Corn Snake

Pantherophis guttatus

Summary 2

The Red Cornsnake (Pantherophis guttatus), corn snake, or red rat snake, is a North American species of rat snake that subdues its small prey by constriction. The name "corn snake" is a holdover from the days when southern farmers stored harvested ears of corn in a wood frame or log building called a crib. Rats and mice came to the corn crib to feed on the corn, and corn snakes came to feed on the rodents....

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iNat Map

1. kingdom Animals
2. class Reptiles
Color brown, orange, red
Park Pueblo Lake