While the vast majority of Texas' snakes are completely harmless, about 15% are venomous, including rattlesnakes, ...

Desert massasauga ... The small and slender (the snake grows to about two feet) reptile is found in the mountainous areas of West Texas. Banded Rock rattlesnake: Dark and greenish gray in color ...

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and some form irregular bands or pairs of blotches on the backs of most snakes. Some desert examples have a decomposed granite color. The darker-speckled scales have black ends, and the tail is ...

Desert Horned Viper. Image by Lxs ... via Wikimedia Commons Known for their bright, banded patterns, Coral Snakes inhabit the Americas and are recognized by the rhyme “Red touch yellow, kills a fellow ...

Kalahari Desert. Image by Winfried Bruenken (Amrum), CC BY-SA ... including the king cobra and the banded krait. These snakes are elusive but incredibly dangerous when provoked. Due to the lack of ...