There are two possible explanations regarding the origin of its most commonly used English name corn snake. 1. The main habitat of the Corn snake are grainfields and granaries. There they prey on abundant rodents. 2. Another explanation is provided by the colourful Indian Corn. Its bulbous nose resembles the pattern of the corn snake‘s belly.
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Gewicht: 200-800g
Größe: body length from 120 to 150cm
Brutdauer: depending on the temperature, about 60-80 days
Lebensalter: up to 30 years
Geschlechtsreife: from 20cm body lengths
Reproduktion: 8-30 eggs
Nahrung: amphibians, reptiles, small vertebrates
Lebensweise: nocturnal and at crepuscular
Gefährdung: not endangered
Verbreitung (ursprünglich): Eastern and South-Eastern USA to Central Mexico
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