Pine Woods Snake

The Pine Woods Snake is carnivorous.

Pine woods snake. Pine Woods Snake Information Facts Biology. Although not poisonous bites from a pine snake are sure to hurt. Pine woods snakes are small slender snakes ranging from 10 13 in 25 33 cm.

Pine Woods Snake Rhadinaea flavilata Adult body length. The pine woods snake Rhadinaea flavilata is a small snake that is native to the southeastern areas of the continental United States. There are isolated populations along the southern tier of the Panhandle west of Franklin County.

The shy Pine Woods Snake is known to be a fossorial meaning it prefers to live in burrows away from other animals and humans. Pine woods snakes can be found in a variety of woodland habitats and are apparently particularly common around wetland margins. Photo by Ryan Means Coastal Plains Institute.

2 - 4 young per year Typical foods. There is a dark stripe passing through the eye and the upper lip scales are yellowish leading to one of its common names the yellow-lipped snake. Floridas Snakes Pine Woods Littersnake or Yellow-lipped Snake Rhadinea flavilata NON-VENOMOUS Solid-colored.

Throughout its range this snake is nearly always associated with dry upland forests most often with pine woods. May to August Young per year. Fangs in the rear of its mouth are used to subdue its prey.

Its weak venom is used to immobilized the prey before being swallowed. Or is that w age. This photo may not be used without the express written permission of the photographer.