Trans-Pecos Ratsnake
Bogertophis subocularis subocularis
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- B. s. subocularis – Brewster Co, TX – photo by Alex Porteck
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- B. s. subocularis – Brewster Co, TX – photo by Rob Klockman
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- B. s. subocularis – Brewster Co, TX – photo by Jason Penney
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- B. s. subocularis – Kinney Co, TX – photo by Jason Penney
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- B. s. subocularis – Upton Co, TX – photo by Ben Stupavsky
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- B. s. subocularis – Val Verde Co, TX – photo by Gerald Keown, SWCHR
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- B. s. subocularis – Val Verde Co, TX – photo by Gerald Keown, SWCHR
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- B. s. subocularis – Val Verde Co, TX – photo by Gerald Keown, SWCHR
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- B. s. subocularis – Val Verde Co, TX – photo by Rob Klockman
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- B. s. subocularis – Val Verde Co, TX – photo by Todd Hughes
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- B. s. subocularis – First look at a new world – photo by Dan Grubb
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- B. s. subocularis Habitat – Kinney Co, TX – photo by Jason Penney
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- B. s. subocularis Habitat – Terrell Co, TX – photo by Nathan Wells
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- B. s. subocularis Habitat – Val Verde Co, TX – photo by Gerald Keown, SWCHR
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- B. s. subocularis – Map by Tom Lott, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Bogertophis s. subocularis occurs only in the Trans-Pecos and Big Bend regions of Texas westward into south central New Mexico.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Bogertophis subocularis (Brown – 1901)
Genus: Bogertophis, honors Charles M. Bogert + Latin – ophis = snake, serpent
Species: subocularis, Latin – sub = below, under + oculus = the eye (ref. to lorilabial scales below the eyes)
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jeager 1962
CLICK HERE for a very interesting photo essay by Daryl Esy regarding Trans-Pecos Ratsnakes feeding on bats in the wild.