The Skinny:
Caught in Horry County on Golf Course by a friend who is a greens keeper there. It was caught after coming off the fair way and heading into the woods. It is NOT an escaped pet. We are suprised as anyone that he made it to adulthood. He came from prime greenish habitat.
The snakes coloration is hard to capture and even harder to comprehend unless seen in person. It is pastel yellow and pink with gold eyes, no other coloration present. He is about 36" long and not teribly aggressive for a rat snake.
He has since captured several adult females from within 100' of where the male was taken. Obviously he plans to breed it to the local specific females and see what happens.
Anyway, thought everyone would like to see the new snake. I think this is a new morph to the greenish (this is not an yellow rat or black rat breed into it, this morph is true to the natural cross)
Enjoy!!
dc
