Lined Snake
Lined Snake ~ Tropidoclonion lineatum
Genus: Tropidoclonion
Species: lineatum
Adult body length: 7 – 21 inches
Body length at birth: 4 – 8 inches
Breeding period: June – August
Young per year: 2 – 12 young per year
Typical foods: Earth Worms
Habitat: opern woodlands, plains, prairies, and grasslands
Can be found: Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Colorado, Minnesota, South Dakota, and New Mexico
Short description: non-venomous, no neck, rounded head, typical, keeled scales, rounded pupils
General description:
The Lined Snake is a non-venomous snake. It is
a nocturnal snake, so it is rarely seen during the
day. This snakes coloration varies from grey to
brown. It has a cream color stripe running down its
back and on both of its sides. Its belly is normally
white or yellow, with a pair of black spotts running
down its center. This snake normally doesn’t bite if
threatened, but will if it has to.
November 13 2007 06:53 pm
