Night Snake Animal Pictures

Hypsiglena torquata

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A night snake lying on a rock

A night snake lying on a rock
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Night snakes have two large brown splotches behind their heads

Night snake head on black background

Night snake's head on a black background
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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

A hand holding a night snake
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Night snakes have elliptical eyes

Texas night snake on a rock

Texas night snake on a rock
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Night snakes resemble rattlesnakes, but they are only mildly venomous.

Head shot of a night snake

Head shot of a night snake
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Night snakes are so named because they hunt at night.