Snakes
| Family | Species | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| Colubridae | Arizona elegans | Glossy snake |
| Colubridae | Coluber constrictor | Racer |
| Colubridae | Diadophis punctatus | Ringneck snake |
| Colubridae | Elaphe guttata | Corn snake |
| Colubridae | Heterodon nasicus | Western hognose snake |
| Colubridae | Heterodon platirhinos | Eastern hognose snake |
| Colubridae | Hypsiglena torquata | Night snake |
| Colubridae | Lampropeltis getula | Common kingsnake |
| Colubridae | Lampropeltis triangulum | Milk snake |
| Colubridae | Opheodrys vernalis | Smooth green snake |
| Colubridae | Masticophis flagellum | Coachwhip |
| Colubridae | Masticophis taeniatus | Striped whipsnake |
| Colubridae | Nerodia sipedon | Northern water snake |
| Colubridae | Pituophis catenifer | Bullsnake or Gopher snake |
| Colubridae | Rhinocheilus lecontei | Longnose snake |
| Colubridae | Sonora semiannulata | Ground snake |
| Colubridae | Tantilla hobartsmithi | Southwestern blackhead snake |
| Colubridae | Tantilla nigriceps* | Plains blackhead snake |
| Colubridae | Thamnophis cyrtopsis* | Blackneck garter snake |
| Colubridae | Thamnophis elegans | Western Terrestrial Garter snake |
| Colubridae | Thamnophis proximus | Redstripe Ribbon Snake |
| Colubridae | Thamnophis radix* | Plains garter snake |
| Colubridae | Thamnophis sirtalis | Common garter snake |
| Colubridae | Tropidoclonion lineatum | Lined snake |
| Leptotyphlopidae | Leptotyphlops dulcis | Texas blind snake |
| Viperidae | Crotalus oreganus concolor | Midget Faded rattlesnake |
| Viperidae | Crotalus viridis | Western Rattlesnake |
| Viperidae | Sistrurus catenatus | Massasauga |
*Article exists for this genus, but not the individual species.
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