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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.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

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

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Peligro

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Datos interesantes

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.

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Rattlesnake Impersonator

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

Habilidad

Mighty Muscles

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

Habilidad

Expert Climber

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
90-180 cm
Peso
0.5-2 kg
Esperanza de vida
10-20 años
Top Speed
5 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
7-27
Incubación
55-65 días

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

  • mice
  • voles
  • small birds
  • bird eggs

Métodos de búsqueda

  • Ambush
  • Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

También conocido como

Foxsnake

Colecciones

Seguridad

Peligro

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Eastern Foxsnake?

90-180 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Eastern Foxsnake?

0.5-2 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Eastern Foxsnake?

10-20 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Eastern Foxsnake?

5 km/h

¿Qué come Eastern Foxsnake?

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

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Eastern Foxsnake?

Grasslands

¿Cómo caza Eastern Foxsnake?

Ambush y Pursuit

¿Cuál es el tamaño de la puesta de Eastern Foxsnake?

7-27

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