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Corn Snakes

Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2006.
Photo: Okeetee corn snake
Photo courtesy of Mike H.

The corn snake is a North American species of rat snake that subdue their small prey with constriction. Their docile nature, reluctance to bite, moderate adult size 3.9-5.9 ft, attractive pattern, and comparatively simple care make them popular pet snakes. In the wild, they usually live around 15-20 years, but may live as long as 23 years in captivity. Wild corn snakes prefer habitats such as overgrown fields, forest openings, trees, palmetto flatwoods and abandoned or seldom-used buildings and farms. Typically, these snakes remain on the ground, but can ascend trees, cliffs and other elevated surfaces. They can be found in the southeastern United States ranging from New Jersey to the Florida keys and as far west as Texas. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of corn snakes. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting: Terms of Service.

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Question about weight
by juicyb - Nov 12, 2006 07:02 PM
3 Nov 13, 2006 05:14 AM
by snailqueen87
What am I?
by reptileszz - Nov 12, 2006 06:33 PM
7 Nov 13, 2006 06:10 AM
by reptileszz
Draybar - I bought it!
by juicyb - Nov 12, 2006 01:09 AM
3 Nov 12, 2006 05:13 PM
by juicyb
My female Okeetee
by btorgy - Nov 11, 2006 08:33 PM
5 Nov 15, 2006 09:30 AM
by LaurenSummey
'06 Abbott
by cochran - Nov 11, 2006 02:34 PM
5 Nov 15, 2006 09:31 AM
by LaurenSummey
info on corns
by dragonTaTu - Nov 11, 2006 08:12 AM
11 Nov 13, 2006 04:40 AM
by wisema2297
New owner firsts
by 2doxies - Nov 10, 2006 07:51 PM
5 Nov 12, 2006 08:37 AM
by snailqueen87
Where To Go To Buy Snakes
by juicyb - Nov 10, 2006 07:23 PM
4 Nov 11, 2006 05:38 PM
by Steve_Craig
Haven't posted in a while...'06 keepers
by ptdnsr - Nov 10, 2006 05:23 PM
0 No replies
okeetee(red eyes)
by cochran - Nov 10, 2006 04:47 PM
1 Nov 10, 2006 06:40 PM
by Snake_Master
Making hides out of styrafoam?
by stormwulf133 - Nov 10, 2006 01:27 PM
0 No replies
Are these sticks safe?
by stormwulf133 - Nov 10, 2006 01:09 PM
0 No replies
A Few Pics of My Own
by juicyb - Nov 09, 2006 11:38 PM
13 Nov 11, 2006 12:59 PM
by draybar
a few pictures
by begunwithaletter - Nov 09, 2006 04:25 PM
5 Nov 11, 2006 09:29 AM
by begunwithaletter
Who to breed?
by ReptilesRampant - Nov 09, 2006 02:31 PM
4 Nov 09, 2006 07:52 PM
by ReptilesRampant
The Name Game
by wburke17 - Nov 09, 2006 11:45 AM
11 Nov 10, 2006 03:31 PM
by MurphysLaw
Carefresh...?
by phiber_optikx - Nov 08, 2006 11:29 PM
1 Nov 09, 2006 10:05 AM
by John Q
ghost X crimson??
by cochran - Nov 08, 2006 08:55 PM
3 Nov 09, 2006 07:43 AM
by PINKY
Some New Corns....
by MikeRusso - Nov 08, 2006 07:12 PM
3 Nov 08, 2006 10:18 PM
by railrider1920
off topic(eastern spadefoot toads)
by cochran - Nov 08, 2006 05:22 PM
4 Nov 08, 2006 09:25 PM
by railrider1920
Amel. X Anery
by RatSnakeRascal - Nov 08, 2006 05:07 PM
12 Nov 09, 2006 10:51 AM
by RatSnakeRascal
Hatchling pic
by cconstrictors - Nov 08, 2006 04:57 PM
3 Nov 09, 2006 03:55 PM
by cconstrictors
New Pictures!!
