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Midland water snake: Regina grahamii: Graham's crayfish snake: Regina septemvittata: Queen snake: Storeria dekayi wrightorum: Midland brown snake: Storeria occipitomaculata: Redbelly snake: Thamnophis proximus: Western ribbon snake: Thamnophis sirtalis: Common garter snake: Virginia striatula: Rough earth snake: Virginia valeriae: Smooth earth ...
Pantherophis obsoletus, also known commonly as the western rat snake, black rat snake, pilot black snake, or simply black snake, [5] is a nonvenomous species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to central North America. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. [6] Its color variations include the Texas ...
When startled, the gray ratsnake, like other ratsnakes, stops and remains motionless with its body held in a series of wave-like kinks. The snake will also rattle its tail against whatever it is lying on, making an audible buzzing sound; this is intended to fool a potential threat into thinking that they've encountered a rattlesnake. The gray ...
In comparison to rat snake species at relatively colder regions, rat snake species at lower latitudes tend to be larger in size due to warmer climate conditions. As the global climate warms, the average body size of rat snakes at higher latitudes will become larger, which will allow the species to catch more prey and thus increase their overall ...
The Texas rat snake (Pantherophis obsoletus lindheimeri) is a subspecies of the black rat snake, a nonvenomous colubrid. It is found in the United States , primarily within the state of Texas , but its range extends into Louisiana , Arkansas and Oklahoma . [ 1 ]
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 ...
Elaphe moellendorffi (Boettger, 1886) – flower snake, Moellendorf’s rat snake; Elaphe quadrivirgata (H. Boie, 1826) – Japanese four-lined rat snake; Elaphe quatuorlineata (Lacépède, 1789) – four-lined snake; Elaphe sauromates (Pallas, 1811) – blotched rat snake, Sarmatian rat snake, eastern four-lined rat snake
Northern scarlet snake Cemophora coccinea copei. Eastern yellowbelly Racer Coluber constrictor flaviventris. Prairie ring-necked snake Diadophis punctatus arnyi. Great Plains rat snake Pantherophis emoryi. Western rat snake Pantherophis obsoletus. Western fox snake Pantherophis ramspotti. Western mud snake Farancia abacura reinwardtii [2]