Close-up of a Neotropical Whipsnake (Masticophis mentovarius striolatus)

This species (among others) keeps bouncing back and forth between the genus Coluber and the genus Masticophis. Hopefully it has settled down now.

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Ernst

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What a beautiful snake. Posted 5 years ago
1. John Sullivan
  
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  I agree -- not the flashiest colors, but beautiful nonetheless. Also big and very, very fast. Posted 5 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Thank you once again John for the snake influx, a gift they are! Posted 5 years ago
1. John Sullivan
  
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  You're welcome Ferdy! Whenever I post images to JungleDragon, I always think of them as a gift to you for running this wonderful site. Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
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    And I will treat them as such, thanks for the kind words :) Posted 5 years ago

The Neotropical Whipsnake

The Neotropical whipsnake is a relatively robust racer or whipsnake well known in Latin America from Sonora and western Chihuahua, Mexico south to Venezuela and Colombia.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards

Species identified by John Sullivan

By John Sullivan

Uploaded Aug 25, 2020. Captured Aug 22, 2017 13:05 in Unnamed Road, Sonora, Mexico.

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Captured in the summer. More summer photos.