Slowinski's Corn Snake
(Elaphe slowinskii)
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Slowinski's Corn Snake (Elaphe slowinskii) |
Color Photograph: Jeff Boundy, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
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Elaphe guttata Body color with orange and yellow tints. Ranges from eastern Louisiana throughout the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States.
Elaphe emoryi A species of the Great Plains region of the United States. Markings contrasting and usually tan to gray, without maroon or red tints. Slowinski's Corn Snake (Elaphe slowinskii) Identification: Snake 24 to 73 inches in length. Ground color of body gray, brown or tan. Dorsum of body with a series of rectangular dark, maroon, or brown saddle-like botches. Blotches outlined with darker red to black. Two lines of dark red or maroon blotches occur on each side of the body with blotches alternating with each other. Belly with square, black patches thinning to stripes toward the tail. A dark arrowhead mark is found on the top of the head. Scales smooth or weekly keeled and the anal plate is divided. Geographic variation: None Range (see map on left): The range of this snake species is limited to western Louisiana, eastern Texas, and south-central Arkansas. Habitat: Pine-Oak Woodlands. Food: Not reported, but probably small mammals, birds, and bats as in the closely related species, the Eastern Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata). Behavior: Not reported, but presumably the same as that of the Eastern Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata). Reproduction: Unknown.
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Slowinski's Corn Snake (Elaphe slowinskii)
Similar Species: Within its range, the combination of the dark, arrowhead shaped mark on the head, the marron to brown, rectangular patches on the dorsum, and the square, black patches on the belly should easily identify this species. Two closely related species with separate (allopatric) ranges are: Eastern Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata) Great Plains Rat Snake (Elaphe emoryi)
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