Common name: queensnake
Scientific name: Regina septemvittata
How to identify them
You can identify queensnakes by the three black stripes that run down their brown or gray backs and the pale, yellow stripes that run down their sides. There are also two dark stripes on the belly up toward the head. Consider yourself lucky if you get a glimpse of one of these endangered snakes.
Where they live
These beautiful snakes call water home. They need clear streams with good currents and rocky bottoms.
What they eat
Queensnakes feed almost entirely on molted crayfish that have just molted. They also munch on frogs, tadpoles, newts, minnows, snails, and fairy shrimp.
How they reproduce
Queensnakes are ovoviviparous. They give birth to live babies which have hatched from eggs inside the mother's body.
Did you know?
Queensnakes find the freshly-molted crayfish they eat by smelling them, not seeing them!