SOUTHERN BLACK RACER

SIZE

• Adults average size is 20-56 in.
• Adults average weight is about 2lb.
• 4-6 feet long
• 90-190 centimeters

WHERE IT IS LOCATED

• Mainland Florida and East Maine
• Florida Keys and Northeastern Texas
• Eastern United States and Minnesota

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COLORS

• They are both dorasally (green,tan,or blue-grey)and ventrally ( yellow to cream )
• Baby's are different colors than the adults
• Baby's are Light gray ground, series of brown saddles dorasally and blotches along the side
• As the young snakes age, these dark markings fade from the tail -
• towards the head and the ground color becomes green gray or tan

PATTERN

• The young are mistaken from gopher snakes
• Their tail has a solid color
• There are very tiny red blotches
• There are 17 dorsal scale rows at mid body.

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DIET

• Small mammals
• Amphibians
• Reptiles
• Large insects
• Birds and their own eggs

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HUNTING PREY

• They overpower their prey.
• They simply grab it in their jaws.
• Then, they press it into the ground until it stops suffering.
• Finally, they eat their prey.

NOT POISONOUS

• They bite to defend themselves.
• The bite is slightly painful.
• You will bleed if you get bit.

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LAYS EGGS

• It lays 6-20 eggs at a time.
• They lay them from May to August.
• Newborns are 6-9 inches after they hatch

CHARACTERISTICS

• The pupils are round and black.
• Their noses are rounded
• They have a forked tounge
• They have a rounded head

FUN FACTS

• They may look like a cottonmouth
• You can tell the apart by their slender body's
• When frightened they make a buzzing sound
• They emit a foul ador
• Reproduction (female) 2-3 (male) 1-2 years old

FUN FACTS

• They have a life span of 10 years
• The snake doesn't have a pit
• They have no negative effects on humans
• If handled or harassed they may bite

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HABITAT

• Dry Sunny Areas
• Examples:
• Woodlands
• Wood Edges
• Old Fields

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