Photo of a Eastern Fox Snake (Pantherophis vulpinus)
Photo: Trevor Edmonson, CC BY, via iNaturalist

Eastern Fox Snake

Pantherophis vulpinus

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Constrictor
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Pantherophis
Continents
North America
Countries
2
How common
Common

Open in SnakeList

About

Eastern Fox Snake (Pantherophis vulpinus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Canada, United States. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, boreal forest, broadleaf forest and 7 more. Common: recorded in 849 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

Related snakes

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.