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ELAPHE GUTTATA GUTTATA [2 records]

Record 1 2016-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reptiles and Amphibians
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

The corn snake (Elaphe guttata guttata is a rat snake species that usually reaches lengths of 3' to 4'6".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reptiles et amphibiens
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 2 1977-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reptiles and Amphibians
DEF

A large genus of colubrid snakes comprising the rat snakes ... valuable as destroyers of rodents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reptiles et amphibiens
CONT

Nous arrivons maintenant aux Couleuvres du genre Elaphe. [...] On peut citer parmi elles, le Serpent des blés(Elaphe guttata) des États-Unis, [...] le Serpent noir commun(Coluber constrictor) de la même région. [...] Le rôle de ces mangeurs de Rats est tenu en Asie par le Serpent-ratier(Ptyas mucosus) [...]

Spanish

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