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The Northern Pine Snake is a long (48”-100”) snake with a slightly pointed snout. Ground color is white, gray, or cream, marked with black or dark brown blotches. The blotches are less distinct at the front half of the snake, and become more clearly delineated towards the tail end.
Northern pine snakes are large (up to 2 m long), nonvenomous snakes that are adept at burrowing. They have a distinct light base color with varying amounts of dark blotching. In New Jersey, they are typically active from mid-April to mid-October and spend the remaining part of the year in underground hibernacula with other pine snakes and
At the northern limit of their range, the Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) is listed as a threatened species by the state of New Jersey. They occur in the southern portion of the state in an area known as the Pine Barrens, where they are isolated from other conspecifics much farther south in Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky and the Carolinas.
1 sty 2011 · At the northern limit of their range, the Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) is listed as a threatened species by the state of New Jersey. They occur in the southern portion of the state...
The northern pine snake is a powerful, nonvenomous constrictor found in North America. With a maximum length of 6 feet, it is one of the largest snakes on the continent. Fact Sheet. Conservation. Physical Description.
The northern pine snake is a relatively large (48-68 in. or 122-172 cm) black and dull white to yellowish or light gray snake. These snakes have blotches that are dark towards the front of the body but may fade to brown near and on the tail. Pine snakes have keeled scales and a single anal plate.
The northern pine snake (Pituophis m. melanoleucus) is a large-bodied snake in the subfamily Colubrinae. The genus Pituophis is represented by three species; pine snakes (P. melanoleucus), bull and gopher snakes (P. catenifer), and the Louisiana pine snake (P. ruthveni).
