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As their common name implies, most snakes of the genus Storeria are a variant of brown in color. The brown can vary depending on locale, to be almost a brick red in color, to nearly black. They sometimes have a lighter colored stripe down the center of the back, and small black blotches along the body, and just behind the head. Their underside is usually lighter brown colored, yellow, or in the case of redbelly snakes, reddish in color. They rarely grow beyond 12 inches in length. One of the best means of identification is by its scales. Snakes in the genus Storeria have keeled scales. The head has no loreal scale, and the postnasal scale touches the preocular scale. So, only two scales are between the nasal opening and the eye.
This medium to large snake (20-48 in, 76-122 cm) almost always has some hints of reddish or orange in its pattern. Their body color can be orange, brown or gray, and they have a series of deep-orange, square blotches outlined in black going down their back. The sides have alternating smaller blotches. The top of the head has a spear shaped blotch with the tip of the point meeting between, or just behind the eyes. The belly is pale to white in color with a dark, nearly-checkered pattern.
This snake is found in a wide variety of habitats, but has a preference for areas with sandy soils. This includes open pine forest and maritime forests. They are also well adapted to areas with slight human disturbances and can be common around rural neighborhoods, farms and barn areas.
Cornsnakes spend a lot of their time under debris and are frequently encountered flipping over logs or bark. When the temperature is suitable, they are often seen foraging on the ground, crossing roads, or climbing in trees and bushes. They are excellent climbers. They mainly consume rodents, other small mammals, and sometimes birds which they stalk and constrict with their powerful bodies. Younger and smaller corn snakes eat small lizards. They themselves are consumed by larger mammals, other snakes, and large birds.
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