>>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.
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>>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.
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>>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


Prairie kingsnake was my first thought as well. The head is far too blunt to be any species of ratsnake. The snake also has a nice sheen to it, suggesting smooth scales.

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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