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Ident help please lg black snake

sieverbells May 18, 2005 01:09 PM

found in northcentral arkansas mid day no water but lots of fields.
agressive at his time after ident will be relising back in same spot found.
black body some small speckling not like a speckled king but some not in any deff pattern belly white starting at head blending to a mottled grey possably going blue .more pic in my gallery. thanks for the help
sorry about bad pic buty had to keep in tank no one here att his time to help

Replies (4)

Hotshot May 18, 2005 01:14 PM

>>found in northcentral arkansas mid day no water but lots of fields.
>>agressive at his time after ident will be relising back in same spot found.
>>black body some small speckling not like a speckled king but some not in any deff pattern belly white starting at head blending to a mottled grey possably going blue .more pic in my gallery. thanks for the help
>>sorry about bad pic buty had to keep in tank no one here att his time to help
>>
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RATS
1.0 Corn snake "Warpath" (KY locale)
1.0 Black rat snake "Havok" (KY locale)
1.1 Black rat snakes "Reaper and Mystique" (MO locale)
1.0 Albino Black rat snake "Malakai" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Everglades rat snake "Deadpool" (Dwight Good stock)
0.1 Greenish rat snake "Rogue" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Yellow rat snake "Wolverine" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Grey rat snake "Punisher" (White oak phase)(Dwight Good stock)

RACERS
1.0 Eastern Yellow Belly racer "Nightcrawler" (MO locale)

KINGS
1.1 California king snake "Bandit and Moonstar" (Coastal phase)
1.0 Prairie king snake "Bishop" (KY locale)
0.1 Black king snake "Domino" (KY locale)
1.0 Desert Kingsnake "Gambit"
0.1 Florida Kingsnake "Shard"

MILKS
0.0.1 Eastern Milk snake "Cable" (KY locale)
0.0.1 Eastern/Red milk intergrade "Omega Red" (KY locale)

BULLS/GOPHERS/PINES
0.1 Sonoran Gopher "Husk"

Good luck and Happy Herping
Brian

sieverbells May 18, 2005 02:54 PM

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Hotshot May 18, 2005 06:59 PM

the colors can be vastly different.

Im from MO and all I knew was jet black rat snakes, until I moved here to KY, and found out just how variable they are!!

Here is a pic of my KY black rat...

And a pic of my male MO locale black rat..

and that is why I love the rat snakes!!
Brian

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RATS
1.0 Corn snake "Warpath" (KY locale)
1.0 Black rat snake "Havok" (KY locale)
1.1 Black rat snakes "Reaper and Mystique" (MO locale)
1.0 Albino Black rat snake "Malakai" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Everglades rat snake "Deadpool" (Dwight Good stock)
0.1 Greenish rat snake "Rogue" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Yellow rat snake "Wolverine" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Grey rat snake "Punisher" (White oak phase)(Dwight Good stock)

RACERS
1.0 Eastern Yellow Belly racer "Nightcrawler" (MO locale)

KINGS
1.1 California king snake "Bandit and Moonstar" (Coastal phase)
1.0 Prairie king snake "Bishop" (KY locale)
0.1 Black king snake "Domino" (KY locale)
1.0 Desert Kingsnake "Gambit"
0.1 Florida Kingsnake "Shard"

MILKS
0.0.1 Eastern Milk snake "Cable" (KY locale)
0.0.1 Eastern/Red milk intergrade "Omega Red" (KY locale)

BULLS/GOPHERS/PINES
0.1 Sonoran Gopher "Husk"

Good luck and Happy Herping
Brian

Snake_Master May 19, 2005 11:47 AM

Its a black rat snake for sure.

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