Tantilla cucullata

Big Bend Blackhead Snake
Tantilla cucullata

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Regional distribution map of Tantilla cuculata

Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
Species: Tantilla cucullata (tan-TILL-uh coo-coo-LAY-tuh)
Common English Name: Big Bend Blackhead Snake
Common Spanish Name: Culebra Cabeza Negra de Trans-Pecos

Tantilla cuculata. Photograph by Carl S. Lieb

Tantilla cucullata. Photographer: Carl S. Lieb. Brewster Co., TX.

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Last Update: 14 Jul 2009