Eastern Foxsnake by Avi Herz https://padlet.com/herz_a/k2hsqdxjs9q4 Pantherophis Gloydi en-us 2019-03-01 16:06:53 UTC 2025-12-23 19:32:26 UTC hello@padlet.com Why you should vote for us! The Eastern Fox Snake is often mistaken for a venomous snake, and people kill it, but the Eastern Fox Snake is actually harmless. Their homes are being destroyed, and if you vote for us, you can help these animals at the Lake Erie Nature Center for food, shelter and medicine. herz_a https://padlet.com/herz_a/k2hsqdxjs9q4/wish/336912754 2019-03-01 16:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/herz_a/k2hsqdxjs9q4/wish/336912754 Facts Fox Snakes are actually great at climbing and swimming, but are mostly spotted on land or ground. Fox snakes hibernate in frost-free places. herz_a https://padlet.com/herz_a/k2hsqdxjs9q4/wish/336915891 Fox snakes are usually docile and not aggressive snakes but they may still bite when harassed. They also produce a musky odor similar to that of the red fox when handled, hence their common name "fox snake".]]> 2019-03-01 16:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/herz_a/k2hsqdxjs9q4/wish/336915891 Location Great Lakes region west to Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Missouri. The Eastern Fox Snake inhabits emergent wetlands along Great Lakes shorelines and associated large rivers. herz_a https://padlet.com/herz_a/k2hsqdxjs9q4/wish/336923287 2019-03-01 16:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/herz_a/k2hsqdxjs9q4/wish/336923287 herz_a https://padlet.com/herz_a/k2hsqdxjs9q4/wish/336982194 2019-03-01 18:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/herz_a/k2hsqdxjs9q4/wish/336982194 Eastern Fox Snake Photo ---------------> herz_a https://padlet.com/herz_a/k2hsqdxjs9q4/wish/336984909 2019-03-01 18:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/herz_a/k2hsqdxjs9q4/wish/336984909 Characteristics herz_a https://padlet.com/herz_a/k2hsqdxjs9q4/wish/339022993 The underside is yellowish checkered with dark squarish spots. The head can be yellow, light brown to reddish brown and is generally unmarked except for a dark band between the eyes on the top of the head and a few dark bands extending from the eye down to the mouth. 

]]> 2019-03-07 18:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/herz_a/k2hsqdxjs9q4/wish/339022993 Looks Brown, Tan, Black, With a Yellow underside. Most people compare it to a Copper Head Snake. herz_a https://padlet.com/herz_a/k2hsqdxjs9q4/wish/339350068 5-3 feet long in length]]> 2019-03-08 15:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/herz_a/k2hsqdxjs9q4/wish/339350068 Diet The eastern fox snake diet is for the most part composed of meadow voles, although on occasion they will take other prey, like a variety of small mammals including rats, mice, chipmunks, even small rabbits and birds eggs. Eastern fox snakes are major predators of small rodents, which can be agricultural pests. If fox snake numbers can be kept stable they will help control small rodent numbers resulting in less crop damage in many agricultural fields. herz_a https://padlet.com/herz_a/k2hsqdxjs9q4/wish/339352104 2019-03-08 15:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/herz_a/k2hsqdxjs9q4/wish/339352104 Predators herz_a https://padlet.com/herz_a/k2hsqdxjs9q4/wish/339360024  Their natural predators include hawks, coyotes and foxes. ]]> 2019-03-08 16:06:17 UTC https://padlet.com/herz_a/k2hsqdxjs9q4/wish/339360024