Baja ratsnake »Bogertophis rosaliae Juvenile Baja ratsnakeCommon name: Baja ratsnake Scientific name: Bogertophis rosaliae Other common names: Santa Rosalia ratsnake Axanthic Baja ratsnake, juvenileGeneral description: Baja ratsnakes look like small, delicate, unpatterned Trans-Pecos ratsnakes. This is a medium-sized ratsnake species of medium build. The neck is slender and the head is distinctly wider that the neck. The eyes are large. Adults are without pattern and are ...

Black Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta This is one of the biggest snakes in the U.S. with records exceeding eight feet in length. Adult Black Rat snakes are uniformly black with a whitish belly. They are powerful constrictors suffocating rats, birds, squirrels and even small rabbits and then swallowing them whole. They also seem particularly fond of birds and bird eggs.They are equally at home in the trees or on the ground. Rat snakes are usually associated with wetlands and are often seen swimming ...

Reports James F. Byrnes High School Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteus The common name of my species is Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake. The scientific name is Crotalus Adamanteus. Its status in South Carolina is considered rare, and vulnerable. As you can guess, it is a reptile, and part of the Viperidae family. It is a cold-blooded, crepuscular animal, meaning that it ventures in the night and early morning. Photo credit: http://www.csc.noaa.gov/otter/htmls/project/db ...

Mandarin ratsnake »Elaphe mandarina Mandarin ratsnakeCommon name: Mandarin ratsnake Scientific name: Elaphe mandarina Other common names: none in common usage General description: This is a medium-sized smooth-scaled colubrid snake. The head is somewhat distinct from the neck. This is a gray or grayish-brown snake with 35-45 yellow-centered black bands or blotches on the body and tail. The head of the mandarin ratsnake is beautifully patterned with bold black and yellow li ...

Mexican Tiger Rat Snake Name: Mexican Tiger Rat Snake AKA Tropical Chicken Snake, Whip Snake, Tiger Racer Scientific name: Spilotes pullatus mexicanus Range: Central America Habitat: Rain forests and heavily wooded grasslands Status: Not threatened Diet in the wild: mice, rats, birds, lizards, frogs,and almost any small animal that they can get their mouths around Diet in the zoo: Mice Location in the zoo: Herpetarium Physical description: Body length up to 10'-12'. ...

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Thai bamboo ratsnake »Elaphe porphyracea coxi Thai bamboo ratsnakeCommon name: Thai bamboo ratsnake Scientific name: Elaphe porphyracea coxi Other common names: none in common usage General description: A small slender colubrid with a long narrow head with long jaws and big eyes. An alert quick snake, racer-like in symmetry, but of generally calm demeanor. They are bright orange with two parallel black stripes from the head to the tail, the stomach is immaculate white and ...