endangered animals

What is the common name of the animal? The common name for my animal is Red Rat Snake or Corn Snake. What is the scientific name? The scientific name of the Red Rat Snake is Elaphe Guttata. What is this animal's status? The Red Rat Snake is listed by the State of Florida as a Species of Special Concern. What family does it belong to? Reptile-Snake What is this animal's habitat? The Red Rat Snake lives in wooded groves, rocky hills, meadows, barns, and abandoned houses. Where is this animal's habitat? The Red Rat Snake lives throughout Florida and southeastern United States. Describe your animal. Another name for the Red Rat Snake is the Corn Snake. A corn snake is a small to medium-sized snake with a brightly colored pattern of orange and dark orange splotches. The body is fairly stout with a small head. It also has black splotches along its sides. This snake is one of the prettiest of all North American snakes. What is the number known to exit of your animal? Imperiled in Florida because of rarity (less than 3000 individuals) or because of vulnerability to extinction due to some natural or man-made factor. What is the average life span of your animal? The life span of the Red Rat Snake is up to 23 years. What is the primary food of your animal? The food that the red rat snake eats is small mammals, birds, and particularly mice. Information on reproduction? Incubation occurs of up to 30 eggs that incubate for approximately 62-65 days. What threatens the life of this animal? Habitat destruction threatens the life of the Red Rat Snake.	Dutch
Sources: "Red Rat Snake." 29 Nov. 2000. On-line. Internet. 29 Nov. 2000. Available http://www.miamisci.org/ecolinks/everglades/redratsnakeinfo.html "Red Rat Snake, Corn Snake." On-line. Internet. 29 Nov. 2000. Available http://ww.seaworld.org/animal_bytes/rat_snakeab.html "Tracked Vertebrates." On-line. Internet. 14 Dec. 2000. Available http://www.fnai.org/Verts.htm
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