Description: Scientific name: Storeria dekayi Life span: More than 10 years Storeria dekayi is a tiny non-venomous species of snake in the Colubridae family. It is also known as De Kay’s brown snake, De Kay’s snake, and simply the brown snake. S. dekayi has a ventral coloration of lighter brown or pink with tiny […]
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Description: Scientific name: Boaedon capensis Life span: 9 years The brown house snake, sometimes referred to as the Cape house snake or Boaedon capensis, is a type of lamprophiidae. Although the tops of cape house snakes are often dark brown, they can sometimes be nearly black, brown, or even olive green. Strong, thick,
Description: Scientific name: Oxybelis aeneus Life span: 15.2 years The length of the snout without the dermal appendage is more than twice the diameter of the eye. The snout is pointed, created below by the rostral, and ends in a dermal appendage that is longer than the eye. No loreal; internasals and prefrontals
Description: Scientific name: Thamnophis sauritus Life span: 11 years The moniker “eastern ribbon snake” refers to its extremely thin body. It is a slim, black snake with two yellow stripes, one on either side of the mid-back. On the sides of the belly, a brown stripe with one or two rows of scales
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Description: Scientific name: Opheodrys aestivus Life span: Up to 8 years The rough green snake, also known as Opheodrys aestivus, is a non-venomous colubrid found in North America. While these names are occasionally used to refer to it, they are more frequently used to refer to the smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis) Although
Description: Scientific name: Spilotes Sulphureus Life span: 15 years With the exception of the first row, its dorsal scales are keeled, it has somewhat large eyes with rounded pupils, a rounded snout, and a head that is fairly distinct from its neck. This snake is not poisonous. Native Region/Habitat It is only found in
Description: Scientific name: Natrix natrix Life span: Up to 25 years The grass snake is a non-venomous snake native to Eurasia. It frequently inhabits areas near bodies of water and eats virtually solely amphibians. The alternate name Ringed snake refers to the Grass snake’s distinctive yellow collar, which is often dark green or
Description: Scientific name: Hydrodynastes gigas Life span: 12-20 years It is neither especially hefty nor slender-bodied due to its middling body. A mature specimen has an olive green or brown background with dark bands and dots covering most of its body. In general, the background color and banding get darker towards the tail.
Description: Scientific name: Xenopeltis Life span: 10 years Its brightly iridescent scales and fast rate of reproduction distinguish the non-venomous Sunbeam snake. Its head is easily pushed through the ground because of its thin, wedge-shaped shape and lack of a neck. The most distinguishing characteristic of this snake is its highly polished, iridescent scales,
Description: Scientific name: Pituophis vertebralis Life span: 10-15 years The Baja California Peninsula serves as the name of the Cape gopher snake’s native environment. Over the length of its body, a single Cape gopher snake can display irrational colour and pattern differences. The majority start with vivid H-shaped marks in various colors of