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Indigenous species include one species of crocodilian, 12 lizard species, 49 snake species, and 31 turtle species. Three native species have possibly been extirpated from the state. These include the eastern indigo snake, southern hognose snake and the mimic glass lizard. [1] [2] There are four known introduced reptile species, all lizards. [3]
The eastern milk snake is oviparous with an average clutch size of 4-12 eggs. [13] Eggs are typically laid in rotting wood or beneath rocks and logs. Occasionally, some eggs may be buried several inches deep in the soil. Most of the eggs will adhere to one another. Eggs are usually [vague] laid in the early summer and hatch after 2-2½ months.
The eastern worm snake (Carphophis amoenus amoenus) is a subspecies of the worm snake, Carphophis amoenus, [1] a nonvenomous colubrid endemic to the Eastern Woodlands region of North America. [2] The species' range extends from southwest Massachusetts, south to southern Alabama, west to Louisiana and north to Illinois. [ 3 ]
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This species exhibits geographically-distinct, phenotypic variations which result in a number of unique subspecies. [5] Adults vary in size from 24 to 40 inches (76–122 cm) in total length. [6] Juvenile snakes feature patterns similar to banded water snakes, but can be identified by their unmarked bellies. [7]
The species is ovoviviparous, giving birth to live young. [6] The brood size varies from 15 to 20 young born in late July or August. [14] Newborns are 200–240 mm (about 8.0–9.5 in) in total length. [20] The banded water snake is able to hybridize with the common watersnake, although this is not frequent. Physical characteristics are ...
Like other pit viper species but unlike most snakes, rattlesnakes don't lay eggs. Instead, they give birth to live young. Eight is an average-size brood, with the number depending on the snake's ...
Milk snakes have smooth and shiny scales and their typical color pattern is alternating bands of red-black-yellow or white-black-red; [2] however, red blotches instead of bands are seen in some populations. [2] Some milk snakes have a striking resemblance to coral snakes, in Batesian mimicry, which likely scares away potential predators.