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Black Pine Snake. Photo Credit: Roger Clay. SCIENTIFIC NAME: Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi (Blanchard) OTHER NAMES: Black Bull Snake. STATUS: Rare and possibly endangered in southern Pine Plains and Hills region west of Mobile Bay. Also known from Buhrstone/Lime Hills of Clarke County.
The black pinesnake is one of three subspecies of non-venomous pine snakes associated with sandy, coastal plain soils from Mississippi and Louisiana in the west up to New Jersey and Delaware. Historically found in longleaf forests in 3 counties in Alabama and 14 in Mississippi…
The Black Pine Snake is a large, nonvenomous snake found in Alabama. These snakes range in length from 48 to 90 inches, have a darker coloring ranging from dark brown to black, and some even have a few white scales or patterns.
The black pinesnake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) is an egg-laying, non-venomous constrictor of southern Mississippi and southwest Alabama. Black pinesnakes are different than other pinesnakes in that they are black or dark brown on the upper and lower parts of their bodies.
Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi, commonly known as the black pinesnake or black pine snake, [4] is a subspecies of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southern Mississippi and southwestern Alabama. It is one of three subspecies of the species Pituophis melanoleucus.
26 cze 2023 · They’ll also eat juvenile snakes. 5. Black Pine Snake. Black pine snakes are endangered in Alabama. ©reptiles4all/Shutterstock.com. West of Mobile Bay lives the endangered black pine snake, another Alabama blacksnake. Its range also extends into Mississippi and Louisiana.
Alabama Highest Conservation Concern: P1 Priority 1 Highest Taxa critically imperiled and at risk of extinction/extirpation because of extreme rarity, restricted distribution, decreasing population trend/population viability problems, and specialized habitat needs/habitat vulnerability due to natural/human-caused factors.
