Corn Snake
Pantherophis guttatus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Constrictor
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Pantherophis
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Common
- Invasive in
- Cayman Islands
About
Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in United States. It has also been introduced outside its native range (Cayman Islands), where it is invasive. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, subtropical forest, broadleaf forest and 19 more. Common: recorded in 2111 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native rangeIntroduced / invasive
- United States
- Introduced: Cayman Islands
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Temperate Deciduous Forest
- Temperate Mixed Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Pine Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Meadow
- Coastal Scrub
- Agricultural Land
- Farmland
- Orchards
- Gardens
- Suburban Areas
- Rural Settlements
- Abandoned Buildings
- Roadsides
- Disturbed Habitats
- Eastern North American Deciduous Forest
- Appalachian Forest
- Florida Everglades
- Southeastern Pine Forest
- Longleaf Pine Savanna
Related snakes
- Baird's Rat Snake Pantherophis bairdi
- Great Plains Rat Snake Pantherophis emoryi
- Eastern Fox Snake Pantherophis vulpinus
- Black Rat Snake Pantherophis obsoletus
- Slowinski's Cornsnake Pantherophis slowinskii
- Eastern Rat Snake Pantherophis alleghaniensis
- Western Foxsnake Pantherophis ramspotti
- Gray Rat Snake Pantherophis spiloides
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.