Red Coachwhip Snake
Red coachwhip snake according to me is one of beautiful and attractive type of snake, Red coachwhip snake has so beautiful red colour that it's contrast is attractive and like a fire color, and why? because in my country I have never seen the snake like this before.
Red coachwhip's scientific name is Masticophis flagellum piceus and it's like the
Coachwhip snake as like I have shared before because this red coachwip is one family of The Coachwhip snakes in general.
This snake is so special other harmless snake to human, this red coachwhip is also include the category of
nonvenomous snakes, like python and
boa. Red coachwhip has length of body 91-260 cm of adults in average, while the babies have 13 inches long.
Red Coachwhip Snake
Red Coachwhip Snake
Red Coachwhip Snake
Red Coachwhip Snake
Red Coachwhip Snake
Red Coachwhip Snake
Red Coachwhip's Info
Although it's name is red, but actually this red coachwhip snakes has many variable of colours. The spine color could be tan, grey, red, or pink with bold brown or black crossbars or blotches. The pinnacle and neck have black markings. The end is pink.
The eyes of red coachwhip are large with round pupils. While the red coachwhip's juveniles have black eyes colour, brown or tan transverse bands on lighter background. And the hatchlings of red coachwhip snakes will not have the black neck markings.
The Red Coachwhip is usually a fast moving diurnal snake. When handled it is going to bites and twist its body, excreting musk. It can be similar in features on the Masticophis lateralis (Masticophis lateralis) containing distinct yellow lateral stripes. Via
Red Coachwhip's Behaviors
Red coachwhip usually like to mixe up in daytime. Hunts crawling with head the held high above the soil, occasionally moving it laterally. Red coachwhip snake they like act their prey when is overcome they crushed it with all the jaws or beneath loops of the body and eaten without constriction. Often strikes agressively when threatened or handled. Red coachwhip are good climbers that they competent to climb bushes and trees.
I think you have have ever meet suddenly the red coachwhip, Because they're often seen moving quickly even on hot sunny days, but often also seen while it's basking on roads during the early morning or resting underneath boards or other surface objects. The Red coachwhip are rrequently stepped on by vehicles and found dead while travelling, partly due to the tendency of this snake to avoid and eat road-killed small animals. Source.