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Coachwhip Snake
This is an Eastern Coachwhip that I found in the same area where we had done the prescribed burn three days before.
Coachwhip snakes are remarkable in several ways. They are among the swiftest of snakes, being able to attain speeds in excess of ten miles per hour for short distances, and they are one of the longest snakes in North America, old adults often measuring two meters or more. (This one appeared to be about two meters in length.) However, the other big North American snakes, the diamondback rattlesnake, bull and pine snakes, and the indigo snake, are all considerably heftier, attaining much greater overall body mass.
The gradual change in color, from black at the front end to nearly white at the tail end, is typical for this eastern subspecies, and it makes it more difficult to focus on the snake when it is fleeing at high speed. However, this coloration is variable, with some individuals being nearly all black, and others being uniformly tan or brown.
Coachwhip Snake
This is an Eastern Coachwhip that I found in the same area where we had done the prescribed burn three days before.
Coachwhip snakes are remarkable in several ways. They are among the swiftest of snakes, being able to attain speeds in excess of ten miles per hour for short distances, and they are one of the longest snakes in North America, old adults often measuring two meters or more. (This one appeared to be about two meters in length.) However, the other big North American snakes, the diamondback rattlesnake, bull and pine snakes, and the indigo snake, are all considerably heftier, attaining much greater overall body mass.
The gradual change in color, from black at the front end to nearly white at the tail end, is typical for this eastern subspecies, and it makes it more difficult to focus on the snake when it is fleeing at high speed. However, this coloration is variable, with some individuals being nearly all black, and others being uniformly tan or brown.