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North American Racer

Coluber constrictor

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 318, February 304, March 345, April 655, May 401, June 195, July 175, August 181, September 215, October 229, November 298, December 289.
United States28,617
Texas3,606
California2,895
North Carolina2,661
Maryland1,659
Canada1,613
Alabama1,302
Georgia1,241
South Carolina1,112
Kansas1,084

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Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderSnakes and Lizards · Squamata
FamilyColubrid Snakes · Colubridae
GenusNorth American racers · Coluber

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