They get their nameįrom the old myth that they can drink milk from cows’ udders. Snakes, being a type of kingsnake, also eat other snakes.
According to Zoology, kingsnakes can swallow snakes that are longer than them, by bending their prey’s spine. They have even been known to eat venomous snakes, such as rattlesnakes. The head shows a characteristic copper color.Kingsnakes are so named because they are ophiophages. Their diet consists primarily of rodents in their territory, and unless directly disturbed, they are not known to be particularly aggressive in the presence of humans.Ĭopperheads grow to an average three feet in length and their light body is covered with darker crossbands. Eastern Ribbon Snakes (Thamnophis sauritus)ĭelaware hosts one of the five native copperhead subspecies.Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus).
Red bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata).They are fairly common in the East and easily recognized by their smooth brown body. Smooth Earthsnakes (Virginia valeriae) are the only representative of the Virginia genera. Delaware is close to the northern edge of its range.Ī red face and red blotches surrounded by black bands are good field identification clues.Įastern Wormsnake (Carphophis amoenus) is a very small and thin snake that inhabits forested areas in most parts of the Eastern United States. They are a separate genera and fairly common in the Southeast. It’s easy to mistake the Scarletsnake (Cemophora coccinea) for a Milksnake or Kingsnake. They inhabit a variety of areas such as fields, forests and neighborhoods.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CORNSNAKE AND MILKSNAKE SERIES
Most people do not come across hognose snakes because they spend most of their above ground time hiding among tall grass and brush.ĭelaware Snakes:Kingsnakes and Milk SnakesĮastern Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis getula) are one of Delaware’s two Lamproteltis snakes, generally called the kingsnakes and milksnakes.Ī snake with a black body along with a series of thin white bands down the back is the best way to differentiate Delaware’s Kingsnake population from its racers and ratsnakes.Įastern Milk Snakes (Lampropeltis triangulum) also rank among Delaware’s more colorful and adaptable snakes. They are long, thin snakes with a black body, and as the picture highlights, white chins.Įastern Hognose snakes (Heterodon platirhinos) can assume a variety of colors and are the most wide ranging of species. The snakes best known as Black racers inhabit most areas in the East from southern Maine to the Florida Keys. Blue Racers, for example are common around the Great Lakes region. Color is a common name applied to many of the species as well as the Black Racer. In fact eleven different subspecies inhabit almost every state in the lower 48 states. Plain-bellied Watersnakes (Nerodia erythrogaster) also live in the state.īlack Racer (Coluber constrictor) is the general name for one of the most widespread of all the snakes native to the United States. The Northern Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon) is another very common Delaware snake. All but one species, the Salt Marsh Snake (Nerodia clarkii) inhabit fresh water areas from small ponds to large rivers. With the exception of the Pacific Northwest, nine different species inhabit most areas of North America. While all snakes possess the ability to swim, Water Snakes (genus Nerodia) get their name because of their close association with water habitats. The picture shows the less common and more colorful Corn Snake, another species popular in the pet trade. Rat snakes rank as one of the most common of all Delaware snakes. Probably the corn snake is the most common of the species in the pet trade.ĭelaware hosts both the Black Ratsnake and the Corn Snake. Their large size and fairly docile manner means there’s always talk about them in the reptile trade. While many of the species have common names with rat snake included, other species are known as Corn Snakes and Fox Snakes. Their rodent diet and their propensity to inhabit areas with human populations often translated into the humans calling them rat snakes based primarily on the snake’s diet. Rat snakes are the general name given to a group of constrictors that inhabit various regions of the East and Midwest. Please press the snakes button for additional snake pictures and information.
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