Night Snake Animal Pictures
Hypsiglena torquata
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A night snake lying on a rock
Night snakes have two large brown splotches behind their heads
Night snake head on black background
Night snakes have elliptical eyes and triangular heads.
Hypsiglena torquata, commonly known as the night snake, is a species of rear-fanged colubrid; photographed in hand
Night snakes have elliptical eyes
Texas night snake on a rock
Night snakes resemble rattlesnakes, but they are only mildly venomous.
Head shot of a night snake
Night snakes are so named because they hunt at night.