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Eastern Worm Snake: Facts and Characteristics

Explore the Eastern Worm Snake, Kirtland's Snake, Eastern King Snake, and Rough Green Snake. Learn about their appearance, habitat, diet, and unique traits. Discover interesting facts about these snake species.

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Eastern Worm Snake: Facts and Characteristics

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  1. Snake ID part 2

  2. Eastern Worm Snake * • 7 – 11 inches long • Glossy brown and plain (no pattern) • Belly is reddish pink • Blunt head and sharp short tail • Smooth scales and a divided anal plate • South eastern part of the state • Feeds on worms and soft bodied insects • Is fed upon by milk snakes

  3. Kirtland’s Snake * • 1 of 3 water snakes in Pa • Considered very rare • 14 – 18 inches long • Flatten themselves to the ground as a defense • Background of brown, reddish brown, or gray • Two rows of alternating black squarish spots • The belly is reddish with round black spots along the edges • Keeled scales and a divided anal plate • Prefer swampy or forest ponds • Least aquatic of the water snakes • Gives live birth • Feeds on worms slugs and some small fish.

  4. Eastern king snake * • Known to suffocate copperheads and other snakes. • Believed to be immune to pit viper venom • Very unsocial snake • Diurnal except during the heat of summer. • 3 to >6 feet • AKA  thunder snake or chain snake • Yellow or white “chain” pattern on dark brown to black • Yellow or white blotches on black belly • Single anal plate and smooth sales • Lay eggs • Good constrictor that feeds on other snakes, lizards, rodents, birds and their eggs.

  5. Rough green snake * • AKA vine snake • Slight build, green color and often found in brush. • Slender body with long tapering tail. • Light or pale green with white to yellowish-green belly • Divided anal plate with highly keeled scales. • Arboreal species • Lay eggs • Eats crickets, spiders, caterpillars, and grasshoppers.

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