corn snake

noun

plural corn snakes

: a slender, reddish-orange to yellowish-brown, nonvenomous snake (Pantherophis guttatus synonym P. guttata synonym Elaphe guttata) of the eastern U.S. that has orange, red, or brown, squarish blotches with black margins on the back and a whitish belly checkered mainly with black and white, is typically 24 to 60 inches (61 to 153 centimeters) long but may reach a length of 72 inches (183 centimeters), and is sometimes kept as a pet

Note: The corn snake is often mistaken for a copperhead snake which has hourglass-shaped rather than squarish blotches on the back.

called also red rat snake

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The slithering attacker, an 18-inch corn snake that looks like a dangerous copperhead but has no venom, was removed by NYPD cops and taken to an animal shelter in Queens. —

Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024 Agnus the female corn snake went missing a year before an RSPCA inspector found her on a garage roof Agnus the snake is a survivor looking for an uneventful place to relax. —

Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024 The female corn snake — who went missing from her home in Spennymoor, England, over a year ago and made headlines for the astonishing circumstances surrounding her reunion with her owner — is looking for a new home. —

Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024 According to the Miami Herald, the scaly intruder is a 2-foot-long corn snake, a nonvenomous reptile native to Florida. —

Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024