Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC
7 Nov 2018
These small snakes are harmless to humans and occur in the eastern 2/3 of the North Carolina. They are secretive, inhabiting moist woods & fields, feed on worms, insects, gastropods, and they spend much of their time underground.
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Rough Earth Snake (Virginia striatula) Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 7 Nov 2018 |
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Rough Earth Snake (Virginia striatula) Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 7 Nov 2018 Rough Earth Snakes are "rough" because each scale has an obvious ridge or "keel", seen here as a line running through the middle of the scale |
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Rough Earth Snake (Virginia striatula) Orange Co., NC 20 Mar 2011 |
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Rough Earth Snake (Virginia striatula) Orange Co., NC 20 Mar 2011 |
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Rough Earth Snake (Virginia striatula) Orange Co., NC 20 Mar 2011 |
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