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Hi all. My friend found a snake in his house and he was wondering what kind of snake it was.

http://www.petfish.net/forum/index.php/topic,71333.0.html

There is a link to the forum where he posted pictures of the snake. Thanks!

It is not a Slowinski's cornsnake, it is a young Common Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus). It looks like a young Texas Ratsnake to me, but it could be a young Black or Gray Ratsnake depending on where it was found.
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas

that's what I was thinking.
Since they thought Slowinski, I'd guess they live in Northern LA or NE Texas? Texas rat, black rat, texas/black rat integrade.

Either way, it's a harmless ratsnake.
congrats on the find.
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Ok thank you both! I was really thinking the same thing you both are saying, some kind of rat snake. I told him that's what I thought it was (and him being his difficult self.. lol.) said it didn't look like one of the pics I showed him. I really thought it looked like a Texas rat. And yes, he is from Rockport, Texas.

I have another question. Are rat snakes classified as corn snakes??

No, corn snakes are rat snakes. Not the other way around.

And I am pretty sure it's a TX rat. =D

Corn snakes are the other common name for red rat snakes. One reason I have heard for that is that the belly looks like Indian corn, with the bold black checkered markings. The species guttata, is the only one with that belly marking. This includes the corn, the Great Plains, & the rosy. The Texas is the same species as most of the rat snakes, including the black & the yellow. The black is also locally called the pilot blacksnake, & the yellow is called a chicken snake.

~~Greg~~