Glossy Snake
Arizona elegans
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,505
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Arizona elegans is a species of medium-sized colubrid snake commonly referred to as the glossy snake or the faded snake, which is native to southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It has several subspecies. Some have recommended that A. elegans occidentalis be granted full species status.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Glossy snake”.