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The corn snake is named for the species' regular presence near grain stores, where it preys on mice and rats that eat harvested corn (). [9]The Oxford English Dictionary cites this usage as far back as 1675, whilst other sources maintain that the corn snake is so-named because the distinctive, nearly-checkered pattern of the snake's belly scales resembles the kernels of variegated corn.
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English: Reupload of the original image by Steveoc 86 and Oryctolagus XL with the addition of the fossil giant sea snake Palaeophis colossaeus, second biggest snake known with size estimations of 8.1 to 12.3 meters.
The longest venomous snake is the king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), with lengths (recorded in captivity) of up to 5.7 m (19 ft) and a weight of up to 12.7 kg (28 lb). [53] It is also the largest elapid. The second-longest venomous snake in the world is possibly the African black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis), which
Worm Snake (Carphophis amoenus) . Scarlet Snake (Cemophora coccinea) . Black Racer (Coluber constrictor) . Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus) . Indigo Snake (Drymarchon corais) . Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus)
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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: Pantherophis guttatus: Corn snake: Pantherophis alleghaniensis: Black rat snake: Pantherophis quadrivittatus: Eastern rat snake: Farancia ...