31+ Smooth earth snake information

Smooth Earth Snake. 30 n 72. The belly is plain white or cream-colored. It remains buried most of its time in loose soil or leaf litter. The western smooth earthsnake is a small slightly stout plain-colored snake with a conical head.

Assessment of risk to. Most adult smooth earthsnakes are about 7-10 inches 18-26 cm in total length. Smooth earth snakes are usually found in forested areas where they stay hidden. The belly is tan to whitish and is not sharply defined in color from the color of the sides as in the worm snake Carphophis amoenus and red-bellied. The rough earthsnake Haldea striatula is closely related and extremely similar in appearance. 30 n 72.

With a little effort however they are not difficult to distinguish.

The belly is tan to whitish and is not sharply defined in color from the color of the sides as in the worm snake Carphophis amoenus and red-bellied. Two subspecies are found in the state. I was kind of surprised to find him alive they hide pretty much all the time are very shy a. Sep 09 2012 Ive had this snake for a while but havent taken video yet. Smooth earthsnakes occur throughout the Panhandle and east to Alachua County. Smooth Earth Snakes may be found throughout South Carolina. They feed mostly on earthworms. Tan colored Smooth Green Snakes may be confused with Smooth Earth Snakes but can be distinguished by the scales between the eyes and the nostrils. Smooth Earth Snakes have smooth or weakly keeled scales. The smooth earth snake is a small – 7-10 inches 18-254 cm - somewhat heavy-bodied brown to gray snake with smooth scales and a pointed snout. Virginia valeriae commonly known as the smooth earth snake is a species of nonvenomous natricine colubrid snake native to the eastern half of the United States.