North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 37,275
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The eastern racer, or North American racer, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to North America and Central America. Eleven subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized, which as a group are commonly referred to as the eastern racers. The species is monotypic in the genus Coluber.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Eastern racer”.