found this critter in my backyard. he is 12-14 inches long...what is he? looks like a corn to me but i'm definately not an expert...
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is this a corn snake? or some other kind?
razyrsharpe
Jul 08, 2003 11:15 AM
Replies (2)
oldherper
Jul 08, 2003 11:38 AM
First off, where are you?
The picture is very dark and very small. I opened in in a photo editing program and managed to make it a little better, but still not real clear. It looks like a Gray Rat Snake, but I have seen some corn snakes from the wild with very reduced reds. An easy way to tell...a Corn Snake's belly will have a distinct black and white "checkerboard" pattern and the underside of the tail is usually striped.
gila7150
Jul 08, 2003 01:56 PM
It's pretty hard to tell from that pic. Depending on where you live it could be a grey rat like Oldherper mentioned.
It could also be a juvenile yellow ratsnake. They can be quite drab colored as babies and have those dorsal saddles which will eventually fade away.
This is a pic of one of my Everglades ratsnake hatchlings from last year. They look pretty much identical to yellow ratsnakes at birth.
Chris
