1. Snake ID part 2

2. Eastern Worm Snake * 7 – 11 inches long
Glossy brown and plain (no pattern)
Belly is reddish pink
Blunt head and sharp short tail
Smooth scales and a divided anal plate
South eastern part of the state
Feeds on worms and soft bodied
insects
Is fed upon by milk snakes

3. Eastern Worm Snake

4. Kirtland’s Snake * 1 of 3 water snakes in Pa Considered very rare
14 – 18 inches long
Flatten themselves to the ground as a defense
Background of brown, reddish brown, or gray
Two rows of alternating black squarish spots
The belly is reddish with round black spots along the edges
Keeled scales and a divided anal plate
Prefer swampy or forest ponds
Least aquatic of the water snakes
Gives live birth
Feeds on worms slugs and some small fish.

6. Eastern king snake * Known to suffocate copperheads and other snakes.
Believed to be immune to pit viper venom
Very unsocial snake
Diurnal except during the heat of summer.
3 to >6 feet
AKA  thunder snake or chain snake
Yellow or white “chain” pattern on dark brown to black
Yellow or white blotches on black belly
Single anal plate and smooth sales
Lay eggs
Good constrictor that feeds on other snakes, lizards, rodents, birds and their eggs.

7. Eastern king snake

8. Rough green snake * AKA vine snake
Slight build, green color and often found in brush.
Slender body with long tapering tail.
Light or pale green with white to yellowish-green belly
Divided anal plate with highly keeled scales.
Arboreal species
Lay eggs
Eats crickets, spiders, caterpillars, and grasshoppers.

9. Rough green snake