# Corn Snake

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## [About the Corn Snake](https://reptilecommunity.com/t/about-the-corn-snake/41)

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The corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus ), sometimes called red rat snake \[4\] is a species of North American rat snake in the family Colubridae. The species subdues its small prey by constriction.\[5\]\[6\] It is found through…