Sex : Female

Length : 5 Ft (Avg. 3 – 6 Feet - Males are longer)

Weight : 2 lb. (Avg. 1 – 3 lb. – males are heavier)

Lifespan : Captive Born 1997, Age 5 years (Longevity 20+ years)

Breeding: Egg Layer, up to 25 young annually

Range: South Central and Southeastern United States

Habitat : Typically a resident of hedgerows and farms, they thrive in heavily agriculturalized areas where rodents are abundant.

Food and Hunting : Active daytime hunters, they pursue rodents and birds, sometimes even commercial poultry. They are lightning quick constrictors, pursuing their prey by "smelling" them with their tongue. In captivity they are fed mice and rats appropriate to their age and size.

Conservation : Cornsnake are locally very abundant where there is proper habitat and food. Very few are collected for the pet trade as they are the most often bred snakes in captivity, with a multitude of colors and pattern variations available. The anerytheristic variety lacks all red pigment resulting in a striking pattern in gray and black. Native to Georgia they cannot be kept in captivity except by special permit.

Captive Care : Their even temperament, ease of feeding and minimal heat requirements make them the most popular smaller snake in captivity. Most specimens feed well on frozen thawed mice and rats.