Common Name:

 Common Rainbow Snake
Scientific Name:
Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma
Etymology:
Genus:

Farancia has no known meaning.
 Species:
erytrogramma combines two Greek words, erythros  which means red and gramma  which means line or picture, referring to the dorsal red stripes.
 Subspecies:
erytrogramma combines two Greek words, erythros  which means red and gramma  which means line or picture, referring to the dorsal red stripes.
Vernacular Names:
Horn snake, mud snake, red-lined snake, red-lined horned snake, red-sided snake, sand hog, sand snake, striped wampum.
Average Length:
27 - 48 in. (68.8 - 122 cm)
Virginia Record Length: 
Record length:
66 in. (167.6 cm)

 

Virginia Fish and Wildlife Information Service: Species Booklet

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