Record #:

8065

Author(s):

Snelson, Franklin F.; Palmer, William M.

Abstract:

The eastern coachwhip attains the greatest length of any North Carolina snake. The largest one ever recorded measured seven feet nine inches. It prefers dry areas of sand, pine, and scrub oak, and is found mostly in the Sandhills region. In the Coastal Plain it ranges as far north as Carteret and Craven Counties. This snake feeds on small mammals, birds and their eggs, and smaller snakes. Because it is elusive, there is very little known about the snake's young or its breeding habits in the state.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 30 Issue 2, Feb 1966, p26, il

Subject(s):

Masticophis flagellum