Cornsnake

Hi! I’m a Cornsnake

Found across the eastern United States, Cornsnakes are beautifully patterned orange, red, and brown. They're constrictors, and will wrap around their prey before consuming it whole. They inhabit woods, meadows, open rocky areas, and barns or abandoned buildings, where they prey on mice.

The National Zoo & Aquarium is home to 4 Cornsnakes: Pepper, Candy, and Kernal.

Cornsnake Facts

Taxonomy

Elaphe guttata

Population Movement

Unknown

Current Animals

Kernal, Candy, Pepper

Life Span (captive)

Up to 23 years

Weight

900g

Reproduction

Breeding season for these snakes takes place from March to May. Corn snakes are oviparous, meaning they are egg layers. In late May to July, the female snake lays a clutch of 10 to 30 eggs in rotting stumps, piles of decaying vegetation or other similar locations with sufficient heat and humidity to incubate the eggs.

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Group Count

3

Life Span (wild)

6-8 years

Size

61-182cm length

Gestation

60-65 days incubation

Distribution

South-eastern United States