11/25/2023 0 Comments Dark brown snake with white stripes![]() ![]() Hognoses ( Heterodon) Eastern Hognose Snake( Heterodon platirhinos)Įastern hognose snakes is 20-33 inches long and highly variable in appearance. This species used to be restricted to the east of the Mississippi River, but its range has extended. They live in open woodlands and rocky hills where they hunt lizards, snakes, and small rodents. This makes them easy to confuse for the speckled kingsnake, but the black kingsnake has much less visible patterning as an adult. They are 36-45 inches long with a black body and some faint yellow or white speckling. The eastern black kingsnake has been reported in the southeast of Missouri. ![]() Eastern Black Kingsnake ( Lampropeltis nigra) They like grassland and rocky habitats where they hunt a wide range of vertebrate prey. They have red bands edged in black with smooth scales. These snakes are typically 16-29 inches long as adults and are either cream or white. The only reports of the western milksnake are from the western border of Missouri. Western Milksnake ( Lampropeltis gentilis) Photo: Andrew Dubois They prefer cedar groves and rocky hillsides with some tree cover. Large red blotches are bordered in black and look like rings if seen from above. syspila) is 21-28 inches long and has a white background. They live in woodlands, riverbeds, and rocky hills. Red Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum syspila) – Photo: Peter Paplanus They can be gray, tan, or cream with large brown blotches bordered by black. triangulum) is 24 to 35 inches in length with shiny scales. Both can be found statewide and eat a similar diet of small lizards, snakes, and rodents. There are two subspecies of the eastern milksnake in Missouri. Eastern and Red Milksnakes ( Lampropeltis triangulum) Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum) – Photo: Peter Paplanus They are also called salt-and-pepper snakes. They live over most of the state in a wide range of habitats. Young snakes can have crossbars formed from the spots. They have white or yellow spots on the scales that give them a unique look. Speckled kingsnakes are 36-48 inches long with shiny black scales. Speckled Kingsnake ( Lampropeltis holbrooki) They are sometimes mistaken for the elaphe guttata or young copperheads, but even baby copperheads have the characteristic hourglass marking.Ī defensive prairie kingsnake will rattle its tail in leaf litter to sound more threatening. They eat a wide range of prey including other snakes. They are 30-42 and tan or gray with numerous black-bordered brownish blotches on the back and sides. Prairie kingsnakes are common to virtually all of Missouri. Kingsnakes ( Lampropeltis) Prarie Kingsnake ( Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster) Some species have weak venom, but it is only used for hunting and would not harm a person unless they were allergic to the venom. ![]() Non-venomous snakes are snakes that do not have venom that can harm humans. Western Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius streckeri).Prairie Massasauga (Sistrurus tergeminus tergeminus).Northern Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus).Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix).Western Smooth Earthsnake (Virginia valeriae elegans).Variable Groundsnake (Sonora semiannulata semiannulata).Western Mud snake (Farancia abacura reinwardtii).Graham's Crayfish Snake (Regina grahamii).Yellow-bellied and Black Racers (Coluber constrictor).Kirtland's Snake (Clonophis kirtlandii).Northern Scarlet Snake (Cemophora coccinea copei).Eastern Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum).Ring-necked Snake (Diadophus punctatus).Western Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus).Great Plains Ratsnake (Pantherophis emoryi).Western Fox Snake (Pantherophis ramspotii).Eastern Fox Snake (Pantherophis vulpinus).Smooth Green Snake (Opheodrys vernalis).Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomacula).Diamondback Water Snake (Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer).Broad-banded Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata confluens).Mississippi Green Water Snake (Nerodia cyclopion).Northern and Midland Water Snakes (Nerodia sipedon).Plain-bellied Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster).Orange Striped Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus proximus).Eastern and Red-sided Garter Snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis).Plains Hognose Snake (Heterodon nasicus nasicus).Eastern Hognose Snake(Heterodon platirhinos).Eastern Black Kingsnake (Lampropeltis nigra).Western Milksnake (Lampropeltis gentilis).Eastern and Red Milksnakes (Lampropeltis triangulum).Speckled Kingsnake (Lampropeltis holbrooki).Prarie Kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster). ![]()
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