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The eastern milk snake is a nocturnal hunter. It feeds primarily on mice but consumes other small mammals, snakes, birds, bird eggs, slugs, and other invertebrates. [16] Juveniles commonly eat other small snakes, amphibians, and insects. As they age, they tend to feed on more birds and rodents. [17]
Venomous snakes in PA. Pennsylvania has three species of venomous snakes: the copperhead, the timber rattlesnake and the eastern massasauga. Only the copperhead and the timber rattlesnake are ...
Canebrake rattlesnake, North Florida. The timber rattlesnake, canebrake rattlesnake, or banded rattlesnake ( Crotalus horridus) [ 6] is a species of pit viper endemic to eastern North America. Like all other pit vipers, it is venomous, with a very toxic bite. [ 7] C. horridus is the only rattlesnake species in most of the populous Northeastern ...
Eastern copperhead. The eastern copperhead ( Agkistrodon contortrix ), [3] also known simply as the copperhead, is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper, endemic to eastern North America; it is a member of the subfamily Crotalinae in the family Viperidae . The eastern copperhead has distinctive, dark brown, hourglass-shaped markings ...
Pennsylvania has a strong population of rattlesnakes for those who are getting ready to look for them this summer. “In general, snakes, I think, are up early this year,” Christopher Urban ...
The corn snake ( Pantherophis guttatus ), sometimes called red rat snake[ 4] is a species of North American rat snake in the family Colubridae. The species subdues its small prey by constriction. [ 5][ 6] It is found throughout the southeastern and central United States. Though superficially resembling the venomous copperhead ( Agkistrodon ...
Eastern rat snake (subadult), Pantherophis quadrivittatus, in Maryland P. alleghaniensis is found in the United States east of the Apalachicola River in Florida, east of the Chattahoochee River in Georgia, east of the Appalachian Mountains, north to southeastern New York and western Vermont, eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, south to the Florida Keys.
Eastern hognose snake. The eastern hog-nosed snake[ 3] ( Heterodon platirhinos ), is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae. The venom is specifically adapted to amphibian prey and is harmless to humans. However, some people may have an allergic reaction, and experience local swelling and other symptoms.