Graham's Crayfish Snake

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Graham's Crayfish Snake NONVENOMOUS

Scientific Name: Regina grahamii
Family: Natricidae
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Description & Size


  • Legless
  • No eyelids
  • Lacks external ears
  • Scales on the back have a prominent ridge in the middle (strongly keeled)
  • Divided anal scale
  • Total length: 45.7-119.4 cm (18.0-47.0 in)
  • Back color: light brown to olive
  • May or may not have dark lines extending down the back
  • Belly color: lightly colored may or may not have spots
  • Wide cream to yellow strip located on the first three scale rows on the back starting from the belly

Habitat


  • Permanent wetlands
  • Edges of streams and lakes
  • Crawfish burrows

Diet


  • Crayfish
  • Rarely frogs and fish

Life History


  • Diurnal, rarely nocturnal
  • Active season: April – October
  • Breeding season: April – May
  • Gives live birth
  • On average, 15 young per female
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