Record #:

8138

Author(s):

Snelson, Franklin F.; Palmer, William M.

Abstract:

The rainbow snake is a colorful, inoffensive reptile. Its average length is 3 to 3 and one-half feet. The largest ever found in North Carolina measured 4 and one-half feet. It is an aquatic snake and is rarely found any great distance from water.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 30 Issue 8, Aug 1966, p19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Rainbow serpent; Abastor erythrogrammus

Record #:

10358

Author(s):

Hutchens, Stan J.; DePerno, Christopher S.

Abstract:

Rainbow snakes hunt, kill, and eat American eels. With the eel population in decline, the authors seek to determine whether this decline contributes to a change in the distribution of the snake.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 72 Issue 10, Oct 2008, p31, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Rainbow serpent; American eel