I don't know that it is a ratsnake. It looks too pale and too striped for a Ratsnake from Arkansas and the head shape/size is wrong. They are generally darker and more blotched from what I have seen of Arkansas ratsnakes.



To me the body looks more like a striped Prairie Kingsnake. Although they are normally blotched, as old adults, many prairie kings in that part of the country become uniform brown with darker striping.



Look at the prairie king in this photo - www.snakesofarkansas.com/galleries/snake/colubridae/lampropeltis_calligaster/42306131_calligaster.jpg.html and see if you don't think that is the correct ID.
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Chris Harrison

San Antonio, Texas

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• ID, por favor! - Schismgrl18, Mon Apr 10 22:18:01 2006
• RE: ID, por favor! (try again) - Schismgrl18, Mon Apr 10 22:26:16 2006
• yup looks like a ... - crimsonking, Tue Apr 11 20:02:40 2006
• black racer probably - phwyvern, Mon Apr 10 22:28:02 2006
• RE: I think not - Greg Longhurst, Tue Apr 11 04:37:57 2006
• Yeah - mikefuture, Tue Apr 11 10:22:06 2006
• another answer.. - chrish, Tue Apr 11 16:40:57 2006
• RE: another answer.. - Dexter6185, Tue Apr 11 20:03:45 2006
• RE: another answer.. - Greg Longhurst, Tue Apr 11 21:01:44 2006
• RE: another answer.. - mikefuture, Tue Apr 11 21:03:30 2006
• RE: another answer.. - rearfang, Wed Apr 12 11:22:18 2006
• RE: another answer.. - Schismgrl18, Thu Apr 13 17:58:30 2006