Here is what I consider to be a pretty and rare Eastern Milksnake...at least that's what it appears to me be with the low resolution cell phone pic that my brother-in-law sent me.

He lives where I grew up in Southeast Michigan about an hour north of Detroit. I have only come across these handsome snakes once the entire time I lived in MI. Any second oppinions on the ID? He was under the impression that it was a massassauga rattler, but I was able to quickly convince him that it was definitely not and actually appeared to be a pretty rare find. Is this a semi-common pattern for Eastern Milks...I have not seen enough to know. Anyways I thought it was cool enough to share. Enjoy. I will try to get some more pics from him

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• Eastern Milksnake / Rare Pattern? - granddl, Mon Sep 5 09:53:54 2011
• RE: Eastern Milksnake / Rare Pattern? - tspuckler, Mon Sep 5 10:47:34 2011
• RE: Eastern Milksnake / Rare Pattern? - DMong, Mon Sep 5 11:52:46 2011
• RE: Eastern Milksnake / Rare Pattern? - Joe_M, Mon Sep 5 14:49:56 2011
• RE: Eastern Milksnake / Rare Pattern? - Brad_Lee, Mon Sep 5 16:55:56 2011
• RE: Eastern Milksnake / Rare Pattern? - granddl, Mon Sep 5 18:01:15 2011
• RE: Eastern Milksnake / Rare Pattern? - DMong, Mon Sep 5 19:08:24 2011
• I want it!..... - a153fish, Wed Sep 7 05:18:15 2011
• RE: Eastern Milksnake / Rare Pattern? - granddl, Thu Sep 8 23:08:06 2011
• RE: Eastern Milksnake / Rare Pattern? - Brad_Lee, Fri Sep 9 11:19:32 2011
• RE: Eastern Milksnake / Rare Pattern? - granddl, Sat Sep 17 12:40:48 2011