Plastic Smooth Earth Snake

The first of these harmless snakes were found in Maryland!

Our Plastic Smooth Earth Snake

This engaging, realistic-looking plastic smooth earth snake miniature is made of somewhat flexible plastic with good quality. This replica has detailed skin and an attractive realistic pose. This smooth earth snake replica makes for a nice pet, fits into a shoebox diorama, or serves as a great collectible. It is 4 1/2 inches long from nose to tail posed exactly as it appears in the photo. A unique replica of a home-grown species! Check out our other snake toys and gifts.

About Smooth Earth Snakes

Named in honor Valeria Blaney, who collected the first specimen in Maryland, the smooth earth snake (Virginia valeriae) is a nonvenomous snake found throughout the eastern United States. Smooth earth snakes are 7 - 10 inches long, and prefer to remain buried in loose soil or leaf litter.

Smooth earth snakes feed primarily on worms and slugs, and are not well-adapted defensively. This species of snake is therefore not aggressive towards humans...they typically flee the approach of any large creature. While they do have teeth, the small size of the teeth, and the snake itself, makes them harmless to humans. If handled, the snake will defensively defecate to confuse a predator and make the snake less tasty.

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