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Black rat snake: Adults are 3.5 to 8 feet (1.1 to 2.4 m) in length and colored black. Non-venomous. Pantherophis spiloides: Gray rat snake: Adults are generally 3 to 5 feet (0.91 to 1.52 m) in length and colored gray with darker blotches. Non-venomous. [11] Considered a species of special concern in Michigan [7] Regina septemvittata: Queen snake
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.
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. Contents:
Lists of snakes of the United States — lists of snake species that are native in U.S. states. Note: Articles on individual snakes should be listed in Category: Reptiles of the United States + Category: Snakes of North America + regional U.S. fauna categories .
Michigan Snakes: A Field Guide and Pocket Reference. East Lansing: Michigan State University Cooperative Extension Service. E-2000. 76 pp. ISBN 978-1565250048, ISBN 978-1565250055. Smith, Kim (1999). COSEWIC Status Report on the QUEEN SNAKE, Regina septemvittata. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 27 pp.
Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Fourth Edition. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. xiv + 494 pp. ISBN 978-0-544-12997-9. (Nerodia sipedon, pp. 420–421 + Plate 41 + photo on p. xiv). Smith HM, Brodie ED Jr (1982). Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification.
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Boy's Book of Snakes: How to Recognize and Understand Them. A volume of the Humanizing Science Series, edited by Jaques Cattell. New York: Ronald Press. viii + 185 pp. ("The Red-Bellied Snake", Storeria o. occipitomaculata, pp. 28–29, 180). Smith HM, Brodie ED Jr. (1982). Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification.