Missouri Animals Rough earth snake   (Virginia striatula) Chordate: Vertebrate: Reptile: Serpentia: Colubridae Native North American snake Habitat: wooded hillsides. Diet: earthworms, slugs, snails, small frogs, insects.. ID Features: dark shiny snake, small size, found beneath rocks. Natural History: The rough earth snake is a small and secretive snake that only grows to 10 inches in length. It is fount under flat rocks after rains..

The graphics and text are from: The Amphibians and Reptiles of Missouri by Tom R. Johnson, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1992