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Basic information
Pituophis melanoleucus
Eastern Pine Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyColubrids
GenusPine and bull snakes
- Czech name
- Užovka borová
- English name
- Eastern Pine Snake
- Alternative names
- Užovka býčí, Black Pine Snake, Bullennatter, Bullsnake, Eastern Pinesnake, Florida-Kiefernnatter, Northern Pine Snake, Pine Snake, Pinesnake
- Synonyms
- Coluber melanoleucus, Churchillia bellona, Pituophis loedingi
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 2,286 mm
- Body mass
- max 956.5 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 24.3 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 22.4 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 3–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 3–24 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4JCGW · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 17509 · dryad-v5