On our trip to the aquarium, I was excited to have the ability to hold snakes. As Samantha previously mentioned after a presentation on timber rattlesnakes and a tour of the turtle hospital, we were lead to an area that was normally set up to educate children. This is when the fun began. First a pine snake was passed around this was followed by the specimen in the picture, a corn snake. The scientific name for this snake is Elaphe guttata. This was a very young snake, although I'm not sure of the exact age. it was only about a foot long, and was very thin bodied. While I was unable to see this snake in its habitat, I know from experience that they prefer overgrown fields. Their main diet consists of small mammals, such as mice. There are many different colors and patterns of this species of snake. Typically they are red and orange though.
(Caitlin Bergen, SC)
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