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Eastern Foxsnake

Pantherophis vulpinus

The Eastern Foxsnake is a beautiful snake with yellow and brown colors. It likes to hide in tall grass and is very good at climbing trees. This snake is friendly and helps keep the environment balanced.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Eastern Foxsnake is a large, non-venomous snake with a yellowish or light brown body covered in distinct dark brown or black blotches. Its head is often a reddish-orange, which becomes more vibrant with age. Its scales have faint ridges, giving it a slightly keeled texture.

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Eastern Foxsnake
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Eastern Foxsnake

Kategorie

Reptilien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Despite its intimidating look and tail-rattling, this snake is completely harmless to humans.

Its unique musky scent often smells like a fox, giving it its clever name!

They "taste" the air with their flicking forked tongue to find food and friends.

Unlike many snakes, it loves to hide in old farm buildings and barns.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Rattlesnake Impersonator

Eastern Foxsnake can vibrate its tail rapidly because that helps them mimic a rattlesnake's warning, scaring predators away.

Fähigkeit

Mighty Muscles

Eastern Foxsnake has strong constricting muscles that help them squeeze and subdue their prey quickly.

Fähigkeit

Expert Climber

Eastern Foxsnake can climb trees and shrubs because that helps them find bird nests or escape danger from above.

Maße und Details

Länge
90-180 cm
Gewicht
0.5-2 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Jahre
Top Speed
5 km/h
Gelegegröße
7-27
Brutzeit
55-65 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

Snack on small rodents and birds, using their strong bodies to catch a meal!

Hauptnahrung

  • mice
  • voles
  • small birds
  • bird eggs

Methoden der Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush
  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

They are a meal for large raptors.

hunts

Meadow Vole

Microtus pennsylvanicus

Preys on these small rodents in grassy areas.

hunts

Deer Mouse

Peromyscus maniculatus

Hunts these common mice in forests and fields.

eaten by

Coyote

Canis latrans

Coyotes sometimes prey on these snakes.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Foxsnake

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

If you see a snake, stay calm and watch from a distance. Never try to touch or catch it.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Eastern Foxsnake?

90-180 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Eastern Foxsnake?

0.5-2 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Eastern Foxsnake?

10-20 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Eastern Foxsnake?

5 km/h

Was frisst Eastern Foxsnake?

Snack on small rodents and birds, using their strong bodies to catch a meal!

Wo findet man Eastern Foxsnake normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Eastern Foxsnake?

Ambush and Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Eastern Foxsnake?

7-27

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