#pituophis melanoleucus

[herpsandbirds]

Florida Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus), family Colubridae, FL, USA

A subspecies of the Northern Pine Snake.

photograph by Justin Doll

#pine snake #pituophis #snake #reptile #colubridae #herpetology #north america #animals #nature

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You just reblogged my little ball python Philomène, have a look at her house mate Albertine ! She's a southern pine snake (pituophis melanoleucus mugitus)

hello!! my gosh what lovely snakes you have!! Albertine is sooo pretty look at those scales!!!!

#snake spotted #snake spotted asks #snake #snakes

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Pine snake

Pine snake free#

Pine snake free#

I generally will use a hook to take an animal out of the enclosure, and will use my free hand to grab them mid body once they begin to retreat ,they will let you know when they are done being handled. Northern pine snakes are more likely to follow through with their threatening behavior with an actual strike, however once out of their cage they seem to calm down, and will subside with frequent handling. With most Pituophis particularly bull snakes these displays are generally bluff, and mainly associated with cage defensiveness, more often than not these snakes will retreat when encountered and become dismissive allowing handling….this does not seem to be as common with northern pine snakes. In fact this genus is literally built for this display as their namesake Pituophis indicates, Pituophis roughly translates to mucus membrane, and refers to their overly developed epiglottis allowing this genus to be the loudest hissers of all the snakes in the world. These snakes will rear up, inflate, rattle, hiss, and strike. Pine snakes like all members of the genus Pituophis ( pine, bull, and gopher snakes) are known for their theatrical displays when threatened. In the wild you will find pine snakes inhabiting pine flatwoods, woodlands, prairies, and brushlands where they use their slightly pointed head to burrow under soil, leafs, and other vegetation.īehavior and Husbandry:Northern pine snakes, particularly those in the northwest region are beautiful animals, but if you ask any keeper (myself included) the main draw to them is their personality. These snakes are truly a sight to behold, and pictures do not tend to do it justice. This locale of the northern pine snake from my experience tends to be the most vivacious not only in appearance, but in size and attitude as well. The premiere representation of this species in my opinion can be found in New Jersey, specifically the Pine Barrens. As I stated previous, there is noticeable variance in appearance across these various locales. However the jewels of the species are found in southeastern Kentucky, eastern Tennessee, northern Georgia, southern North Carolina, west through South Carolina, and to the northeast in Virginia, Delaware, and New Jersey. P.m.lodingi in southwestern Alabama to eastern Louisiana. mugitus in Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, and southern South Carolina. melanoleucus can be found throughout the United States as P.m. Their scales are somewhat keeled and earth toned, with brilliant hues of black white, gray, brown, and red present, there will be variance phenotypically within range and locality. Melanoleucus are most identifiable with their slightly pointed head augmented by an enlarged rostral scale that extends between the internasal scales, usually four prefrontal scales are visible. Simply stating their length can be a bit misleading as this animal is heavy bodied and makes their presence known, making six feet seem more like sixty. Description:Northern pine snakes are a powerfully built colubrid, routinely hitting the six foot mark, with certain specimens reaching seven, and even eight feet in length.

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Poe is starting to make some progress on his “people skills”

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Northern Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus)

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My princess.

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[green-algae]

The cute face of a pine snake [Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus] spotted in Virginia by photographer John White.

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[herpsandbirds]

Florida Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus), family Colubridae, Florida, USA

The Florida Pine Snake is a subspecies of the Northern Pine Snake.

photograph by Kevin Enge/FWC

#pine snake #pituophis #colubridae #snake #reptile #herpetology #north america #animals #nature

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Herp Taxa

CNAH: North American Herpetofauna: Reptilia: Squamata (part)

Names that differ in any way from those published in the most most recent joint Society names list (see introduction)

About CNAH have their Standard English name shown in green.

