all i know is that its a ratsnake , but what kind is it? can anyone tell me?
thanks
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so what is this snake?
CreepyCrawler
Nov 27, 2006 09:25 AM
Replies (4)
chrish
Nov 27, 2006 05:01 PM
Looks like a juvenile Everglade's Ratsnake.
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas
wvaherp
Nov 27, 2006 05:10 PM
looks like an everglades rat (pantherophis obsoleta rossalleni) to me
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DMong
Nov 27, 2006 07:06 PM
It can be hard to discern sometimes from photos, but it is definitely "yellow" or "everglades"ratsnake. To clear this up, all you have to do is take a close look at it's tongue. Black tongue = "yellow rat", red tongue = "everglades".........also, the "everglades" will become more "orange" with age. Although some people don't give this ssp. taxonomic validity, the differences between these two variants remain note-worthy............... hope this helped...........Doug
wvaherp
Nov 28, 2006 05:18 PM
good point, i did forget about the tongue color. been a while since i've seen either up close.
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0.0.1 wc eastern garter (slim)
0.0.1 five lined skink (alvin)
1.1 columban rainbow boas (dunno, lol)
0.1 wc girlfriend (wv mountain stock)
