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Queen Snake Found in New Jersey After 50 Years Without a Sighting

Queen Snake Found in New Jersey After 50 Years Without a Sighting

by Joeby Ragpa - Apr. 24, 2024
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New Jersey Pinelands Commission Herpetologist Jeff Dragon captured, photographed and released a queen snake (Regina septemvittata) after three years of looking for the species. He has been searching for these reptiles since 2021 and finally happened upon one on a shrub. 

About Queen Snake

The queen snake is a nonvenomous semi-aquatic snake that is in the subfamily Natricinae and in the family Colubridae. Endemic to North America, its habitat includes rivers, streams and other riparian zones. It is a crayfish specialist, feeding on freshly molted crayfish. It is olive gray to dark brown in coloration and reach about 24 inches in total length, but not much bigger.

 

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