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The Louisiana pine snake is indigenous to west-central Louisiana and East Texas, where it relies strongly on Baird's pocket gophers for its burrow system and as a food source. The Louisiana pine snake is rarely seen in the wild, and is considered to be one of the rarest snakes in North America.
Louisiana pine snakes are one of the rarest snakes in North America. These reptiles are non-venomous and have tan bodies with a pattern of brownish-black splotches running down their bodies. Their snouts are pointed, which helps them burrow into pocket gopher tunnels.
25 kwi 2024 · Learn about the Louisiana pine snake (Pituophis ruthveni) – its color, size, range, habitat, diet, lifespan, reproduction, and if it is poisonous.
23 gru 2023 · The Louisiana pine snake is easy to identify with bold spots and stripes of dark brown and tan. Pardue holds up a 5-foot-long snake and points out the patterns. “He’s almost like two snakes if you bend him in half here.”
Description. A large constricting snake. Adults are 48 to 59 inches long. Species is dull yellow, pale tan, or beige with 30 to 37 large brown/black blotches on the back that occur in tight groupings toward the head and become sparse toward the tail. Underside is whitish with obscure brown spotting in the shape of half-moons.
The Louisiana pine snake is generally associated with sandy, well-drained soils in open pine forests. They are especially focused in longleaf-pine savannah with moderate to sparse mid-story and a well-developed herbaceous understory dominated by grasses.
