Corn snake
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Family | Colubridae |
Body length
60-140 cm
Body weight
900 g
Habitat
varied, including drought-tolerant desert, rocky or forested
areas
Distribution
Southeastern and central United States
Conservation status
Corn snake
Pantherophis guttatus
Our animals
Chili
Diet
rodents, birds, lizards and other small animals, also eggs
ReproduCtion
10-14 eggs; incubation period around 10 weeks
- In the wild, the corn snake prefers habitats such as overgrown fields, forest openings, trees, palmetto flatwoods, and abandoned or seldom-used buildings and farms, from sea level to as high as 1,800m. Corn snakes are one of the largest species of glidersand are also very popular commercially. Today they are bred in a huge variety of colours
- In nature, they typically have highly accentuated, red scales with black stripes and patterns