Coachwhip
Coachwhip ~ Masticophis flagellum
Genus: Masticophis
Species: flagellum
Adult body length: 50 - 72 inches
Body length at birth: 11 - 15 inches
Breeding period: June - August
Young per year: 15 - 26 young per year
Typical foods: frogs, lizzards, birds, bats, snakes, and other small mammals
Habitat: mainly pine woodlands, deserts, and hilly areas
Can be found: Most of the Southern half of the United States
Short description: non-venomous, medium headed, rounded head, slender, rounded scales, rounded pupils
General description:
The Coachwhip is a non-venomous snake. It is found
mostly in pine woodlands, deserts, and hilly areas. They
hunt during the day and catch frogs, lizzrds, birds, bats,
snakes, and other mammals. The prey they catch are
overpowered by snake and swallowed alive. This snake can
be banded or be linear multicolored. Its color varies from
red, black, brown, yellow tan, or a cream color.
May 09 2007 09:18 pm
Alta on 13 Oct 2008 at 5:08 pm #
We just saw one of these wonderful snakes in our garden. I came inside and did a google search and your site came up. You really have some great info and I would really like to share it in a lesson with our 3 boys that we homeschool.