For priapus, Coluber constrictor priapus Dunn & Wood, 1939. Original Name: Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758. For foxii, Basconion foxii Baird & Girard, 1853. Type Specimen: Not designated. For foxii, Holotype. Notes on eastern snakes of the genus Coluber.
Smithsonian Inst., Washington, xvi + 172 pp. Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Systema Naturae per Regina tri Naturae secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Status: Locally common in some parts of the state.Įtymology: Coluber – (Latin) meaning snake constrictor – constrictus (Latin) meaning ‘drawn together’ f oxii – (New Latin) patronym for Charles Fox (1815-1854) priapus – Priapus (Latin) Roman god of male creative power. Main predators are other snakes and raptors. Eats a variety of animals, including arthropods, worms, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and small mammals.
The young, 20-35 cm TL, hatch in September. Mates in May and June and female lays 10-20 eggs in late June or July. If cornered, vibrates the tail tip and can be counted on to strike repeatedly. Natural History: Alert and agile, often raises its head above the ground to look around, and reacts to disturbance by moving away quickly. Habitat: A variety of habitats including forests, open areas, and edges of forests near open fields. Hatchling and juvenile up to about 80 cm TL, blue-gray with 55-85 reddish brown blotches on back that become less distinct toward tail, and small dark spots along sides and belly. Throat distinctly lighter (yellow in northwest, white elsewhere).
Phillipsĭescription: Adult long (up to 150 cm TL) and slender with shiny, uniformly blue, blue-green, or black back. Juvenile North American racer, Perry County, Illinois.
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