Corn snake
Amazing fact
When shedding, a corn snake rubs its nose against rocks and sticks.
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When shedding, a corn snake rubs its nose against rocks and sticks.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Corn snake
- Scientific name
- Pantherophis guttatus
- Japanese name
- コーンスネーク
- Group
- Amphibians and reptiles
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Pantherophis
A snake that is most common in the southeastern United States, especially Florida. It can also be found in fields, grassy areas and near houses.
Its belly has rows of alternating black and white marks. The name corn snake may come from how much they look like kernels of corn.
It bites its prey, quickly wraps its body around it and squeezes, then usually swallows it whole, starting with the head.
How the Corn snake lives
It is mainly active during the day. It sometimes climbs trees in search of prey. During the day, it often hides beneath loose bark, logs or rocks. The female lays eggs in places such as rotting stumps.
Smithsonian's National ZooBasic data
- Size
- 48–120 cm
- Weight
- average 900 g
- Active
- By day (diurnal)
- Range
- Eastern and south central United States and northern Mexico
Where the Corn snake has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- コーンスネーク
- 简体中文
- 玉米蛇
- 繁體中文
- 玉米錦蛇
- 한국어
- 옥수수뱀
- Español
- Serpiente del maíz
- Français
- Serpent des blés
- Deutsch
- Kornnatter
- Português (Brasil)
- Cobra-do-milho
- Italiano
- Serpe del grano
- Русский
- Маисовый полоз
- Türkçe
- Mısır Yılanı
- ไทย
- งูคอร์น
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- Smithsonian's National Zoo — Eastern corn snakeChecked: 2026-11-03
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web — Pantherophis guttatusChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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