Can anyone ID this snake? If it's important, this is in Louisiana between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. It was out in the open after a heavy rain. It was not agressive.
Thanks in advance
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Snake ID please
pbabin
May 04, 2007 06:34 PM
Replies (6)
beladona
May 04, 2007 07:02 PM
its a harmless rat snake. probaly a black rat snake
chrish
May 04, 2007 07:30 PM
It's a Texas Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoleta lindheimeri).
They are non-venomous, although small ones can be "feisty".
Nice sharp photo BTW.
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas
Greg Longhurst
May 04, 2007 08:38 PM
For Beladona: One of the keys to this one is the red between the scales. The other is that an adult black would not be that stongly blotched.
~~Greg~~
beladona
May 05, 2007 08:17 AM
o ok but the black rats i find in oklahoma are full of red! there realy cool .but ya i agree with you its a texas now that you pionted out its an adult i was kinda thinking juvinile
NWFLHerper
May 06, 2007 09:44 AM
You might be finding ingrades rather than pure Black Rats. The two have a large ingrade zone through OK. The map below shows Texas Rats in dark, ingrades are in the hashed area and Black Rats in the NE part of OK.
DMong
May 05, 2007 10:14 PM
And yes,......that's a Texas Ratsnake.
~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"
