Corn Snake
By E. R.
Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genius Species | Works Cited
Kingdom- Animalia
multicellular
organ system
heterotrophs
organize cells into tissues
capable of complex and relatively quick movement
Phylum- Chordata
bilateral symmetry
segmented body, including segmented muscles
three germ layers and a well developed coelom
complete digestive system
bony or cartilaginous endoskeleton usually present
pharyngeal pouches present at some stage of development
Class- Replilia
cold blooded
scaly body
deaf
vertebrate
Order- Squamata Return To Top
Family- Colubridae
Genius Species- Elaphe, Elaphe Guttata
It is truly amazing that a small corn snake can squeeze and kill a rodent. A corn snake has many different characteristics that help it survive.
The corn snake is a very interesting with a very interesting habitat and characteristics. For example, they have large and very sharp fangs. They have these because it helps them to kill and eat their prey. Another example is, that they have maize patterned scales that cover their body. They have these because it helps them to blend into the corn fields. Another way this helps them is they can hide in the corn fields and wait for their prey without being seen. In conclusion, these are some of the characteristics of a corn snake.
It is truly amazing that corn snakes can live in more than one place. For example, they can live in overgrown corn fields. They live there because they can blend in or use camouflage. Another example, is that they can live in abandoned buildings. They live there because they can hunt for mice and other rodents. They may also live there because, they are safe from any predators. These are some of the habitats that the corn snake lives in.
I hope this information will help you with any questions or information that you wanted to know about the corn snake.
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Slender body, red and orange scales plenty, small, white, sharp teeth.
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Fun Facts
On the belly there are alternating rows of black and white marks, resembling a checkerboard pattern.
Hatchlings lack much of the bright coloration found on adults.
Young hatchlings tend to feed on lizards and tree frogs, while adult feed on larger prey, such as mice, rats, birds, and bats.
They are constrictors, meaning they will use their coils to suffocate their food before eating it.
The breeding season of corn snakes is from March to May.
The snakes are oviparous, depositing a clutch of 10 to 30 eggs in late May to July.Eggs are laid in rotting stumps, piles of decaying vegetation or other similar locations where there is sufficient heat and humidity to incubate them.
By Petra Spiess, Corn Snake,April 15, 2003, Homepage
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