#1512 · 🦎 reptiles

Red Cornsnake

🇳🇱 Korenslang ·Pantherophis guttatus

LCleast concern 🦎 Reptiles 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Andrew DuBois · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © evangrimes · CC BY 4.0
3. © Kevin · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Amber Miller · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Josh Olive · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
6. © Todd Pierson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
7. Monroe County, FL, USA:© Jeremiah Degenhardt · CC BY 4.0
8. Florida, US:© chloe ⋆˚꩜｡ · CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Warren County, VA, USA:© Kory Steele · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. New Jersey, US:© bobzappalorti · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The corn snake ( Pantherophis guttatus ) is a North American species of rat snake that subdues its small prey by constriction. It is found throughout the southeastern and central United States. Their docile nature, reluctance to bite, moderate adult size, attractive pattern, and comparatively simple care make them popular pet snakes. Though superficially resembling the venomous copperhead and often killed as a result of this mistaken identity, corn snakes are harmless and beneficial to humans. Corn snakes...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 12,660iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
12,660 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1766 (260 years ago).