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Corn Snake

Pantherophis guttatus guttatus

Photo by DeannaWhaley
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Field Notes

Description:

"Ghost" corn snake color morph Hypomelanistic + anerythristic A.

Special adaptation is the ability to unhinge his jaw so he can swallow prey larger than his head.

Habitat:

Central to eastern US in fields and forest edges. This color morph is captive bred.

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Comments (2)
Mandy Hollman
Did that snake really manage to swallow that rat?!
KeithRoragen
Nice. Corn Snakes have always been always been my favorite herps.

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PublishedMarch 24, 2012

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