{"topic_id":"exotic_pet_profile_corn_snake","category":"exotic-pet-profile","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_pet_profile_corn_snake\ncategory: exotic-pet-profile\ntitle: \"Corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) — species profile (taxonomy, origin, lifespan, husbandry basics)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Animal Diversity Web (animaldiversity.org, University of Michigan) — species account Pantherophis guttatus\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/exotic-profile-2026/corn_snake.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-28\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverified: true\nverification: c1_substring\nsource_document: \"Animal Diversity Web species account (Pantherophis guttatus)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Animal Diversity Web (animaldiversity.org, University of Michigan)\"\n  title: \"Corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) — species profile (taxonomy, origin, lifespan, husbandry basics)\"\n  url: \"https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Pantherophis_guttatus/\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-28\"\n  ref: \"ADW species account Pantherophis guttatus\"\n  doc_type: \"expert species account (.edu, compiled from primary literature)\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n\n# Corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) — species profile (taxonomy, origin, lifespan, husbandry basics)\nAuthoritative first-hand species account (Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan). All bullet facts are verbatim from the cited source and C1-substring verified.\n## Natural History & Origin\n- Corn snakes can be found in a wide variety of terrestrial habitats, preferring deciduous\n- found in fields, grassy areas, and in suburban areas near homes and barns.\n- has been found in mountainous regions up to about 1800 m in elevation but typically\n## Habitat\n- forests and rocky regions where crevices and logs provide nests.\n- early July in stumps, logs, or burrows that are warm and humid.\n- diet is rodents, they also spend time underground in the burrows of their prey.\n## Size\n- Large spots run along dorsal side\n- of the body, while the flat underside commonly has a black and white checkered pattern.\n- length of 70 to 120 cm for the combined sexes.\n## Lifespan\n- The longest recorded lifespan of this species in captivity was just over 32 years.\n- Although no information on lifespan in the wild is currently available, it can be\n- infect corn snake blood cells, liver, and lung tissue.\n## Behavior & Social Structure\n- Red corn snakes are generally diurnal, but during warmer periods\n- or in warmer climates scientists have observed them to be crepuscular.\n- is rare outside of mating season, as they are solitary animals.\n## Reproduction\n- In captivity, breeders have created a wide variety of color patterns,\n- Corn snakes reach sexual maturity at 16 to 18 months of age.\n- the breeding season lasts from March to May, or year-round in the south.\n## Diet\n- (Great Plains rat snake) are currently recognized.\n- Great Plains rat snakes extends from southwestern Illinois through Texas and into\n- food is available to the snake; juveniles grow faster on a regular diet of warm-blooded\n","sources":["exotic-pet-profile — Corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) — species profile (taxonomy, origin, lifespan, husbandry basics) (retrieved 2026-07-28)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-profile","title":"Corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) — species profile (taxonomy, origin, lifespan, husbandry basics)","url":"https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Pantherophis_guttatus/","retrieved":"2026-07-28","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Animal Diversity Web species account (Pantherophis guttatus)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-profile-2026/corn_snake.txt"},"source_document":"Animal Diversity Web species account (Pantherophis guttatus)","source_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-profile-2026/corn_snake.txt","tokens_estimated":544,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}