Conservation Corn snakes are often mistaken for copperheads and sometimes killed because of this. Also, because of their docile temperament, they are often kept as pets. Sometimes they are captured in the wild to be sold as pets. However, there are many snake breeders, so wild capturing does not pose a serious threat to this species. Corn snakes are not an endangered species.
Corn snakes are a nonvenomous species.
The life span of the snakes is up to 23 years in captivity, but is generally much less in the wild. The name corn snake is believed to have originated from the similarity of the markings on the belly to the checkered pattern of kernels of Indian corn. Sponsored in part by the Interagency Education Research Initiative, the Homeland Foundation and the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology . The ADW Team gratefully acknowledges their support. For more information.