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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.
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 pinesnake (Pitouphis ruthveni) is an egg-laying, non-venomous constrictor of western and central Louisiana and eastern Texas. It spends most of its time underground in the burrows of Baird’s pocket gophers which are an essential part of its habitat.
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.
Testing the detection of large, secretive snakes using camera traps. Last updated October 26, 2023. The Louisiana pinesnake is one of the rarest snakes in the country. The Forest Service is restoring its longleaf pine habitat, tracking released snakes, and studying their population ecology.
Considered to be one of the rarest snakes in North America, The Louisiana pine snake (Pituophis ruthveni) calls the lush Longleaf pine savannas of west Louisiana and east Texas home.
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.”
