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Yellow rat snake, Pantherophis alleghaniensis ssp. quadrivittata, in Florida. 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 ]
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 ...
Pantherophis vulpinus. — Crother et al., 2011. Pantherophis gloydi. — Conant, 1940. Pantherophis vulpinusvar gloydi. Pantherophis vulpinus, commonly known as the foxsnake or the eastern fox snake, [2] is a species of nonvenomous rat snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to North America.
Gravid female. Young corn snake. The corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus), sometimes called red rat snake[4] is a species of North American rat snake in the family Colubridae. The species subdues its small prey by constriction. [5][6] It is found throughout the southeastern and central United States.
The eastern indigo snake was first described by John Edwards Holbrook in 1842. For many years the genus Drymarchon was considered monotypic with one species, Drymarchon corais, with 12 subspecies, until the early 1990s when Drymarchon corais couperi was elevated to full species status according to the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, in their official names list.
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 ...
An Eastern rat snake is one of the varieties of snakes commonly found in Georgia. ... native, non-venomous snake is our area that is easily identified by its slate black body and white chin.
Eastern racer. The eastern racer, or North American racer (Coluber constrictor), is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to North America and Central America. Eleven subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized, which as a group are commonly referred to as the eastern racers.