Painted bunting
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The painted bunting is a species of bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. It is native to North America. The bright plumage of the male develops beginning in the second year of life; in the first
Male Painted Bunting Singing
Passerina ciris distribution
Quintana, Texas, male
Female
Pantherophis obsoletus
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Pantherophis obsoletus, also known commonly as the western rat snake, black rat snake, pilot black snake, or simply black snake, is a nonvenomous species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species
Painted bunting
…Common predators at the nest of eggs, young, and brooding females are large snakes, including coachwhip snakes, eastern kingsnakes, eastern racers and black rat snakes. The painted bunting can live to over 10 years of age, though most wild buntings probably live barely half that long. The male painted bunting was once…
Texas Rat Snake photographed in Liberty Co., Texas. W. L. Farr
A juvenile western ratsnake from northern Missouri, exhibiting a bolder and brighter pattern that often becomes more obscure in maturity.
Shed skin of a black rat snake (Pantherophis sp.) under transmitted light