Printable VersionCommon Name:
Eastern Ribbon Snake
Scientific Name:
Thamnophis sauritus
Category:
Active Diurnal Snakes
Identification:
16-35 inches. Slender brown snakes with a dull white to pale tan stripe down the back and pale stripe on each side covering the 3rd and 4th scale rows above the ventral plates; underside whitish; scales keeled and in 19 rows. The white parietal spot tends to be small and divided, and there is a brown or coppery wash on the outer edges of the ventral plates.
Habits:
Eastern ribbon snakes inhabit open pine woods and mixed pine-hardwood forest, especially in the vicinity of stream bottoms and boggy ground. They give birth to 3-26 young.
Distribution:
Distribution: The Florida Parishes from the upper Amite River area eastward.
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