Statement

of Purpose Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles

Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 - Snakes

CNAH Board

Boidae Gray, 1842 - Boas

CNAH Officers Charina Gray, 1849 - Rubber Boas

C. bottae (Blainville, 1835) - Northern Rubber Boa

CNAH Awards

C. umbratica Klauber, 1943 - Southern Rubber Boa

CNAH Donors Lichanura Cope, 1861 - Rosy Boas

L. orcutti (Stejneger 1889) - Northern Three-lined Boa

JNAH

L. trivirgata (Cope, 1861) - Rosy Boa

Contemporary

Herpetology

Colubridae Oppel, 1811 - Harmless Egg-Laying Snakes

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Arizona Kennicott, 1859 - Glossy Snakes

A. elegans Kennicott, in Baird, 1859 - Glossy Snake

A. e. arenicola Dixon, 1960 - Texas Glossy Snake

A. e. candida Klauber, 1946 - Mohave Glossy Snake

A. e. eburnata Klauber, 1946 - Desert Glossy Snake

A. e. elegans Kennicott, in Baird, 1859 - Kansas Glossy Snake

A. e. noctivaga Klauber, 1946 - Arizona Glossy Snake

A. e. occidentalis Blanchard, 1924 - California Glossy Snake

A. e. philipi Klauber, 1946 - Painted Desert Glossy Snake

Bogertophis Dowling & Price, 1988 - Desert Ratsnakes

B. rosaliae (Mocquard, 1899) - Baja California Ratsnake

B. subocularis (Brown, 1901) - Trans-Pecos Ratsnake

B. s. subocularis (Brown, 1901) - Northern Trans-Pecos Ratsnake

Cemophora Cope, 1860 - Scarletsnakes

C. coccinea (Blumenbach, 1788) - Scarletsnake

C. lineri Williams, Brown & Wilson, 1966 - Texas Scarletsnake

Coluber Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racers, Coachwhips, and Whipsnakes

C. constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racer

C. c. anthicus (Cope, 1862) - Buttermilk Racer

C. c. constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 - Northern Black Racer

C. c. etheridgei Wilson, 1970 - Tan Racer

C. c. flaviventris Say in James, 1822 - Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer

C. c. foxii (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Blue Racer

C. c. helvigularis Auffenberg, 1955 - Brown-chinned Racer

C. c. latrunculus Wilson, 1970 - Black-masked Racer

C. c. mormon Baird & Girard, 1852 - Western Yellow-bellied Racer

C. c. oaxaca (Jan, 1863) - Mexican Racer

C. c. paludicola Auffenberg & Babbitt, 1953 - Everglades Racer

C. c. priapus Dunn & Wood, 1939 - Southern Black Racer

Drymarchon Fitzinger, 1843 - Indigo Snakes

D. couperi (Holbrook, 1842) - Eastern Indigo Snake

D. melanurus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1853) - Central American Indigo Snake

D. m. erebennus (Cope, 1860) - Texas Indigo Snake

Drymobius Fitzinger, 1843 - Neotropical Racers

D. margaritiferus (Schlegel, 1837) - Speckled Racer

D. m. margaritiferus (Schlegel, 1837) - Northern Speckled Racer

Ficimia Gray, 1849 - Eastern Hook-nosed Snakes

F. streckeri Taylor, 1931 - Tamaulipan Hook-nosed Snake

Gyalopion Cope, 1860 - Western Hook-nosed Snakes

G. canum Cope, 1861 “1860” - Chihuahuan Hook-nosed Snake

G. quadrangulare (Günther, 1893 in Salvin and Godman, 1885-1902) - Thornscrub Hook-nosed Snake

Lampropeltis Fitzinger, 1843 - Kingsnakes

L. alterna (Brown, 1901) - Gray-banded Kingsnake

L. annulata Kennicott, 1860 - Mexican Milksnake

L. californiae (Blainville, 1835) - California Kingsnake

L. calligaster (Harlan, 1827) - Prairie Kingsnake

L. elapsoides (Holbrook, 1838) - Scarlet Kingsnake

L. extenuata (Brown, 1890) - Short-tailed Kingsnake

L. gentilis (Baird & Girard, 1853) - Western Milksnake

L. getula (Linnaeus, 1766) - Eastern Kingsnake

L. holbrooki Stejneger, 1902 - Speckled Kingsnake

L. knoblochi (Taylor, 1940) - Knobloch’s Mountain Kingsnake

L. nigra (Yarrow, 1882) - Eastern Black Kingsnake

L. occipitolineata Price, 1987 - South Florida Mole Kingsnake

L. pyromelana (Cope, 1866) - Pyro Mountain Kingsnake

L. p. infralabialis Tanner, 1953 - Utah Mountain Kingsnake

L. p. pyromelana (Cope, 1867) - Arizona Mountain Kingsnake

L. rhombomaculata (Holbrook, 1840) - Mole Kingsnake

L. splendida (Baird & Girard, 1853) - Desert Kingsnake

L. triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) - Eastern Milksnake

L. zonata (Blainville, 1835) - California Mountain Kingsnake

Masticophis Baird & Girard, 1853 - Whipsnakes

M. bilineatus Jan, 1863 - Sonoran Whipsnake

M. flagellum (Shaw, 1802) - Coachwhip

M. f. cingulum (Lowe & Woodin, 1954) - Sonoran Coachwhip

M. f. flagellum Shaw, 1802 - Eastern Coachwhip

M. f. lineatulus (Smith, 1941) - Lined Coachwhip

M. f. piceus (Cope, 1892) - Red Racer

M. f. ruddocki (Brattstrom & Warren, 1953) - San Joaquin Coachwhip

M. f. testaceus Say in James, 1822 - Western Coachwhip

M. fuliginosus (Cope, 1895) - Baja California Coachwhip

M. lateralis (Hallowell, 1853) - Striped Racer

M. l. euryxanthus (Riemer, 1954) - Alameda Striped Racer

M. l. lateralis (Hallowell, 1853) - California Striped Racer

M. schotti (Baird & Girard, 1853) - Schott''s Whipsnake

M. s. ruthveni (Ortenburger, 1923) - Ruthven''s Whipsnake

M. s. schotti (Baird & Girard, 1853) - Schott’s Striped Whipsnake

M. taeniatus (Hallowell, 1852) - Striped Whipsnake

M. t. girardi (Stejneger & Barbour, 1917) - Central Texas Whipsnake

M. t. taeniatus (Hallowell, 1852) - Desert Striped Whipsnake

Opheodrys Fitzinger, 1843 - Greensnakes

O. aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Rough Greensnake

O. a. aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Northern Rough Greensnake

O. a. carinatus Grobman, 1984 - Florida Rough Greensnake

O. vernalis (Harlan, 1827) - Smooth Greensnake

Oxybelis Wagler, 1830 - American Vinesnakes

O. aeneus (Wagler, 1824) - Brown Vinesnake

Pantherophis Fitzinger, 1843 - North American Ratsnakes

P. alleghaniensis (Holbrook, 1836) - Eastern Ratsnake

P. bairdi (Yarrow, 1880) - Baird's Ratsnake

P. emoryi (Baird & Girard, 1853) - Great Plains Ratsnake

P. guttatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Red Cornsnake

P. obsoletus (Say in James, 1822) - Western Ratsnake

P. ramspotti (Crother, White, Savage, Eckstut, Graham & Gardner, 2011) - Western Foxsnake

P. slowinskii (Burbrink, 2002) - Slowinski's Cornsnake

P. spiloides (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) - Gray Ratsnake

P. vulpinus (Baird & Girard, 1853) - Eastern Foxsnake

Phyllorhynchus Stejneger, 1890 - Leaf-nosed Snakes

P. browni Stejneger, 1890 - Saddled Leaf-nosed Snake

P. decurtatus (Cope, 1868) - Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake

Pituophis Holbrook, 1842 - Bullsnakes, Pinesnakes, and Gophersnakes

P. catenifer (Blainville, 1835) - Gophersnake

P. c. affinis Hallowell, 1852 - Sonoran Gophersnake

P. c. annectens Baird & Girard, 1853 - San Diego Gophersnake

P. c. catenifer (Blainville, 1835) - Pacific Gophersnake

P. c. deserticola Stejneger, 1893 - Great Basin Gophersnake

P. c. pumilus Klauber, 1946 - Santa Cruz Gophersnake

P. c. sayi (Schlegel, 1837) - Bullsnake

P. melanoleucus (Daudin, 1803) - Eastern Pinesnake

P. m. lodingi Blanchard, 1924 - Black Pinesnake

P. m. melanoleucus (Daudin, 1803) - Northern Pinesnake

P. m. mugitus Barbour, 1921 - Florida Pinesnake

P. ruthveni Stull, 1929 - Louisiana Pinesnake

Rhinocheilus Baird & Girard, 1853 - Long-nosed Snakes

R. lecontei Baird & Girard, 1853 - Long-nosed Snake

Salvadora Baird & Girard, 1853 - Patch-nosed Snakes

S. grahamiae Baird & Girard, 1853 - Eastern Patch-nosed Snake

S. g. grahamiae Baird & Girard, 1853 - Mountain Patch-nosed Snake

S. g. lineata Schmidt, 1940 - Texas Patch-nosed Snake

S. hexalepis (Cope, 1866) - Western Patch-nosed Snake

S. h. deserticola Schmidt, 1940 - Big Bend Patch-nosed Snake

S. h. hexalepis (Cope, 1866) - Desert Patch-nosed Snake

S. h. mojavensis Bogert, 1945 - Mohave Patch-nosed Snake

S. h. virgultea Bogert, 1935 - Coast Patch-nosed Snake

Senticolis Dowling & Fries, 1987 - Green Ratsnakes

S. triaspis (Cope, 1866) - Green Ratsnake

S. t. intermedia (Boettger, 1883) - Northern Green Ratsnake

Sonora Baird & Girard, 1853 - North American Groundsnakes

S. annulata (Baird, 1859 “1858”) - Colorado Desert Shovel-nosed Snake

S. episcopa (Kennicott 1859) - Great Plains Groundsnake

S. occipitalis (Hallowell, 1854) - Western Shovel-nosed Snake

S. o. klauberi (Stickel, 1941) - Tucson Shovel-nosed Snake

S. o. occipitalis (Hallowell, 1854) - Mohave Shovel-nosed Snake

S. o. talpina Klauber, 1951 - Nevada Shovel-nosed Snake

S. palarostris (Klauber, 1937) - Sonoran Shovel-nosed Snake

S. p. organica Klauber, 1951 - Organ Pipe Shovel-nosed Snake

S. semiannulata Baird & Girard, 1853 - Western Groundsnake

S. straminea (Cope, 1860) - Variable Sandsnake

S. taylori (Boulenger, 1894) - Southern Texas Groundsnake

Tantilla Baird & Girard, 1853 - Black-headed, Crowned, and Flat-headed Snakes

T. atriceps (Günther, 1895 in Salvin and Godman, 1885-1902) - Mexican Black-headed Snake

T. coronata Baird & Girard, 1853 - Southeastern Crowned Snake

T. cucullata Minton, 1956 - Trans-Pecos Black-headed Snake

T. gracilis Baird & Girard, 1853 - Flat-headed Snake

T. hobartsmithi Taylor, 1937 - Smith’s Black-headed Snake

T. nigriceps Kennicott, 1860 - Plains Black-headed Snake

T. oolitica Telford, 1966 - Rim Rock Crowned Snake

T. planiceps (Blainville, 1835) - Western Black-headed Snake

T. relicta Telford, 1966 - Florida Crowned Snake

T. r. neilli Telford, 1966 - Central Florida Crowned Snake

T. r. pamlica Telford, 1966 - Coastal Dunes Crowned Snake

T. r. relicta Telford, 1966 - Peninsula Crowned Snake

T. wilcoxi Stejneger, 1902 - Chihuahuan Black-headed Snake

T. yaquia Smith, 1942 - Yaqui Black-headed Snake

Trimorphodon Cope, 1861 - Lyresnakes

T. lambda Cope, 1886 - Sonoran Lyresnake

T. lyrophanes (Cope, 1860) - California Lyresnake

T. vilkinsonii Cope, 1886 - Texas Lyresnake

Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 - Pitvipers

Agkistrodon Palisot de Beauvois, 1799 - American Moccasins

A. conanti Gloyd, 1969 - Florida Cottonmouth

A. contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) - Eastern Copperhead

A. laticinctus (Gloyd & Conant, 1934) - Broad-banded Copperhead

A. piscivorus (Lacépède, 1789) - Northern Cottonmouth

Crotalus Linnaeus, 1758 - Rattlesnakes

C. adamanteus Palisot de Beauvois, 1799 - Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnake

C. atrox Baird & Girard, 1853 - Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake

C. cerastes Hallowell, 1854 - Sidewinder

C. c. cerastes Hallowell, 1854 - Mohave Desert Sidewinder

C. c. cercobombus Savage & Cliff, 1953 - Sonoran Sidewinder

C. c. laterorepens Klauber, 1944 - Colorado Desert Sidewinder

C. cerberus (Coues, 1875) - Arizona Black Rattlesnake

C. horridus Linnaeus, 1758 - Timber Rattlesnake

C. lepidus (Kennicott, 1861) - Rock Rattlesnake

C. l. klauberi Gloyd, 1936 - Banded Rock Rattlesnake

C. l. lepidus (Kennicott, 1861) - Mottled Rock Rattlesnake

C. molossus Baird & Girard, 1853 - Black-tailed Rattlesnake

C. m. molossus Baird & Girard, 1853 - Northern Black-tailed Rattlesnake

C. oreganus Holbrook, 1840 - Western Rattlesnake

C. o. abyssus Klauber, 1930 - Grand Canyon Rattlesnake

C. o. concolor Woodbury, 1929 - Midget Faded Rattlesnake

C. o. helleri Meek, 1905 - Southern Pacific Rattlesnake

C. o. lutosus Klauber, 1930 - Great Basin Rattlesnake

C. o. oreganus Holbrook, 1840 - Northern Pacific Rattlesnake

C. ornatus Hallowell 1954 - Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnake

C. pricei Van Denburgh, 1895 - Twin-spotted Rattlesnake

C. p. pricei Van Denburgh, 1895 - Western Twin-spotted Rattlesnake

C. pyrrhus (Cope, 1867 “1866”) - Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake

C. ruber Cope, 1892 - Red Diamond Rattlesnake

C. scutulatus (Kennicott, 1861) - Mohave Rattlesnake

C. s. scutulatus (Kennicott, 1861) - Northern Mohave Rattlesnake

C. stephensi Klauber, 1930 - Panamint Rattlesnake

C. tigris Kennicott, 1859 - Tiger Rattlesnake

C. viridis (Rafinesque, 1818) - Prairie Rattlesnake

C. willardi Meek, 1905 - Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake

C. w. obscurus Harris, 1974 - New Mexico Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake

C. w. willardi Meek, 1905 - Arizona Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake

Sistrurus Garman, 1883 - Massasauga and Pygmy Rattlesnakes

S. catenatus (Rafinesque, 1818) - Eastern Massasauga

S. miliarius (Linnaeus, 1766) - Pygmy Rattlesnake

S. m. barbouri Gloyd, 1935 - Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake

S. m. miliarius (Linnaeus, 1766) - Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnake

S. m. streckeri Gloyd, 1935 - Western Pygmy Rattlesnake

S. tergeminus (Say in James, 1822) - Western Massasauga

S. t. edwardsii (Baird & Girard, 1853) - Desert Massasauga

S. t. tergeminus (Say in James, 1822) - Prairie Massasauga

Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 - Rear-Fanged Snakes

Carphophis Gervais, 1843 - North American Wormsnakes

C. amoenus (Say, 1825) - Common Wormsnake

C. a. amoenus (Say, 1825) - Eastern Wormsnake

C. a. helenae (Kennicott, 1859) - Midwestern Wormsnake

C. vermis (Kennicott, 1859) - Western Wormsnake

Coniophanes Hallowell, 1860 - Black-striped Snakes

C. imperialis (Baird, 1859) - Regal Black-striped Snake

C. i. imperialis (Baird, 1859) - Tamaulipan Black-striped Snake

Contia Baird & Girard, 1853 - Sharp-tailed Snakes

C. longicauda Feldman & Hoyer, 2010 - Forest Sharp-tailed Snake

C. tenuis (Baird & Girard, 1852) - Common Sharp-tailed Snake

Diadophis Baird & Girard, 1853 - Ring-necked Snakes

D. punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Ring-necked Snake

D. p. acricus Paulson, 1968 - Key Ring-necked Snake

D. p. amabilis Baird & Girard, 1853 - Pacific Ring-necked Snake

D. p. arnyi Kennicott, 1859 - Prairie Ring-necked Snake

D. p. edwardsii (Merrem, 1820) - Northern Ring-necked Snake

D. p. modestus Bocourt, 1866 - San Bernardino Ring-necked Snake

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black pine with a boxer’s nose (protip: do not drop anything on the floor, objections will be made)

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We just 😤 love each other so much 💖

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