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Common
Name:
Pine Snake Scientific
Name:
Pituophis melanoleucus Family: Colubridae (Colubrid
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Geographical Range: South New Jersey,
West Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana Ecosystem:
Dry, oak woodlands, and open brush land Habitat:
Herbaceous and shrub layer Niche:
The Pine Snake is able to imitate a rattlesnake to ward off their predators. Example of species in food chain: Sunlight > Plants > Chipmunks > Pine
Snake > Hawks and large birds of prey Conservation Status: Not endangered; stable Voice:
A hissing sound Diet: Mice, moles, gophers,
chipmunks, squirrels, birds, small rabbits, and eggs in some cases Lifespan:
Most live into their teens; some in captivity can live into their 20s |
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Love Pine Snakes! |
Breeding:
Mates in spring; the females lay cream to white colored eggs, three to
twenty-four at a time. The eggs are laid in burrows underneath rocks and
logs. The eggs hatch within sixty-four to seventy-nine days; the young are
between a foot and a foot and a half long. Description: 122-154 cm long, small head, whitish-tan body with black and brown
spots on its back, pointed snout, bite not venomous, small size but strong
build Images: Sites/Sources: www.enature.com www.wikipedia.org by
Oliver G. |
