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  2. Pantherophis obsoletus - Wikipedia

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    Pantherophis obsoletus, also known commonly as the western rat snake, black rat snake, pilot black snake, or simply black snake, [4] is a nonvenomous species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to central North America. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. [5] Its color variations include the Texas ...

  3. Corn snake - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Bullsnake - Wikipedia

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    Possibly being the largest subspecies of gopher snake on average, mature specimens can have an average weight in the range of 1–1.5 kg (2.2–3.3 lb), though the heavier known specimens can attain 3.6–4.5 kg (7.9–9.9 lb), with larger specimens being quite bulky for a colubrid snake.

  5. Pantherophis - Wikipedia

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    Pantherophis is a genus of nonvenomous colubrid snakes endemic to central and eastern regions of North America. It consists of the North American ratsnakes, the foxsnakes, and the cornsnakes. The genus, which contains 10 recognized species, first appeared in the fossil record in the Middle Miocene around 16.3 million years ago. They are a large ...

  6. List of snakes by common name - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis.

  7. Eastern garter snake - Wikipedia

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    The scientific name Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis is a combination of Ancient Greek and New Latin that means "bush snake that looks like a garter strap". The generic name Thamnophis is derived from the Greek "thamnos" (bush) and "ophis" (snake) and the specific name sirtalis is derived from the New Latin "siratalis" (like a garter), a reference to the snake's color pattern resembling a striped ...

  8. Garter snake - Wikipedia

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    Garter snake is the common name for small to medium-sized snakes belonging to the genus Thamnophis in the family Colubridae.They are native to North and Central America, ranging from central Canada in the north to Costa Rica in the south.

  9. Thamnophis saurita - Wikipedia

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    Thamnophis saurita, also known as the eastern ribbon snake [a], common ribbon snake, or simply ribbon snake, is a common species of garter snake native to Eastern North America. [2] It is a non-venomous [ 5 ] [ 6 ] species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae .