What are the top contenders for largest snake species in N.A.?
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Biggest North American snake species.
joann42
Sep 29, 2011 10:36 AM
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tonkashouse
Sep 29, 2011 11:14 AM
It depends on where you want to draw the line of "North America". It also depends on if you mean "Native" species. The largest snake in North America right now is the Burmese Python. Not native, but clearly established in a small area.
If you mean largest native snake north of the Panama Canal... that would be boa constrictors.
If you exclude central america, probably Drymarchon melanurus (Cribos and Indigos).
LarryF
Sep 29, 2011 01:19 PM
If you mean the U.S. and Canada, and native snakes only, I think you're talking indigos, black rats, gopher/pines, Eastern and Western diamondbacks, depending on whether by "big" you mean long, heavy or some combination.
There may be others that I'm not coming up with...
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NCHornet
Sep 29, 2011 04:28 PM
Some of the biggest that I have seen have all been large Rat snakes.
