Rough Earth Snake ²

Rough Earth Snakes are common but rarely seen snakes in our area. They spend most of their time burrowing underground searching for worms, ant larvae, and slugs to eat. They only grow to about 10 inches long at the largest.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Zack, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/87418376@N00/168078340
2. Adapted by hancnaturalist from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_striatula

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HerpMapper
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Snake Database
• The Reptile Database
• VertNet

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