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Corn Snakes

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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Day 16
by cka - Mar 09, 2012 04:56 PM
1 Mar 09, 2012 05:16 PM
by a153fish
looking to pair
by ecgjsf108 - Mar 09, 2012 01:18 AM
7 Mar 11, 2012 08:12 PM
by ecgjsf108
day 14- pic another hypo type
by a153fish - Mar 07, 2012 04:31 PM
3 Mar 09, 2012 10:30 AM
by a153fish
WV to BAN EVERYTHING not domesticated!
by dangles - Mar 06, 2012 11:09 PM
4 Mar 12, 2012 03:41 AM
by liljenni
Pic day 13
by a153fish - Mar 06, 2012 05:23 PM
3 Mar 08, 2012 09:44 PM
by DMong
Day 12
by Rob Lewis - Mar 05, 2012 06:28 PM
3 Mar 06, 2012 05:12 PM
by a153fish
Day 11 - A day late
by Rob Lewis - Mar 05, 2012 06:26 PM
2 Mar 06, 2012 05:10 PM
by a153fish
new corn snake unsure of morph?hybrid?
by knksthisnthat - Mar 04, 2012 12:02 AM
4 Mar 04, 2012 08:49 PM
by knksthisnthat
Day 10 Tequila Sunrise line snow girl
by cka - Mar 03, 2012 09:11 PM
3 Mar 04, 2012 06:22 PM
by a153fish
Day 10 - Wild Type
by Rob Lewis - Mar 03, 2012 08:14 PM
2 Mar 05, 2012 06:22 PM
by Rob Lewis
Day 10 pic
by a153fish - Mar 03, 2012 12:39 PM
4 Mar 04, 2012 06:17 PM
by a153fish
Day 9
by mrkent - Mar 02, 2012 11:28 PM
9 Mar 10, 2012 10:35 PM
by mrkent
Day 9
by Rob Lewis - Mar 02, 2012 06:47 PM
3 Mar 03, 2012 08:10 PM
by Rob Lewis
Day 8
by draybar - Mar 01, 2012 06:16 PM
2 Mar 01, 2012 08:09 PM
by a153fish
Day 8 ....Snow for Kent
by a153fish - Mar 01, 2012 02:49 PM
2 Mar 01, 2012 08:00 PM
by a153fish
Day 8
by Rob Lewis - Mar 01, 2012 12:51 PM
1 Mar 01, 2012 02:43 PM
by a153fish
Day 8
by mrkent - Mar 01, 2012 06:16 AM
1 Mar 01, 2012 06:37 AM
by mrkent
Motley male
by denbar - Feb 29, 2012 09:41 PM
12 Mar 05, 2012 06:26 AM
by a153fish
need to catch up day 6 and day 7
by draybar - Feb 29, 2012 04:40 PM
1 Mar 01, 2012 02:34 PM
by a153fish
Infected Corns
by RSedgwick - Feb 29, 2012 08:21 AM
4 Mar 01, 2012 06:11 PM
by draybar
Day 6 and 7 pics.
by a153fish - Feb 29, 2012 05:18 AM
2 Feb 29, 2012 09:34 PM
by denbar
Pics for Jimmy (draybar)
by steveroylance1 - Feb 28, 2012 01:09 PM
3 Apr 10, 2012 08:02 PM
by steveroylance1
Day 5 -striped ghost
by a153fish - Feb 27, 2012 05:12 PM
7 Feb 29, 2012 04:45 PM
by tspuckler
Day 4
by mrkent - Feb 26, 2012 10:36 PM
1 Feb 27, 2012 05:01 PM
by a153fish
Day 4 Okeetee!
