snakes

On today's NatureNotes, Rudy Mancke helps a listener identify a juvenile black racer. While adult snakes of this species are known for their black coloring, young ones can often be multi-colored.

On today's NatureNotes, Rudy Mancke helps a listener identify a juvenile black racer. While adult snakes of this species are known for their black coloring, young ones can often be multi-colored.

Rudy Mancke discusses the venomous eastern cottonmouth, sometimes known as water moccasin.

Rudy Mancke helps a listener identify a snake they found under some plywood in their yard.

Rudy Mancke helps a listener identify a snake they found under some plywood in their yard.

Pantherophis alleghaniensis, commonly called the eastern rat snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake native to North America.

The areas where you can find timber rattlesnakes in South Carolina are expanding. Rudy Mancke discusses.

The areas where you can find timber rattlesnakes in South Carolina are expanding. Rudy Mancke discusses.

Heterodon platirhinos, commonly known as the eastern hognose snake, is a species of snake which grow to be 20-30 inches long with a thick body and an upturned snout. These snakes mainly feed on amphibians, are not harmful to humans, and will play dead when threatened.

Storeria occipitomaculata, commonly known as the redbelly snake or the red-bellied snake, is a species of harmless snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to North America (Canada and the United States).