Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Virginia species are small snakes, rarely exceeding 10 inches (25 cm) in total length (including tail). They are normally a uniform brown color, with a lighter colored underside. Differentiating species can be difficult, but V. valeriae has smooth scales, whereas V. striatula has keeled scales.
(Virginia striatula, p. 168 + Plate 22 + Map 124). Conant R, Bridges W (1939). What Snake is That?: A Field Guide to the Snakes of the United States East of the Rocky Mountains. (with 108 drawings by Edmond Malnate). New York and London: D. Appleton-Century Company. Frontispiece map + viii + 163 pp. + Plates A-C, 1-32. (Haldea striatula, pp ...
A Field Guide to the Snakes of the United States East of the Rocky Mountains. (Illustrations by Edmond Malnate). New York and London: D. Appleton-Century. Frontispiece map + 163 pp. + Plates A-C, 1–32. ("Storeria occipito-maculata", pp. 110–111 + Plate 21, Figure 61). Morris PA (1948). Boy's Book of Snakes: How to Recognize and Understand Them.
In the 50s °F and below: Snakes consistently stay in their places in the ground. Some snake species are more tolerant of cooler temperatures (though only slightly), so there may be a few ...
The following is a description of the scalation of V. valeriae.Rostral nearly as deep as broad, visible from above; internasals much shorter than the prefrontals; frontal longer than broad, shorter than the parietals; loreal one and a half to two and a half times as long as deep; two or three postoculars; temporals 1+2; six upper labials, third and fourth entering the eye; four lower labials ...
Scarlet snakes rarely bite when picked up by humans, although they can release a foul-smelling odor. [6] The Scarlet snake will use its version of batesian mimicry and mimic the coral snake as a defense mechanism in order to reduce predation, and show predators that it is a venomous species.
By 2009, the population recovered to 11,980 snakes, safely exceeding the population minimum goal of 5,555 adult snakes required by the 2003 recovery plan. Monitoring was to occur for 5 years following this delisting. The Lake Erie watersnake is just the 23rd species or subspecies to be removed from the list due to recovery. [33]
Stay calm and call 911 or the Georgia Poison Center at 1-800-222-1222. Try to identify the snake by looking at its colors, pattern and head shape. Don’t try to kill the snake.