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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.
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:
This is a list of the scientific names of extant snakes. It includes 517 genera and 3,738 species: [1] Acanthophis ... List of snakes by scientific name.
A snake character that is a pet to Rubee the snake charmer. Trowzer Yooka-Laylee: A snake character that going to support Yooka and Laylee by selling and teaching them new moves, for a fee of course. Noodle Snake Pass (video game) A coral snake who is the protagonist of a puzzle/platforming game on multiple platforms. Has a hummingbird friend ...
List of Pokémon generations Generation Years Region Titles Platforms Number of Pokémon New in games New in generation Total I: 1996–1999 Kanto Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow: Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS [a] 151 II: 1999–2002 Johto, Kanto Gold, Silver, and Crystal: Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS [a] 100 251 III: 2002–2006 Hoenn Ruby, Sapphire ...
Slowinski's corn snake: Sonora episcopa: Great Plains ground snake: Tantilla gracilis: Flathead snake: Carphophis amoenus helenae: Midwestern worm snake: Carphophis vermis: Western worm snake: Clonophis kirtlandii: Kirtland's snake: Diadophis punctatus: Ring-necked snake: Liodytes rigida: Glossy swamp snake: Nerodia cyclopion: Mississippi green ...
The belly is checkered black and white, giving it an appearance of maize (its close relative, the corn snake, is believed to have gotten its name for this belly pattern). [ 5 ] While this subspecies resembles superficially the prairie kingsnake ( Lampropeltis calligaster ), the spearhead marking present on the head of Slowinski's corn snake is ...
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.