SNAKES

Question 1

Scientific name of Northern Scarletsnake

Answer 1

Cemophora coccinea

Question 2

Name distinguishing traits

Answer 2

1. red or orange INCOMPLETE bands
2. pure white ventral side no pattern
3. entire anal plate if you care
4. smooth shiny scale
5. black bands bordered by red. white between black

Question 3

Scientific name of Eastern Yellow Belly

Answer 3

Coluber constrictor

Question 4

Traits of Easter Yellow Belly

Answer 4

1. no pattern on ventral or dorsal side
2. baby different from adults
3. Blueish in Missouri and in our specimen jar.
4. smooth scale/ divided anal plate

Question 5

Scientific name of Eastern Coachwhip

Answer 5

Coluber flagellum

Question 6

Traits of Eastern Coachwhip

Answer 6

1. looks worn out
   very very veyr long and fast
2. eggplant purple tones 2/3rd way of the body, lightens up bottom 1/3rd
3. smooth scale/ divided anal plate

Question 7

Scientific name of Great Plains Rattlesnake

Answer 7

Pantherophis emoryi

Question 8

Traits of Great plains rattlesnake

Answer 8

1 ARROWHEAD marking on its head points FORWARD towards snout (dorsal view)
2. bands going through the eyes
3. dorsal spots outlines in black
4. small lateral blotches between bigger ones
5. light grey/ground color. dark dorsal spots ALL way down the Back

Question 9

Scientific name of Western Rattlesnake

Answer 9

Pantherophis obsoletus

Question 10

Traits of Western Ratsnake (squeak)

Answer 10

1. shiny black dorsum
2. weakly keeled scales
3. worn out look
4. WHITE UPPER LIP, CHIN, AND NECK
5. patterns when its a baby
6. adult: sometimes pattern or complete black

Question 11

Scientific name of Eastern Foxsnake EFS

Answer 11

Pantherophis vulpinus

Question 12

Traits of EFS Eastern Foxsnake

Answer 12

1. nor markings on head AT ALL
2. ground color/more usual yellow head/golden
3. lateral splotches
4. weekly keeled scale
   “No” specimen in lab

Question 13

Scientific name of Prairie Kingsnake

Answer 13

Lampropeltis calligaster

Question 14

Traits of Prairie Kingsnake

Answer 14

1. ARROWHEAD pointing BACKWARDS to its body (back to the prairie!)
2. big dorsal blotches w lateral blotches
3. smooth shiny scales
4. THIN DARK MARKINGS ON HEAD

Question 15

Scientific name of Speckled Kingsnake

Answer 15

Lampropeltis holbrooki

Question 16

Traits of SPeckled Kingsnake

Answer 16

1. dark ground color scales with YELLOW/CREAM spot in middle of EVERY scale!
2. upperlabial scales are yellow, separated by dark bars
3. half moon markings on ventral side
4. spike tail
5. occasionally, yellow markings look like crossbars

Question 17

Scientific name of Eastern Milksnake

Answer 17

Lampropeltis triangulum

Question 18

Traits of Eastern Milksnake

Answer 18

Red black and white
2. CHECKERBOARD ventral side
3. dorsal blotches red surrounded by black
4. snout is SAME COLOR as ground white color
5. white ground color between splotches

Question 19

Scientific name of Northern Rough Greensnake

Answer 19

Opheodrys aestivus

Question 20

Traits of Northern Rough Greensnake

Answer 20

1. very skinny very long noodle
2. aka pencil snake/spaghetti
3. solid green but ventral side is solid white/cream
4. thinner than coachwhips

Question 21

Scientific name of Bullsnake

Answer 21

Pituophis catenifer

Question 22

Traits of BULLSNAKE

Answer 22

1. large protruding nostral scale
2. HISS A LOT!!!
3. Strongly keeled scaless (very rough not shiny)
4. darker splotches on head region and tail regions
5. dark bar near eye to the jaw.
6. ground color earth tones with dark splotches.

Question 23

scientific name of Variable Groundsnake

Answer 23

Sonora semiannulata

Question 24

Traits of Variable Groundsnake

Answer 24

1. smooth and patternless ventral surface UNTIL THE TAIL
2. tail underside has double traverse dark bars
3. smooth scales
4. IN MISSOURI look red with black small bands between red.

Question 25

scientific name of Flat-headed Snake

Answer 25

Tantilla gracilis

Question 26

Traits of Flat-headed Snake

Answer 26

1. tiny tiny 2. salmon pink tummy!!! 3. flat heads 4. head darker than rest of body 5. smooth scale 6. rest of body Light tan/brown

Question 27

scientific name of Mississippi Green Watersnake

Answer 27

Nerodia cyclopion

Question 28

Traits of Mississippi Green Watersnake

Answer 28

"no" speciment in lab look at picture 1. greenish brown ground color 2. olive/brown markings no pattern tho 3. EXTRA ROW OF SUBOCULAR SCALES hard to see 4. half moon markings on VENTRAL side (not that helpful)

Question 29

Scientific name of Plain-Bellied Waternsnake

Answer 29

Nerodia erythrogaster

Question 30

Traits of Plain Bellied Watersnake

Answer 30

1. no dorsal pattern 2.solid color dorsal side dark coloration 3. cream/offwhite VENTRAL side with no pattern 4. extremely plain lol

Question 31

Scientific name of Broad-banded Watersnake

Answer 31

Nerodia fasciata

Question 32

Traits of Broad-band Watersnake

Answer 32

1. Thick broad bands 2. irregular dark brown/black/copper blotches on back 3. blotches narrower on side 4. ventral side yellow/tan belly marked

Question 33

Scientific name of Diamond-backed Watersnake

Answer 33

Nerodia rhombifer

Question 34

Traits of Diamond-backed Watersnake

Answer 34

1. mature adults have traingular head 2. chainlink pattern NOT RINGS 3. dark brown color