Description: They are approximately 7.1 to 15.0 inches in length, with a uniform tan to brownish-gray. Their ventral scales are white with a pink or orange mid-line. It is readily distinguished from the Chihuahuan (T. wilcoxi) and Yaqui (T. yaquia) black-headed snakes by the absence of a light neck collar.

Habitat: They are often found in rocky or grassy prairies, or hillsides where the soil is moist. Occasionally they are found in basements.

Range: The snake is found in the US states of Colorado, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and New Mexico and in Mexico.

Found in these States: AZ | CO | KS | NE | NM | OK | TX | WY

Diet: It is in this habitat where they find their primary prey items of centipedes, spiders, scorpions, and insect larvae

Reproduction: It is presumed that they lay up to three eggs in the spring or early summer, where hatchlings will begin to emerge during the summer.

Status: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining.

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