Coluber constrictor constrictor or the northern black racer is the species that I am referring to. It is the only large black snake and the only racer to my knowledge in northern new england.

You are right. There are populations in southern Maine that are more northern than the ones in VT. To my knowledge they are only in southern main and are not very common - only a few scattered populations that all gather at a few critical denning sites. VT is pretty close to the northern most limit but I guess I just should have said the edge of their natural range. Several of the other subspecies in other parts of the US are found even further north up into Canada.

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