Tantilla coronata
Photo by JD Willson
Description: The southeastern crowned snake is a small, shiny brown snake characterized by a light band at the rear of the black head. The belly is either white or yellowish.
Feeding/Diet: They feed primarily on centipedes but may also eat some insects.
Habitat/Range: Crowned snakes are most common in sandy woodlands, flatwoods, and sandhills. They are active at night and spend the day underneath rocks and within rotting logs.
Reproduction: They typically lay 1–3 eggs during the summer.
Miscellaneous: The crowned snake has tiny fangs in the back of the mouth and injects venom into its prey. They are harmless to humans.
The shaded region represents the range of the southeastern crowned Snake
in
North Carolina.
Photo by RW Van Devender
A southeastern crowned snake feeding on a centipede.
Photo by RW VanDevender
This website created by: J. Willson, Y. Kornilev, W. Anderson, G. Connette and E. Eskew.
For comments or questions contact M. Dorcas: midorcas@davidson.edu.
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Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina 28035-1719.
Text and maps from: Dorcas, M. E. 2004. A Guide to the Snakes of North Carolina. Davidson College - Herpetology Laboratory, Davidson, NC. – Copyright by Michael E. Dorcas.
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