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I myself am completely hopeless at identifying snakes. But I'm really curious to see how many people know what this is, as I hear it's often misidentified. Besides, this forum is kinda slow in the winter! I don't expect anyone to get the species, just the genus, as I'm not completely sure what the species is myself. This specimen is approximately half grown. And no fair guessing if you've seen me talking about her!

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"The serpent crams itself with animal life that is often warm and vibrant, to prolong an existence in which we detect no joy and no emotion. It reveals the depth to which evolution can sink when it takes the downward path and strips animals to the irreducible minimum able to perpetuate a predatory life in its naked horror."
Alexander Skutch

>>I myself am completely hopeless at identifying snakes. But I'm really curious to see how many people know what this is, as I hear it's often misidentified. Besides, this forum is kinda slow in the winter! I don't expect anyone to get the species, just the genus, as I'm not completely sure what the species is myself. This specimen is approximately half grown. And no fair guessing if you've seen me talking about her!
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>>"The serpent crams itself with animal life that is often warm and vibrant, to prolong an existence in which we detect no joy and no emotion. It reveals the depth to which evolution can sink when it takes the downward path and strips animals to the irreducible minimum able to perpetuate a predatory life in its naked horror."
>>Alexander Skutch
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Chris Harrison

...he was beginning to realize he was the creature of a god that appreciated the discomfort of his worshippers - W. Somerset Maugham

Try to get us a better pic. It's impossible to identify from that pic.
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1.1 00 Queretaro Mountain Kingsnake
1.1 01 Texas Glossy snakes
1.3 01 Western Hognose
1.1 00 Striped Het Albino Pacific Gophers
1.2 03 Tri-color hognose
1.1 00 Black Milks
0.1 01 Black Milk

try photographing this animal against a darker and less reflective background. Some choices might be flat black cloth or brown kraft paper. Then the camera will see lots of dark and lengthen the exposure time and/or open up the aperature and lighten things up.

I've been away from the comp for a while... I think I have a better pic, but the snake is solid matte black with tiny scales so it might not help... and I don't have any other hard to identify snakes, so this isn't any fun at all!
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"The serpent crams itself with animal life that is often warm and vibrant, to prolong an existence in which we detect no joy and no emotion. It reveals the depth to which evolution can sink when it takes the downward path and strips animals to the irreducible minimum able to perpetuate a predatory life in its naked horror."
Alexander Skutch

Atractaspis irregularis. Of course, I cheated by looking at your printroom pics.
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Chris Harrison