Eastern racer

Eastern racer
	Northern black racer; (Coluber constrictor constrictor)
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Coluber; Linnaeus, 1758
Species:	C. constrictor
Binomial name
	Coluber constrictor; Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
	List Coluber constrictor ; Linnaeus, 1758; Bascanion constrictor ; — Baird & Girard, 1853; Coryphodon constrictor ; — A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1854; Zamenis constrictor ; — Boulenger, 1893; Coluber constrictor ; — Stejneger & Barbour, 1917; ;

The eastern racer, or North American racer (Coluber constrictor), is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to North America and Central America. Eleven subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized, which as a group are commonly referred to as the eastern racers. The species is monotypic in the genus Coluber.