Northern Pine Snake
Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus ON EXHIBIT:
Cove Forest in River Journey
Pine snakes are harmless but you would not guess that by their impressive threat display. When threatened, pine snakes vibrate their tails rapidly and hiss loudly. All of this is a bluff, but it works to scare away would-be predators. Pine snakes lay very large eggs; hatchlings are almost a foot long. These snakes are excellent burrowers, spending the majority of their time
Pine snakes have no federal protection, but several states have them listed as
threatened, with a few having laws protecting them.