Black And White Snake With Diamond Pattern

Rodents are their main food source which explains their name.

Black and white snake with diamond pattern.

The upper body has a white to yellow background with a strong pattern of black gray or brown blotches. Throat pattern spotted 14 solid white 3 upper lip scale number 7 91 8 76 9 34 6 28 10 17 5 9 11 3 4 3 12 2 13 2. The chin throat and scales around the mouth are white. Color is a common name applied to many of the species as well as the black racer.

A type of snake that has black and white stripes is a milk snake. Rat snakes also eat frogs birds and eggs. There are actually a few different snakes that are brown with black diamond patterns. Has cream to yellow or orange neck collar and yellow belly which may grade to red towards the tail.

Blue racers for example are common around the great lakes region. They are long thin snakes with a black body and as the picture highlights white chins. Northern ring necked snake back is a uniform dark gray bluish black or brown. Adults have a black body with a white chin and throat and a white or pale yellow belly.

Red diamond rattlesnake crotalus scutulatus mojave rattlesnake crotalus tigris. The snakes best known as black racers inhabit most areas in the east from southern maine to the florida keys. Has complete neck ring and belly has no or small black spots down the y. The black rat snake lives from the east coast through midwestern north america.

A blackish brown crescent is present between the eyes. It has a black body with a white chin though hatchlings may be pale gray marked with black blotches. Additional recent distribution information was provided by the maryland department of natural resources maryland biological stream survey and natural heritage program and from additional literature where appropriate. Black racer adults have a black body with a white chin and throat and a gray to almost a bluish gray colored belly.

Black striped snake contia tenuis sharptail snake crotalus adamanteus eastern diamondback rattlesnake. Over time this snake darkens and can grow to be 4 to 6 feet long. Young differ from adults in coloration and pattern. Black rat snakes have skin showing around their scales which makes a small white diamond pattern.

As its name implies black rat snakes eat mice small rats and other rodents. Behind head and belly has large black half moon shaped spots down the close midline. The egg laying nonvenomous snake hibernates and often enters homes because it is good at climbing. White and white 2002 provided a great deal of distributional information for snakes on maryland s eastern shore.

The snake s body is covered with blotches forming regular patterns down the back and sides. The belly color may sometimes fade from white to gray or brown towards the tail. A black teardrop line drops from the center of each eye while a second brownish line tapers down from the back of the eye at a 4 degree angle.