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lives in the wall behind the front door. stuck his head out when it got humid the other day. i thought it was a corn snake but now am not so sure. Austin, TX.

Thanks!

I say Kisatchie (Pantherophis slowinskii )
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0.1 Snow Corn "Hope"
1.0 Ball Python "Wilson" (Castaway)
1. Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Chunk" (Goonies)
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0.0.1 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Onyx"
0.0.1 Black Ratsnake "Shadow"

You should encourage it out with food and snag it!!! A full body shot would be better. I had a garter snake escape once. It crawled in a crack next to my sliding glass door and died. I guess since it could not back up, it had no where to go. I did not find it until it started to stink. Had to pull part of the wall apart to get it all out, because it was starting to decompose. My brother got the pleasure of that job, as I was out of town!! lol.
Would hate to have your snake friend die in the wall
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**********Misty**********
Some people spend their lives waiting for the storm and never enjoy the sunshine.

1.1.2 bearded dragons
0.1.1 water dragons
2.4.5 leopard geckos
8.18.7 corn snakes
1.1.0 jungle corns
5.2.0 king snakes
1.0.0 royal (Ball) pythons
1.0.0 Sinaloan milk snake
0.1.0 Tri-Hybrid milk snake
0.1.0 rat snake
1.1.0 Leucistic rat snakes
0.1.0 chilean rose hair tarantula
1.1.0 emperor scorpions
1.1.0 Congo African Grey Parrots
0.1.0 German Shepherd hybrid dog

That is a Texas Rat.We have plenty here in South Louisiana.
Thanks Rob

I agree with Rob - it is a Texas Rat. The postocular dark stripe that stops at the mouth line is diagonostic (see Conant and Collins, pp. 353).

Looks like a fine specimen - you should rescue him from the cruel world of nature and give him a fine place to live with lots of savory rats to eat.

Regards,

John D
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0.1 Creamsicle Cornsake "Yolanda"
1.0 Bairds Ratsnake "Steely Dan"