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snakes

  • On today's NatureNotes, Rudy Mancke helps a listener identify a juvenile black racer. While adult snakes of this species are known for their black coloring, young ones can often be multi-colored.
  • On today's NatureNotes, Rudy Mancke helps a listener identify a juvenile black racer. While adult snakes of this species are known for their black coloring, young ones can often be multi-colored.
  • Rudy Mancke discusses the venomous eastern cottonmouth, sometimes known as water moccasin.
  • Rudy Mancke helps a listener identify a snake they found under some plywood in their yard.
  • Rudy Mancke helps a listener identify a snake they found under some plywood in their yard.
  • Pantherophis alleghaniensis, commonly called the eastern rat snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake native to North America.
  • The areas where you can find timber rattlesnakes in South Carolina are expanding. Rudy Mancke discusses.
  • The areas where you can find timber rattlesnakes in South Carolina are expanding. Rudy Mancke discusses.
  • Heterodon platirhinos, commonly known as the eastern hognose snake, is a species of snake which grow to be 20-30 inches long with a thick body and an upturned snout. These snakes mainly feed on amphibians, are not harmful to humans, and will play dead when threatened.
  • Storeria occipitomaculata, commonly known as the redbelly snake or the red-bellied snake, is a species of harmless snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to North America (Canada and the United States).