Queen Snake
(Regina septemvittata)
DESCRIPTION: 16-36 3/4" (40.6-93.3 cm). Tan to olive-brown or chocolate-brown, to almost black, with a yellow stripe on lower side of body.
Queen Snake
Scientific Name: Regina septemvittata
Size: 14-23 in. (35.5-58.4 cm) in length
PA Status: Species of special concern ...
A queen snake feeding on a crayfish.
Photo by Sarah Meyer
The belly of a queen snake.
Photo by RW Van Devender ...
The Queen Snake is from the order Squamata. Species from this order are amphisbaenians, lizards or snakes. There are over 6,000 living species belonging to the squamata order - it is the largest order of all reptiles.
The highly aquatic Queen Snake is a very good swimmer. It seems to favor shelter under partially submerged rocks and pieces of wood, along the edge of a stream. The snake is active both during the day and at night.
Queen Snake (Regina septemvittata)
Photos by J.D. Willson unless otherwise noted ...
Queen Snake (Regina septemvittata)
Description: This is a slender gray or brown snake with a whitish or yellow stripe on each side of the body. Three narrow black stripes may be visible on the back.
Queen snakes live around rocky creeks and rivers where they forage for crayfish. They are most often found under rocks near the water's edge, sometimes with other queen snakes or even with water snakes (genus Nerodia).
Habits and Life History ...
You can identify the queen snake by the three black stripes that run down its brown or gray back and a set of pale, yellow stripes that run down its sides. There are also two dark stripes on the belly up toward its head.
Queen Snake
Regina septemvittata
The Queen Snake is active day and night. An excellent swimmer, it drops quickly into water when disturbed.
Queen Snake distribution in Wisconsin has been significantly reduced from historic levels. At present, only two populations are known to exist (in Walworth and Washington counties). It is listed as an endangered species by the WDNR.
QUEEN SNAKE
Regina septemvittata
Length 15-24 in.
(38-61 Cm.)
The decidedly aquatic queen snake prefers slow moving or shallow rocky creeks and rivers, where it feeds primarily upon soft-shelled crayfish.
Queen Snake (Regida septemvittata)
Size: 15-24 inches
photo credit: Michael Dorcas
photo credit: Steve Bennett ...
Queen Snake
This species has also declined considerably since Kennicott's time.
Regina Kirtlandii ...
Queen Snake Regina septemvittata. Fairly common to uncommon. Nearly statewide, but apparently absent from Coastal Plain west of Tombigbee River, and from southern portions of Baldwin County. Believed to be declining, especially in southern Alabama.
- Compared morphometrics of Common Ribbonsnake with an aquatic snake: Queen Snake (Regina septumvittata)
- Compared morphometrics of Common Ribbonsnake with an arboreal snake: Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) ...
queen snake (Regina septemvittata)
red cornsnake (Elaphe guttata)
red-bellied water snake (Nerodia erythrogaster erythrogaster)
red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
rough earthsnake (Virginia striatula) ...
 See also: Snake, Water Snake, Racer, Green Snake, Garter Snake
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