by Anole16 - Nov 08, 2006 04:12 PM
0 No replies
whats the best source of heat?
by izora - Nov 08, 2006 03:47 AM
10 Nov 15, 2006 05:02 PM
by DonSoderberg
corn gone crazy?!
by fishman602 - Nov 07, 2006 07:58 PM
10 Nov 12, 2006 06:43 PM
by juicyb
Anyone Know....
by phiber_optikx - Nov 07, 2006 01:06 PM
3 Nov 08, 2006 05:12 PM
by garweft
QUESTION! Shedding/Loss of Appetite
by standarduprise - Nov 07, 2006 12:05 PM
5 Nov 08, 2006 05:36 PM
by MikeRusso
reverse okeetee
by cochran - Nov 07, 2006 09:28 AM
1 Nov 07, 2006 12:58 PM
by phiber_optikx
genetics
by rome - Nov 07, 2006 04:44 AM
2 Nov 07, 2006 05:07 PM
by Paul Hollander
is it possible?
by rome - Nov 07, 2006 04:39 AM
1 Nov 07, 2006 09:28 AM
by Darin Chappell
motley question
by goregrind - Nov 07, 2006 04:33 AM
6 Nov 10, 2006 05:36 AM
by goregrind
okeetee morphs
by goregrind - Nov 07, 2006 04:27 AM
2 Nov 08, 2006 04:27 AM
by goregrind
how would they look like?
by rome - Nov 07, 2006 02:03 AM
1 Nov 07, 2006 09:50 AM
by STEVES_KIKI
"Pewter" female
by btorgy - Nov 06, 2006 09:34 PM
2 Nov 07, 2006 09:44 AM
by John Q
Custom Cages
by AndrewFromSoCal - Nov 06, 2006 05:44 PM
10 Nov 08, 2006 06:44 PM
by AndrewFromSoCal
06 Albino Emory, and a question.
by Steve_Craig - Nov 06, 2006 04:00 PM
5 Nov 07, 2006 04:00 PM
by draybar
Corn snake questions
by Anole16 - Nov 06, 2006 12:46 PM
11 Nov 09, 2006 10:50 AM
by Anole16
Pic's of my corns
by railrider1920 - Nov 06, 2006 10:08 AM
5 Nov 07, 2006 08:59 AM
by railrider1920
do corns have seizures?
by zz - Nov 06, 2006 03:38 AM
5 Nov 08, 2006 07:49 AM
by zz
what does this look like?
by RatSnakeRascal - Nov 05, 2006 04:59 PM
3 Nov 05, 2006 05:02 PM
by RatSnakeRascal
Snake poop
by 2doxies - Nov 05, 2006 04:12 PM
2 Nov 05, 2006 05:57 PM
by duffy
smallest hatchling
by xblackheart - Nov 05, 2006 01:58 PM
4 Nov 05, 2006 09:55 PM
by xblackheart
Golden corns . . . . . .Update
by BlueKing - Nov 05, 2006 11:09 AM
10 Nov 09, 2006 05:34 AM
by goregrind
Repti Bark?
by SuzieQue - Nov 04, 2006 09:27 PM
5 Nov 07, 2006 10:51 PM
by juicyb
cooling problem
by wisema2297 - Nov 04, 2006 06:19 PM
4 Nov 05, 2006 06:22 PM
by jasonmattes
Light phase Okeetee . . .?
by BlueKing - Nov 04, 2006 03:22 PM
7 Nov 05, 2006 10:52 AM
by BlueKing
Diarrhea??
by renland - Nov 04, 2006 12:09 PM
3 Nov 04, 2006 09:38 PM
by Sonya
Rope Lights
by hevychevy427 - Nov 04, 2006 08:40 AM
1 Nov 04, 2006 09:35 PM
by phflame
I don't even kow what color this is...
by dragoninthemist - Nov 04, 2006 04:08 AM
1 Nov 05, 2006 09:40 AM
by jtibbett
What's More Addictive?
