Northern Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus)
Northern pine snakes have a cartilage structure in the throat just in front of the windpipe. When they exhale,
they make a hissing sound which can be extremely loud.
Northern Pine Snake
(Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus)
DESCRIPTION: 48-66 inches. (122-168 cm); A large black and white snake with a noisy hiss, Dark blotches are black toward front of body, But may be brown near and on tail.
NORTHERN PINE SNAKE
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SCIENTIFIC NAME: Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus (Daudin) ...
Northern pine snake
Pituophis melanoleucus
The northern pine snake is one of the largest North American snakes—generally reaching between five and seven feet in length.
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Northern Pine Snake
Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus
Rare with no vouchered specimen for AR. Very large and powerfully built. Dull white background with black blotches. Blotches become more regular and banded toward tail. Can hiss loudly.
There are two subspecies of pine snakes that occur in Georgia and South Carolina, the northern pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus) and the Florida pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus).
The Florida pine snake is very similar to the Louisiana pine snake, the northern pine snake and the black pine, they are all subspecies of the same genus and species. They are also very closely related to the bullsnake.
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King Cobra(Opiophagus hannah), Mangrove Snake (Boiga dendrophila), Mottled Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus klauberi), Neotropical Rattlesnake (Croralus durissus), Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis oreganus), Northern Pine ...
 See also: Pine Snake, Reptile, Lizard, Rattlesnake, Timber Rattlesnake
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