The western fox snake ( Elaphe vulpina ) occurs in the open forests, prairies, and farmlands of western Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, and South Dakota.

Until recently the eastern and western fox snakes were considered to be subspecies of Elaphe vulpina, with the western fox snake being Elaphe vulpina vulpina and the eastern fox snake Elaphe vulpina gloydi.

The western fox snake is listed by the state of Missouri as endangered due to prairie loss and wetland drainage.

Nest and nest-site characteristics of a western population of fox sparrow ( Passerella iliaca ).

Other species endemic to the western portion of the island include squirrels, chipmunks, racoons, beaver, skunks, porcupines, martens, groundhogs, otters, fox, rabbits, owls, wood duck, cardinals and an assortment of limited numbers of small fish and amphibians.

The Department of Environment and Conservation ( Western Australia ) monitors western quoll populations in the Jarrah Forest as part of its faunal management programs, as well as ongoing research into fox control, timber harvesting, and prescribed burning.

The swift fox ( Vulpes velox ) is a small light orange-tan fox around the size of a domestic cat found in the western grasslands of North America, such as Montana, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas.

The Santa Catalina island fox population is uniquely composed of two subpopulations that are separated by an isthmus, with the eastern subpopulation at greater risk of extinction than the western subpopulation.

Crosses between Fox Trotter mares and donkey jacks are often made, creating mules with the fox trot gait that are used to carry hunters and trail riders, especially in the western United States.

The Tibetan sand fox is restricted to the Tibetan Plateau in western China.

First identified in the Sechura desert, the fox inhabits arid environments in southwestern Ecuador and western Peru, at elevations from sea level to at least, and possibly much higher.

Members of the breed have been used in endurance racing and western riding, and a few have been used in events such as fox hunting, dressage, three day eventing and show jumping.

The western terrestrial garter snake ( Thamnophis elegans ) in California is largely aquatic and depends heavily on two species of frog that are diminishing in numbers, the Yosemite toad ( Bufo canorus ) and the mountain yellow-legged frog ( Rana muscosa ), putting the snake's future at risk.

Reptiles and amphibians of the valley include the endemic San Joaquin coachwhip snake ( Masticophis flagellum ruddocki ), blunt-nosed leopard lizard ( Gambelia sila ), Gilbert's skink ( Eumeces gilberti ) and the western aquatic garter snake ( Thamnophis couchii ).

The California Kingsnake ( Lampropeltis getula californiae ) is a non-venomous colubrid snake found in the western United States and northern Mexico.

Pantherophis obsoletus, commonly known as the western rat snake, black rat snake, pilot black snake, or simply black snake, is a nonvenomous colubrid species found in North America.

Reptile species found in the monument include: northern sagebrush lizard ( Sceloporus graciosus graciosus ), Great Basin fence lizard ( Sceloporus occidentalis biseriatus ), western skink ( Eumeces skiltonianus skiltonianus ), Rocky Mountain rubber boa ( Charina bottae utahensis ), gopher snake ( Pituophis melanoleucus ), desert night snake ( Hypsiglena torquata deserticola ), western rattlesnake ( Crotalus viridis ).

The area around the creek is also known for its snake population, which includes garter snakes, western hognose snakes, bullsnakes and occasionally rattlesnakes.

" However, this reliably applies only to coral snakes native to North America: Micrurus fulvius ( Eastern or common coral snake ), Micrurus tener ( Texas coral snake ), and Micruroides euryxanthus ( Arizona coral snake ), found in the southern and western United States.

* 1914 – Mexican Revolution: One of the world's first naval / air skirmishes takes place off the coast of western Mexico.

Brewing takes place in a brewery by a brewer, and the brewing industry is part of most western economies.

It takes the rain with it, causing extensive drought in the western Pacific and rainfall in the normally dry eastern Pacific.

This takes place over the western horizon in a brief period between sunset and moonset, and therefore the precise time and even the date of the appearance of the new moon by this definition will be influenced by the geographical location of the observer.

* September 24 – WWII: The U. S. Army 45th Infantry Division takes the strongly defended city of Epinal before crossing the Moselle River and entering the western foothills of the Vosges.

* July 13 – American Civil War: The Battle of Corrick's Ford takes place in western Virginia.

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He takes command of the western provinces and marries Constantius ' sister, Helena.

He signed to star in the American revisionist western Hang ' Em High ( 1968 ), featuring alongside Inger Stevens, Pat Hingle, Dennis Hopper, Ed Begley, Alan Hale, Ben Johnson, Bruce Dern, and James MacArthur, playing a man who takes up a Marshal's badge and seeks revenge as a lawman after being lynched by vigilantes and left for dead.

During this time, Krishna takes fertile soil from Maharashtra, Karnataka and western Andhra Pradesh towards the delta region.

It decreases from east to west because monsoon wind moves from east to west and drained clouds in eastern part takes less quantity of water vapours with them to western part.

However, between Hancock in western Maryland and Washington, Pennsylvania, I-70 takes a more northerly path to follow the Pennsylvania Turnpike ( also designated as I-76 ) across the mountains between Breezewood and New Stanton, where I-70 turns west to rejoin the National Road's route ( and U. S 40 ) near Washington, Pennsylvania.

Pyrrhus takes Thessaly and the western half of Macedonia and, with the assistance of Ptolemy's fleet, relieves Athens from Demetrius ' siege.

The city takes its name from the natural thermal water that flows from 47 springs on the western slope of Hot Springs Mountain in the historic downtown district of the city.

It takes its name from Taylor Valley, a valley in the western part of the town.

The city takes on a party atmosphere during Stampede: office buildings and storefronts are painted in cowboy themes, residents don western wear and events held across the city include hundreds of pancake breakfasts and barbecues.

In this novel, a man from a very distant future takes on the experiment of writing a novel of the age called Middle Time, which is the western world in the 1970s.

* May-David Dortort appoints himself executive producer of Bonanza, a move which takes him out of the day-to-day running of the show but allows him to spend his efforts on another NBC western, The High Chaparral.

The CFB Gagetown military training area takes in a large portion of the western part of the county.

A western starring Kris Kristofferson and Christopher Walken, Heaven's Gate had an unusually protracted shooting schedule ( Cimino reportedly wanted 50 takes for a single scene, for instance ) which generated adverse publicity about runaway costs and Cimino's autocratic style.

The Broken Ear ( 1935 – 1936 ) is set mainly in the fictional South American republic of San Theodoros and takes a critical view of western businessmen conspiring to provoke a war over what they think will be profitable oil fields.

The epic poem's plot takes place in a small town near Mainz, flooded by refugees who fled their villages on the western side of the Rhine in order to seek refuge from the French troops on the eastern side.