Other+non-poisonous+snakes


 * [[image:twig_mimic.jpg width="408" height="393" align="right"]]Other Non-Poisonous Snakes**
 * Twig Mimic Snake** (Langaha Madagascariensis)**:**

__Physical Characteristics__ __Diet__ __Behavior__ __Environmental/ Global__
 * These snakes have a feeling structure on the tip of the snout. In males it is a round spike-shaped structure, but in females looks like a fleshy leaf. Males are a light brown above and yellow below with a white line between the 2 colors, and females are gray-brown with darker speckles. The long, slender body looks like a vine when it is in the trees. Posses a venom that can be injected through small fangs in the rear of the mouth.
 * Size of average adult is 3 feet long.
 * Tree frogs, small birds and chameleons
 * The nose area is thought to help camouflage.
 * Usually rest among vines and thin branches not moving.
 * Active only for about an hour under the hottest midday sun.
 * Mates November-December and are thought to lay eggs.
 * They live in tropical forest in Madagascar.


 * Florida Pine Snake** (Pituophis melanoleucus Mugitus): Adults average from 48-66 inches. The record is 90 inches. A large stocky snake with an indistinct pattern of reddish or dark tan blotches on a tan, brownish gray, or rusty brown ground color. The pattern of dark blotches is most distinct on the hind part of the body and the tail. Some individuals lack the blotched pattern (giving them an albino-like appeareance) while others may have nearly black markings. The belly is uniformly ashy gray. This Florida Pine Snake is listed as a "Species of Special Concern".

It primarliy feed on pocket gophers, which it pursues by forcing its wat into their underground burrows. Other small mammals, lizards, and reptile eggs are also eaten. It may occasionally climb trees in search of birds and their nests. Breeding occurs in spring.




 * Rat Snakes:**
 * 1) **Yellow Rat Snake** (Elephe Obsoleta Quadriuittata): "Chicken Snake" [[image:yellow_rat_snake.jpg width="219" height="151" align="center"]]
 * 2) **Red Rat Snake** (Elephe Giguttata): "Corn Snake"


 * Scarlet Kingsnake** (Lampropettis Triangulum Elapsoides): Kingsnakes mimic the venomous coral snakes coloration to deter predators who might otherwise eat this non-venomous snake.

__Facts:__
 * Along with a different ring pattern on the body, the kingsnake can be recognized by its red nose.
 * King snakes are fossorial, meaning they spend most of their time burrowing underground.