Herpetofauna - One Life's List

Western Smooth Earth Snake
Virginia valeriae elegans

St. Louis Co., Missouri. Spring 1974.
 


 

People don't see Earth Snake very often, but they may very common in places that provide suitable habitat.  They are very secretive, living their lives in the moist leaf litter and under stones and logs.  It's kind of cool that a drab little brown snake gets a name of planetary proportions!  Earth Snakes eat earthworms and other small invertebrates.  The ones pictured here are from southern Illinois.

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