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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 (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 snakes.
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.
Racer snakes are typically brown or olive in color with a pale yellow belly and are able to climb into shrubs or other plants while hunting for prey. Racer snakes are common in warm, dry and ...
The yellow-bellied sea snake can live its entire adult life in the open ocean. Contrary to past beliefs, sea snakes require fresh water to survive and the yellow-bellied sea snake drinks precipitation that forms on the surface of sea water. [40] This species has been reported to survive severe dehydration of up to 7 months during seasonal ...
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]
Coluber constrictor flaviventris (eastern yellow-bellied racer) LC – southern Saskatchewan [4] Coluber constrictor mormon (western yellow-bellied racer) LC – south-central British Columbia [2] Contia tenuis (common sharp-tailed snake) LC – southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia [2]
Coral snakes. Eastern coral snake (Micrurus fulvius). Alternating bands of red, yellow, and black, with the red and black bands being much wider than the yellow. Generally, the yellow separates and touches the red and black. However, the red color is not bright and can be confused with the black in poor lighting.