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title: "Red Cornsnake"
description: "Pantherophis guttatus — Reptiles. The corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus), sometimes called the Red Rat Snake is a species of North American rat snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/red-cornsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red Cornsnake

> Pantherophis guttatus — Reptiles. The corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus), sometimes called the Red Rat Snake is a species of North American rat snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Pantherophis guttatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `zoo` (Zoo & pets)
- iNaturalist observations: 12453
- Wikidata: [Q754747](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q754747)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73887](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73887)

## Names

- en: Red Cornsnake
- de: Kornnatter
- es: Culebra ratonera de Estados Unidos
- fr: Serpent des Blés
- it: Serpe del grano
- nl: Korenslang
- pl: Wąż zbożowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (9924), BL (30), BS (23), ZA (6), FR (5), GB (5), IT (4), BR (3)

## Summary

The corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus), sometimes called the Red Rat Snake is a species of North American rat snake in the family Colubridae. The species subdues its small prey by constriction. It is found throughout the southeastern and central United States.  Though superficially resembling the venomous copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) and often killed as a result of this mistaken identity, the corn snake lacks functional venom and is harmless to humans. The corn snake is beneficial to humans because it helps control populations of wild rodent pests that damage crops and spread disease.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_snake

## Photo

![Red Cornsnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-cornsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Demetriosss · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/75068321

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-cornsnake?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).