Identification: 25-65 in. Tan or reddish brown east of the Mississippi River with a series of large brown or reddish, black bordered spots down the back; belly white with a black checkerboard pattern. West of the Mississippi Valley corn snakes are gray with a row of darker gray or brown spots down the back; scales slightly keeled.
Habits: Corn snakes frequent pinewoods or mixed woodlands; commonly occur in and around barns and other buildings where rodents are numerous.
Distribution: The Florida Parishes and upland areas of central and northern Louisiana. A few corn snakes have been found in the low country immediately west of the Atchafalaya Basin.
