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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.
The corn snake (P. guttatus) is a popular pet reptile, due to the availability of captive-bred animals, their low maintenance and calm disposition, and the variety of color morphs. There are other species of Pantherophis that are in the pet trade, though are not as popular as the corn snake.
Lampropeltini is a tribe of colubrid snake endemic to the New World.These include the kingsnakes, milk snake, corn snake, gopher snakes, pine snakes, and bullsnakes.At least 51 species have been recognized and the group have been heavily studied for biogeography, morphology, ecology, and phylogenetics.
Slowinski's corn snake is likely similar in temperament to its sister-species, the Great Plains rat snake, which is very tame. Slowinski's corn snake relies mainly on camouflage for defense and rarely bites. This species feeds primarily on small mammals and birds. Prey, when caught, is constricted and consumed. Presumably, it follows an ...
Colubrids snakes Species Common name(s) Notes Image Pantherophis guttatus [18] Corn snake: Native to North America. The first mention of this species on Saint Barthélemy was made by Breuil en 1996. Naturalization confirmed by Questel and Vitry in 2012. Worm snakes (Typhlopidae) Species Common name(s) Notes Image Ramphotyphlops braminus [19]
All snakes and the majority of non-snake squamates are carnivorous. However, some degree of herbivory is relatively common among lizards. Perhaps 12% of lizards have diets which are >10% herbivorous. Dedicated herbivory, with plants constituting >90% of the diet, occurs in perhaps ~1% of lizards, though estimates vary. [23]
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Lampropeltis mexicana thayeri, currently known as lampropeltis leonis, or Nuevo León kingsnake, variable kingsnake, or Thayer's kingsnake, is a nonvenomous snake belonging to the family Colubridae. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Thayer's kingsnake is a subspecies of the mexicana group of the genus Lampropeltis . [ 2 ]