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The pine snake, Pituophis melanoleucus, gets its Latin name from "melano" meaning black and "leucos" which means white. This is in reference to its black and white body. Three subspecies of Pituophis melanoleucus are currently recognized: Nominate subspecies P. m. melanoleucus (Daudin, 1803), the northern pine snake; P. m. lodingi (Blanchard ...
In all snakes of the genus Pituophis, the epiglottis is peculiarly modified so that it is thin, erect and flexible. When a stream of air is forced from the trachea, the epiglottis vibrates, thereby producing the peculiarly loud, hoarse hissing for which bullsnakes, gopher snakes and pine snakes are well known.
Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus. Barbour, 1921. Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus, commonly known as the Florida pinesnake or Florida pine snake, is a subspecies of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States. It is one of three subspecies of the species Pituophis ...
Florida Pine Snake. Florida Pinesnake. Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus, commonly known as the Florida Pinesnake or Florida Pine Snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States. It is one of three subspecies of the species Pituophis melanoleucus .
Mississippi Green Water Snake Nerodia cyclopion. Yellow-bellied Water Snake Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster. Broad-banded Water Snake Nerodia fasciata confluens. Diamond-backed Water Snake Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer. Northern Water Snake Nerodia sipedon sipedon. Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus aestivus.
The eastern indigo snake has uniform blue-black dorsal scales, with some specimens having a reddish-orange to tan color on the throat, cheeks, and chin. This snake received its common name from the glossy iridescent dorsal and ventral scales which can be seen as blackish-purple in bright light. This smooth-scaled snake is considered to be the ...
Pituophis catenifer. — Stejneger & Barbour, 1917[2][3][4] Common name: Pacific gopher snake, coast gopher snake, western gopher snake,[5] more. Pituophis catenifer is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to North America. Nine subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies, Pituophis catenifer catenifer ...
Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi. Blanchard, 1924. Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi, commonly known as the black pinesnake or black pine snake, [ 4] is a subspecies of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southern Mississippi and southwestern Alabama. It is one of three subspecies of the species Pituophis melanoleucus .