Texas rat snake

Description:

The Texas rat snake is a subspecies of rat snake found in Texas. The Texas rat snake is a nonvenomous snake in the family of Colubridae. This one was a captive raised specimen in the Texas discovery gardens. The first specimen ever found was located in New Braunfels, Texas by German-American naturalist Ferdinand Jacob Lindheimer. The Texas rat snake is a large snake which can have lengths up to 5 feet. They vary in coloring and patterns, of which this one can look slightly different from others. Specimens from the southern area of their range tend to have more yellow, while those from the northern range tend to be darker. This might occur due to the heat or climate in the south compared to the north. The younger snakes seem to be more agitated when disturbed than fully grown adults.

Habitat:

Can be found in fields, swamps, forests, and grasslands.

Notes:

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Genus: Elaphe Species: E. obsoleta Subspecies: E. o. lindheimeri