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Central Ratsnake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

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Where it is recorded

United States56,060
North Carolina7,328
Virginia6,564
Maryland5,984
Tennessee4,937
Pennsylvania4,404
Georgia4,349
Ohio3,546
Alabama3,524
Ontario2,101

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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 Ratsnakes · Pantherophis

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