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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.
25 kwi 2024 · Learn about the Louisiana pine snake (Pituophis ruthveni) – its color, size, range, habitat, diet, lifespan, reproduction, and if it is poisonous.
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. Tip of snout is pointed.
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.”
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.
Due to widespread population declines, the Louisiana Pine Snake is now believed to be the rarest snake in North America. Size: Adults can reach up to six feet in total length. Typical Lifespan: Louisiana Pine Snakes can live for 25 years or more.
Pituophis ruthveni, commonly known as the Louisiana pine snake, is a species of large, nonvenomous constrictor of the family Colubridae. This powerful snake is notable because of its large eggs and small clutch sizes.
