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The western yellow-bellied racer (Coluber constrictor mormon), [1] also known as the western yellowbelly racer [2] or western racer, [1] is a snake subspecies endemic to the Western United States, including California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Montana and Colorado. [3] [4] It is a subspecies of the eastern racer.
Western yellow-bellied racer (C. c. mormon) Southern black racer (C. c. priapus) eating a southern leopard frog, in Georgia The eastern racers are fast-moving, highly active, diurnal snakes. Their diet consists primarily of small rodents , other mammals (as large as small cottontail rabbits ), frogs , toads , small turtles , lizards , and other ...
The eastern yellow-bellied racer is a thin-bodied snake, capable of attaining a total length of 1.5 metres (60 inches). As an adult, its color is an olive grey-green with a yellow underside. As a juvenile it is remarkably different, having a tan or cream-colored body with brown or grey blotches.
Western yellow-bellied racer Colubridae: Diadophis punctatus: Ring-necked snake Colubridae: Heterodon nasicus: Western hognose snake Colubridae: Hypsiglena torquata: Night snake Colubridae: Lampropeltis getula: Common kingsnake Colubridae: Lampropeltis triangulum: Milk snake Colubridae: Opheodrys vernalis: Smooth green snake Colubridae ...
Snakes found on the Ecological Reserve include: San Bernardino ring-necked snake, Hammond's two-striped garter snake, coastal rosy boa, Western yellow-bellied racer, California striped racer, San Joaquin coachwhip, red diamond rattlesnake, Southern Pacific rattlesnake, San Diego gopher snake, California kingsnake. [12]
Bright red with yellow-white and black bands. Black bands surround the yellow bands, touching the red. Bands extend across the belly. Nose is red. [13] Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum). Long and thin. Color is brown to black, often with the head and upper body darker than the rest. [14] Plain-bellied water snake (Nerodia erythrogaster). Aquatic.
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The largest documented specimen captured on Pelee Island was 138 cm SVL. Although there has been some controversy regarding the designation of C.c. foxii as a subspecies distinct from C.c. flaviventris (the eastern yellow-bellied racer), most recent authorities agree that the subspecies C.c. foxii is valid. [1]