Looks like gaigeae to me. Here's one of mine at about 1 year that has a similar head pattern.

Also on the tail poking thing, I have definitely noticed it with BM's and I personally have never seen it with the other milks I have worked with (pueblans and easterns). I thought it was odd behaviour the first couple of times I saw it as well.


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Joe

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• Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Drdan, Sat Aug 11 03:34:43 2012
• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - gerryg, Sat Aug 11 08:18:40 2012
• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Drdan, Sat Aug 11 13:52:36 2012
• Here he is at 4 months... - Drdan, Sat Aug 11 14:44:39 2012
• Doug... or someone more knowledgeable - gerryg, Sat Aug 11 15:45:40 2012
• RE: Doug... or someone more knowledgeable - Lundberg, Sat Aug 11 16:11:06 2012
• RE: Doug... or someone more knowledgeable - gerryg, Sat Aug 11 16:43:28 2012
• RE: Doug... or someone more knowledgeable - DMong, Sat Aug 11 20:07:24 2012
• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - gerryg, Sat Aug 11 19:29:16 2012
• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Lundberg, Sat Aug 11 16:27:21 2012
• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Drdan, Sat Aug 11 23:53:07 2012
• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - DMong, Sun Aug 12 02:38:29 2012
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• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Drdan, Sun Aug 12 13:55:26 2012
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• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - DMong, Sun Aug 12 18:17:59 2012
• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Drdan, Sun Aug 12 23:34:30 2012
• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - DMong, Mon Aug 13 00:17:59 2012
• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Drdan, Mon Aug 13 00:34:52 2012
• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - DMong, Tue Aug 14 03:08:56 2012
• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - RossPadilla, Thu Aug 16 00:16:25 2012
• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - DMong, Mon Aug 13 00:13:28 2012
• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Lundberg, Mon Aug 13 19:16:04 2012
• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - DMong, Tue Aug 14 00:55:58 2012
• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - RandyWhittington, Sun Aug 12 01:01:34 2012
• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Drdan, Sun Aug 12 23:42:51 2012
• Keep us... me anyway... posted - gerryg, Sun Aug 12 13:57:08 2012
• RE: Keep us... me anyway... posted - Drdan, Sun Aug 12 23:37:20 2012
• Black Milksnake Update -- source... - Drdan, Mon Aug 13 02:11:19 2012
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• RE: Black Milksnake Update -- source... - Joe_M, Tue Aug 14 06:44:41 2012
• Lots of good info... - SunHerp, Sun Aug 12 18:10:30 2012
• RE: Lots of good info... - Drdan, Sun Aug 12 23:40:47 2012
• RE: Lots of good info... - Sinaloan, Mon Aug 13 13:49:54 2012
• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - AaronBayer, Mon Aug 13 13:03:29 2012
• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - DMong, Mon Aug 13 18:00:43 2012
• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - a153fish, Thu Aug 16 10:33:28 2012
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• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Drdan, Fri Aug 17 00:38:29 2012
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• RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Sinaloan, Sun Aug 26 08:19:30 2012