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The Desert Food Chain - The Role of EnergyThe Kingsnake
The Kingsnake gets its name from its habit of eating other snakes, and is most famous for eating rattlesnakes, copperheads and coral snakes. But it also feeds on other snakes, lizards, birds and their eggs, small mammals, turtles and frogs.

The Desert Food ChainThe Desert Food Chain
A food chain constitutes a complex network of organisms, from plants to animals, through which energy, derived from the sun, flows in the form of organic matter and dissipates in the form of waste heat.


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MAMMALS

Bats
Bighorn Sheep
Bear (Black)
Bobcat
Burros

Camels
Chipmunk, Panamint
Coati, White-Nosed
Collared Peccary
Cottontail Rabbit
Coyote

Deer - White-Tailed
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs Q&A
Dolphin

Elk

Ferret
Finback Whale
Fox (Gray)

Gopher

Jack Rabbits
Jaguars
Javelina

Wild Horses

Kangaroo Rats

Mountain Lion/ Cougar
Mule Deer

Otter - River

Porcupine
Prairie Dogs
Pronghorn

Rabbit - Cottontail
Raccoon
Ringtailed Cat
River Otter

Sea Lion - California
Skunk
Squirrel

Whale - Finback
Wild Burros
Wild Horses
Wolves
Woodrats (Pack Rats)

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BIRDS & FISH

Hawks
- Cooper's Hawk
- Ferruginous hawk
- Marsh Hawk
- Northern Harriers
- Sharp-shinned
- Northern Goshawks
- Red-Tailed Hawk

Owls
- Barn Owl
- Great Horned Owls
- Long-Eared Owls
- Screech Owl

Herons
-Blue Heron
-Snowy Egret
-Great Egret

Hummingbirds
Black-chinned hummingbird
Hummers

Misc
Black-Necked Stilt
Cactus Wrens
Golden Eagles
Gambel’s Quail
Mourning Doves
Pheasants ring-necked
Ravens
Roadrunners
Sandhill Cranes
Turkeys
Turkey Vultures
Woodpeckers

Fish
Desert Pupfish
Kanab Ambersnail

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REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS

Lizards
Chuckwallas
Collared Lizard
Gila Monster
Horned Lizards
Iguana
Western Banded Gecko

Toads & Frogs
Bullfrog
Red-spotted Toads
Treefrogs
Woodhouse's Toad

Rattlesnakes
- Rattlesnakes
- The Sidewinder
- Western Diamondback

Snakes
Coral Snake
Gopher Snakes
Kingsnake
Striped whipsnakes

Fish
Desert Pupfish
Kanab Ambersnail

Desert Dinosaurs
Desert Tortoise


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INSECTS & SPIDERS

Ants
Fire Ants
Harvester Ants
Velvet Ants

Bees
Carpenter Bee
Honeybees
Killer Bees

Beetles
Blister Beetle
Pinacate beetle (Stinkbugs)

Butterflies
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Western Admiral
Viceroy Butterfly

Spiders
Black Widow Spiders
Brown Recluse Spider
Tarantulas
Wolf Spider

Flying Insects
Assassin Bug
Cicadas
Dragonflies
Praying Mantis
Sphinx Moth
Tarantula Hawks

Misc. Insects

Aphid
Ochineal Scale (Crimson)
Scorpions
Stinkbugs
Ticks
Termites

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RELATED INFORMATION

General Information

Animal Classification: Putting the Plants and Animals In Their Places.

Desert Animal Survival

Desert Food Chain

Desert Food Chain for the young student

Spring Rattles In: Rattlesnake Season

Insect diversity

Discover the World of Insects

Debunking Myths About Rattlesnakes, Scorpions and Tartantulas.

Common Reptiles of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Hibernation: The Deep Sleep

Migration

Cetaceans: Marine Mammals In The Sea of Cortez

Hantavirus: Virus Carried by Deer Mice

Articles

Activities

Night Driving: Desert Wildlife After Dark

The Desert is Bugged: Bug Lighting

Bird Watching at the Salton Sea

Bird Watching Tips & Interesting Facts About Birds

Animal Photography

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Protecting Your Dog or Cat From Coyotes.

Ticks: You And Your Pets Are At Risk.

Protecting your pet in the desert.

Traveling and Hiking With Your Dog.

Tips For and From Dogs.

Dog arthritis and joint problems.


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