by HeavenHell - Feb 26, 2012 04:50 PM
3 Feb 28, 2012 06:07 AM
by a153fish
Another Day 4
by draybar - Feb 26, 2012 10:51 AM
2 Feb 27, 2012 05:03 PM
by a153fish
Day 4
by draybar - Feb 26, 2012 10:49 AM
1 Feb 27, 2012 05:04 PM
by a153fish
Day 4 pic
by a153fish - Feb 26, 2012 06:49 AM
1 Feb 26, 2012 02:38 PM
by denbar
Day 3: Then and Now
by mrkent - Feb 25, 2012 05:46 PM
2 Feb 25, 2012 08:57 PM
by draybar
Day 3
by draybar - Feb 25, 2012 05:00 PM
1 Feb 25, 2012 06:42 PM
by a153fish
Another day 3 pic
by a153fish - Feb 25, 2012 11:06 AM
0 No replies
day 3
by Jeremy Pierce - Feb 25, 2012 06:55 AM
10 Feb 27, 2012 04:58 PM
by a153fish
Day 3 pic
by a153fish - Feb 25, 2012 12:20 AM
0 No replies
An old pic
by Jeremy Pierce - Feb 24, 2012 07:27 PM
2 Feb 24, 2012 10:06 PM
by draybar
Day 2 -
by denbar - Feb 24, 2012 06:59 PM
0 No replies
Day 2
by draybar - Feb 24, 2012 05:19 PM
0 No replies
Amanda_D and everyone...(Golden Corn)
by BlueKing - Feb 24, 2012 10:14 AM
9 Feb 25, 2012 06:51 PM
by PHFaust
Day 2 (look alive, corn forum)
by Kevin Saunders - Feb 24, 2012 09:33 AM
0 No replies
day-2 pic
by a153fish - Feb 24, 2012 08:35 AM
0 No replies
corn-a-thon Day 1 pic 2
by draybar - Feb 23, 2012 07:06 PM
2 Feb 25, 2012 11:07 PM
by mrkent
let's start a corn-a-thon...Day 1
by draybar - Feb 23, 2012 07:04 PM
2 Feb 24, 2012 08:39 AM
by a153fish
Mullberry Fla- WC Corns
by a153fish - Feb 17, 2012 07:16 PM
11 Feb 19, 2012 04:18 PM
by a153fish
nesting box
by keng1111 - Feb 16, 2012 10:48 AM
2 Feb 17, 2012 07:08 PM
by a153fish
Do you see anything odd in this corn?
by RanL - Feb 15, 2012 04:06 AM
14 Feb 18, 2012 11:27 PM
by WillisWildlifeEnterprises
New pics, WC Bradford Co., FL corn
by CarlKoch - Feb 13, 2012 09:05 PM
6 Feb 17, 2012 06:51 PM
by a153fish
Cornsnake laws in Ga?
by electricbluescat - Feb 11, 2012 09:40 PM
1 Feb 12, 2012 08:47 AM
by tspuckler
A question about timing
by mrkent - Feb 04, 2012 03:50 PM
2 Feb 05, 2012 12:58 PM
by tspuckler
Getting Ready for a New Season
by tspuckler - Feb 04, 2012 12:12 PM
4 Feb 17, 2012 06:54 PM
by a153fish
what morph is this?
by creepycrawler - Feb 02, 2012 03:39 AM
2 Feb 02, 2012 02:00 PM
by DMong
Ceramic heater question...
by oneb470 - Feb 01, 2012 01:26 PM
1 Feb 02, 2012 08:16 AM
by tspuckler
Lacy, the darkest pewter that e'er was.
by Shiari - Jan 31, 2012 07:21 PM
1 Feb 01, 2012 12:30 PM
by DMong
Holdback corn at a year and a half
by CarlKoch - Jan 30, 2012 09:52 PM
6 Feb 02, 2012 08:09 PM
by CarlKoch
...biggest corn snake I have ever seen
by gizzy20001 - Jan 30, 2012 03:24 PM
10 Feb 01, 2012 10:45 AM
by cochran
Help with CornSnake
by lilfatlata - Jan 29, 2012 04:45 PM
6 Jan 31, 2012 05:01 PM
by lilfatlata
2011 keeper
by cochran - Jan 28, 2012 12:12 PM
14 Feb 02, 2012 07:17 AM
by cochran
racks
by keng1111 - Jan 23, 2012 09:57 AM
1 Jan 23, 2012 11:10 AM
by Shiari
Morph Understanding for newbs?
by Arachnobaron - Jan 22, 2012 12:56 PM
12 Jan 31, 2012 05:27 PM
by SunHerp
My corn sanke vid.
by snakeeyes1618 - Jan 18, 2012 10:46 AM
9 Jan 22, 2012 04:19 PM
by snakeeyes1618
Help figuring out what this guy is??
by botz72 - Jan 09, 2012 10:35 AM
3 Jan 20, 2012 05:42 PM
by a153fish
Second Clutch ponderings.
by Shiari - Jan 08, 2012 03:45 PM
7 Jan 20, 2012 06:02 PM
by cka
I killed the board np
by HerpZillA - Jan 08, 2012 12:36 AM
7 Jan 23, 2012 03:49 PM
by CarlKoch
Great little tub at DG
by HerpZillA - Dec 19, 2011 07:04 PM
11 Jan 02, 2012 06:50 PM
by HerpZillA
cleaning tanks/racks
by keng1111 - Dec 19, 2011 04:11 PM
2 Dec 23, 2011 09:03 AM
by a153fish
problem with ads?
by cochran - Dec 18, 2011 03:09 PM
0 No replies
Ice blood Tessera
by GerardS - Dec 16, 2011 02:53 PM
1 Dec 21, 2011 07:14 PM
by a153fish
Mystery Corn
by gzgraph - Dec 15, 2011 03:17 AM
2 Jan 19, 2012 08:21 PM
by SlytherLyn
Lump ...any ideas what it is?
by janome - Dec 13, 2011 05:00 PM
2 Dec 14, 2011 10:49 AM
by emysbreeder
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