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title: "Ground Snake"
description: "Sonora semiannulata — Gady. The western ground snake (Sonora semiannulata) is a species of small, harmless colubrid snake."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/ground-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ground Snake

> Sonora semiannulata — Gady. The western ground snake (Sonora semiannulata) is a species of small, harmless colubrid snake.

- Scientific name: *Sonora semiannulata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `desert` (Pustynia)
- iNaturalist observations: 1417
- Wikidata: [Q3021047](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3021047)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28649](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28649)

## Names

- en: Ground Snake
- de: Erdtrugnatter
- es: Culebra suelera semianillada
- nl: Western ground snake

## Countries with the most observations

US (1171), MX (109)

## Summary

The western ground snake (Sonora semiannulata) is a species of small, harmless colubrid snake. The species is endemic to North America.  Its patterning and coloration can vary widely, even within the same geographic region. Another common name is miter snake referring to the head marking which suggests a bishop's miter; the synonym "episcopus " (Latin for "bishop") is a similar allusion.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_ground_snake

## Photo

![Ground Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ground-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Rod · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15542165

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ground-snake?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).