Exploring Pine Woods Snakes: Characteristics and Attractions of Snakes in Pine Forests

   

 

Exploring Pine Woods Snakes: Characteristics and Attractions of Snakes in Pine Forests

Photo by RW Van Devender
Photo by RW Van Devender

Rhadinaea flavilata

Description: The pine woods snake is small with a shiny golden-brown to reddish-brown back. A faint dark stripe along the center of the back may be seen on this snake. The head of the pine woods snake is dark with a dark line running through the eye. The lip scales above the mouth are usually yellow, giving this snake the name “yellow-lipped snake.” Pine woods snakes’ bellies are white or yellowish.

Feeding/Diet: The pine woods snake has small fangs in the rear of the mouth and injects venom into its prey—usually small frogs and lizards.

Habitat/Range: It inhabits pine flatwoods and oak forests and is often found in rotting logs or under loose bark.

Reproduction: This snake lays 2–4 eggs during the summer.

Miscellaneous: This snake is harmless to humans.

Photo by ______ Iverson
Photo by John Iverson
Photo by Mike Martin
Photo by Mike Martin
Photo by Mike Martin
Photo by Mike Martin
Photo by JD Willson
Photo by JD Willson
Photo by RW Van Devender
Photo by RW Van Devender

 

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