by juicyb - Nov 03, 2006 10:28 PM
15 Nov 05, 2006 11:33 AM
by xblackheart
Some Corn Pics
by SPJ01 - Nov 03, 2006 06:15 PM
3 Nov 04, 2006 07:00 PM
by wisema2297
what morph is this?
by mindy0823 - Nov 03, 2006 04:59 PM
1 Nov 09, 2006 07:47 AM
by PINKY
Future breeding
by RatSnakeRascal - Nov 03, 2006 02:59 PM
3 Nov 03, 2006 04:21 PM
by cochran
Ones that Get Away!!!
by KevinM - Nov 03, 2006 09:31 AM
3 Nov 03, 2006 04:07 PM
by KevinM
Looking to get a corn
by Komodoryu - Nov 03, 2006 01:07 AM
5 Nov 03, 2006 04:19 PM
by KevinM
Ultramles and Ruby-eyed
by pinky - Nov 02, 2006 11:26 PM
1 Nov 02, 2006 11:31 PM
by pinky
i just cant get rid of them!!!!!!
by sumdumguy100 - Nov 02, 2006 10:40 PM
5 Nov 07, 2006 10:57 PM
by juicyb
Last one, bloodred yearling, DU nono
by ReptilesRampant - Nov 02, 2006 06:28 PM
2 Nov 04, 2006 03:59 PM
by ReptilesRampant
part four, hypo zigzag
by ReptilesRampant - Nov 02, 2006 06:19 PM
3 Nov 04, 2006 07:43 PM
by xblackheart
Motley pair, no DU
by ReptilesRampant - Nov 02, 2006 06:14 PM
3 Nov 04, 2006 03:04 PM
by ReptilesRampant
Part two of new snakes no DU
by ReptilesRampant - Nov 02, 2006 06:08 PM
7 Nov 04, 2006 04:26 PM
by draybar
Some pics of "new" snakes
by ReptilesRampant - Nov 02, 2006 06:04 PM
6 Nov 04, 2006 03:57 PM
by ReptilesRampant
A couple new okee pics
by MurphysLaw - Nov 02, 2006 05:24 PM
2 Nov 03, 2006 11:09 PM
by MurphysLaw
Cali Reptile show San Jose
by xblackheart - Nov 02, 2006 12:07 AM
4 Nov 02, 2006 04:56 PM
by carol
SCORE!! new addition
by xblackheart - Nov 02, 2006 12:06 AM
6 Nov 03, 2006 11:28 AM
by STEVES_KIKI
Male or female?
by FloridaHogs - Nov 01, 2006 08:32 PM
1 Nov 02, 2006 10:10 AM
by phiber_optikx
My other purchase from Richmond
by Steve_Craig - Nov 01, 2006 06:27 PM
2 Nov 01, 2006 07:20 PM
by cochran
Hey Draybar!
by cochran - Nov 01, 2006 06:45 AM
13 Nov 02, 2006 09:26 AM
by xblackheart
Enclosure question
by 2doxies - Nov 01, 2006 12:51 AM
4 Nov 02, 2006 12:39 AM
by 2doxies
richmond expo purchases : )
by STEVES_KIKI - Oct 31, 2006 03:23 PM
15 Nov 01, 2006 06:54 PM
by STEVES_KIKI
"06 female Abbott
by cochran - Oct 31, 2006 03:03 PM
4 Nov 01, 2006 08:07 PM
by phiber_optikx
crimson from Richmond, Va show
by wisema2297 - Oct 30, 2006 09:25 PM
4 Oct 31, 2006 03:10 PM
by STEVES_KIKI
PICS OF MY BABIES DADDY (hehehe)
by STEVES_KIKI - Oct 30, 2006 06:39 PM
1 Nov 02, 2006 01:38 PM
by xblackheart
new ghost corn
by cochran - Oct 30, 2006 06:09 PM
5 Oct 31, 2006 08:12 AM
by STEVES_KIKI
Question for Jimmy
by cconstrictors - Oct 30, 2006 05:56 PM
2 Oct 30, 2006 08:58 PM
by cconstrictors
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