![]() ![]() Orders placed Monday through Thursday by 1 PM EST ship the same day via NEXT DAY AIR. Live Insects - $15.95 for First Box and $7.95 For Additional Boxes.Frozen Feeders - $39.95 Flat Rate (up to 100% fill of the box).Live animal orders - $39.95 Overnight Delivery plus $10 Box & Packaging Fee.vulpinus is east of the Mississippi River and thus the appropriate available name for the eastern form. Davis & Rice (1883) used the name Coluber vulpinus in their Illinois list.As long as your order doesn't contain heavy/large items you'll receive our standard shipping rate as follows: (2011, ISRN Zoology, doi:10.5402/2011/436049) supported species level differentiation, but with the geographic break being the Mississippi River and not the disjunction described by Conant which was farther east. 22: 42–43) elevated gloydi to specific status based on geographic disjunction from vulpinus and the morphological characters noted by Conant (1940, Herpetologica 2: 2). 9 (2): 105-124) used molecular data to show that the genus Elaphe as recognized is paraphyletic and assigned the New World members of the genus to Pantherophis Fitzinger, 1843. Collins (1991, Herpetol. (2002. Molecular systematics and phylogeny of Old World and New World ratsnakes, Elaphe Auct., and related genera (Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae). vulpina gloydi Conant, 1940 and Western Foxsnake, E. ![]() Nomenclatural History/ Recent Changes: Until recently, two subspecies were recognized, Eastern Foxsnake E. Original Name: Scotophis vulpinus Baird & Girard, 1853 Catalogue of North American reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Status: Locally common, especially in Grand Prairie.Įtymology: Pantherophis – ? vulpinus – (Latin) meaning ‘of foxes’ Main predators are carnivorous mammals and raptors. Diet includes small mammals, birds, their eggs, and nestlings. 23-30 cm TL) hatch in late August or September. Mates from June to early July and lays 8-27 eggs about 30 days later. Active early spring through late autumn, even on warm winter days when drawn from its underground hibernation. Natural History: A diurnal constrictor that, like many other snakes, often vibrates its tail when threatened. Habitat: Variety of open and former prairie habitats, including intensively cultivated fields and pastures, in the northern half of the state. Hatchling and juvenile resemble adult except for having gray ground coloring and black or dark chestnut blotches. ![]() Belly yellow and boldly marked with black. Back yellow to bronze with 34-42 reddish brown blotches and an alternating row of brown spots along each side. Subspecies: None are currently recognized, but see Nomenclatural History below.ĭescription: Large (up to 130 cm TL) snake with copper-colored head distinctly wider than neck. What’s the difference between a fox snake and a massasauga? See the Key to Illinois Snakes for help with identification. Similar Species: Yellow-Bellied Kingsnake, Milksnake, Gray Ratsnake, Great Plains Ratsnake, Bullsnake. Key Characters: Back yellow with brown blotches belly black with yellow checks back scales weakly keeled anal plate divided. Phillips Eastern foxsnake, Champaign Co., IL photo by C.A. Pantherophis vulpinus (Baird & Girard, 1853) Eastern foxsnake, Will Co., IL photo by C.A. ![]()
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