena jani texana
Texas Nightsnake
April 25, 2010
Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas
The first photo shows one of these inoffensive little snakes in its huddled-under-a-rock-for-safety position. The second photo shows the same snake in its coiled-under-a-bush-for-safety position. Tell me again why people are afraid of snakes?
