In A. c. contortrix , these bands are additionally constricted near their bases, and at times may not be as distinct from the background coloration as in the other subspecies. Ventral view of A. c. pictigaster from Jeff Davis Co., TX Distribution. In Texas, A. c. pictigaster is found in the Big Bend as well as in adjacent portions of the eastern trans-Pecos. The range of A. c. laticinctus covers much of central Texas, including heavily wooded portions of the Edwards Plateau and drier areas near San Antonio. Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix in blue Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus in green Agkistrodon contortrix pictigaster in purple A. c. contortrix and A. c. laticinctus Hybrid in yellow A. c. laticinctus and A. c. pictigaster Hybrid in light blue This project funded by the University of Texas College of Natural Sciences and the Texas Memorial Museum .
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