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Eastern Worm Snake: Cemophora coccinea copei: Scarlet snake: Coluber constrictor: Black racer: Diadophis punctatus edwardsii: Northern ringneck snake: Diadophis punctatus punctatus: Southern ringneck snake: Elaphe guttata guttata: Corn snake: Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta: Black rat snake: Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata: Yellow rat snake: Farancia ...
Description. Adult eastern rat snakes commonly measure 90 to 183 cm (2 ft 11 in to 6 ft 0 in) in total length (including tail), with a few exceeding 200 cm (6 ft 7 in). [12] The longest recorded total length to date for an eastern rat snake is 228 cm (7 ft 6 in). [11] A sample of eastern rat snakes, including juvenile and adult snakes, weighed ...
Colubrinae. Genera. See text. Rat snakes are members – along with kingsnakes, milk snakes, vine snakes and indigo snakes – of the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. They are medium to large constrictors and are found throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere. They feed primarily on rodents. Many species make attractive and ...
The gray ratsnake or gray rat snake (Pantherophis spiloides), also commonly known as the black ratsnake, central ratsnake, chicken snake, midland ratsnake, or pilot black snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the genus Pantherophis in the subfamily Colubrinae. [5] The gray ratsnake is one of about ten species within the American ratsnake ...
Pantherophis obsoletus. Pantherophis obsoletus, also known commonly as the western rat snake, black rat snake, pilot black snake, or simply black snake, [4] 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. [5]
According to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), this large snake is by far S.C.'s most common, stretching out at 3 feet. Its appearance is light brown with dark brown ...
March 21, 2024 at 6:00 AM. Danger noodles are slithering around South Carolina once more. Spring has officially begun in South Carolina and that means the state’s snake population is becoming ...
Western pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius streckeri), Wayne County, Missouri (13 April 2018) S. miliarius is a small species but bulky when it comes to width, [5] with adults usually growing to 40–60 cm (16–24 in) in total length (including tail). The maximum reported total length is 78.8 cm (31.0 in) (Klauber, 1972).