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The corn snake is named for the species' regular presence near grain stores, where it preys on mice and rats that eat harvested corn (). [9]The Oxford English Dictionary cites this usage as far back as 1675, whilst other sources maintain that the corn snake is so-named because the distinctive, nearly-checkered pattern of the snake's belly scales resembles the kernels of variegated corn.
This is a list of maximum recorded animal lifespans in captivity. Only animals from the classes of the Chordata phylum are included. [1] On average, captive animals (especially mammals) live longer than wild animals.
The desert rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata) is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The desert rosy boa is native to the American Southwest and Baja California and Sonora in Mexico . The desert rosy boa is one of four species in the boa family native to the continental United States , the other three being the coastal rosy boa ( Lichanura ...
In addition to winning People's Choice Best in Show, Diane Fairey's "Corn Snake Enjoying the Salty Air" was tops in the Fabulously Florida category. A corn snake rises to the occasion in ...
Slowinski's corn snake is likely similar in temperament to its sister-species, the Great Plains rat snake, which is very tame. Slowinski's corn snake relies mainly on camouflage for defense and rarely bites. This species feeds primarily on small mammals and birds. Prey, when caught, is constricted and consumed. Presumably, it follows an ...
Rat snakes are commonly kept as pets by reptile enthusiasts. The corn snake, one of the most popular pet reptiles, is a rat snake. New World species are generally thought to be more docile in captivity as opposed to Old World rat snakes, of which the opposite is assumed. [5]
Lampropeltini is a tribe of colubrid snake endemic to the New World.These include the kingsnakes, milk snake, corn snake, gopher snakes, pine snakes, and bullsnakes.At least 51 species have been recognized and the group have been heavily studied for biogeography, morphology, ecology, and phylogenetics.
Pantherophis is a genus of nonvenomous colubrid snakes endemic to central and eastern regions of North America. It consists of the North American ratsnakes , the foxsnakes , and the cornsnakes . The genus, which contains 10 recognized species, first appeared in the fossil record in the Middle Miocene around 16.3 million years ago.