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Chihuahuan Black-headed Snake vs. Plains Black-headed Snake

Both live in the southeastern corner of Arizona, the Plains in the valleys, the Chihuahuan in the mountains above. A: A wide pale collar crossing the tips of the head plates in the Chihuahuan Black-headed Snake; the cap ends in a point well behind the head plates; no pale collar in the Plains Black-headed Snake.

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Chihuahuan Black-headed Snake

Tantilla wilcoxi

Plains Black-headed Snake

Tantilla nigriceps
Chihuahuan Black-headed Snake vs. Plains Black-headed Snake: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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