Sonoran Whipsnake vs. Common Coachwhip

Both are long, very fast whip-thin snakes of the deserts and foothills of central and southern Arizona. A: Two thin white stripes on each side of the front half in the Sonoran Whipsnake; no stripes; dark bands or a dark wash on the neck in the Common Coachwhip. B: Blue-grey on the neck to olive mid-body in the Sonoran Whipsnake; red, pink, tan or black, the tail like a braided whip in the Common Coachwhip.

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