The Red Whip Snake (Platyceps collaris) is a species of snake in the Colubridae family.

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The coachwhip mates in early to mid-spring, after hibernating for the winter in a shallow underground retreat. The Rufous or Red Whip Snake ( Demansia rufescens ) is restricted to the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. To the west recorded as close to the city as Toowong and St Lucia.
The lack of a rattle and the narrow head are all indicators that this is not a venomous snake. Encyclopedic Information About the Red Racer Snake. The eyes are large with round pupils. The Red Coachwhip is a slender snake and is highly variable in color.

It is olive or bluish-gray fading to yellow towards the tail, with 2 or 3 light-colored stripes on each side. DESCRIPTION: A long (up to 1,728 mm or 68" in total length), thin snake with variable coloration and markings. This individual is from Carnarvon, WA. Coachwhips are very thin snakes, which is why they are said to resemble a type of whip.
The head is broad with large eyes. Coach whips are also native to northern Mexico.

The head and neck have black markings.

Coachwhip snakes are large non-venomous colubrid snakes found widely in the United States and in Mexico’s northern half.

The head and neck have black markings.

It is one of the largest snake species found in North America. The eyes are large with round pupils.

Juveniles have black, brown or tan transverse bands on lighter background. Belly grayish-green, often yellowish under tail. Large prominent eyes.

There are seven subspecies of coachwhip snake. They are known to be extremely swift.

Colour generally pale olive or bluish-grey, often with rusty flush or longitudinal stripes along front-third of body. This long, slender snake reaches lengths of 3 to 8¼ feet (90-260 cm) long. The back color can be tan, grey, red, or pink with bold black or brown crossbars or blotches.

Growing up to eight feet long, Coachwhip snakes, or whip snakes, get their name from their long, whip like appearance. The Black-necked Whip Snake (Demansia calodera) is restricted to the central west coast. Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum) Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae (colubrid snakes) Other common name: red racer Spanish names: chirrionero, alicantre. Visitors interested in additional information on a variety of snakes can press the green Snakes button. They are known to be extremely swift.

Very slender snake with long, thin whip-like tail.

The coachwhip is generally black on the head and front part of the body, but becomes lighter towards the rear. Across much of its range in Arizona it is a red, pinkish red, orange, rusty brown, or olive-brown snake with dark brown or black bands or suffusions on the neck and anterior portion of the body.

Growing up to eight feet long, the Masticophis genus of snakes called Coachwhip snakes, or whip snakes, get their name from their long, whip like appearance.