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Blue Racer

Coluber constrictor foxii

Description

Terrestrial; bluish gray, olive, brownish, lead color; juveniles light gray, darker toward the tail, dark saddles or crossbands; belly pale bluish gray

Stats

Size

23 - 50 inches

Status

Common

Similar Species

Black Kingsnake, Black Rat snake, Black Racer

Diet

Insects, small mammals, birds, eggs, amphibians, other snakes

Habitat

Forest edges, abandoned fields

Reproduction

Egg-laying - up to 35 eggs will hatch in July/August

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