Pine woods snake
Appearance
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Species: | R. flavilata
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Rhadinaea flavilata Cope, 1871
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The Pine Woods Snake is a secretive colubrid found in scattered locations across the Southeastern United States.
Description
A small reddish brown to yellowish brown snake with a whitish to yellowish, unmarked underside. A dark stripe runs through the eye. The upper labial scales (lip scales) are a whitish or pale yellow color which led to it's other common name ; the Yellow-Lipped Snake.