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hey everyone...i'm new here and mainly hang out in the ball python and tegu forum. i do go herping in my area..but am still not familiar with all the snakes here. i have a hard time telling them apart without a field guide. i'm from miami. the other day i went to visit my grandma at the hospital and as i was leaving the entrance i found this..i'm not sure what it is exactly..i have a few guesses. apparently someone pinched it and thought it was a hose or something. anybody know what it might be?? curiosity is killing me..lol. thanks for any help.

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1.0 arg. b/w tegu
2.1 het pieds
0.1 southern painted turtle
0.1 crested gecko
1.0 apbt

it seems to me that his/her left lung must have "popped" out from the pressure. what do you think??
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1.0 arg. b/w tegu
2.1 het pieds
0.1 southern painted turtle
0.1 crested gecko
1.0 apbt

This was a cute little racer (Coluber constrictor) no doubt murdered by some ignorant jackass. I live in California. Out here white trash go to the desert to shoot desert tortoises and anything else that moves or doesn't for that matter. If this was in Miami it is an everglades racer; a subspecie of the southern black that may resemble the larger blue racer of the north and midwest.

believe me when i tell you that i couldn't stop thinking about that snake all day. i was actually on my way to pick up my best friend. as soon as i got to her house i used her comp. and came to the conclusion it might be an everglades racer. the color of the head is what threw me off. i was right! lol. we actually went back to pick it up and in that short amount of time some other retard actually ran it over. very sad. those are the only three pictures i have. thanks for your help..i appreciate it. i'm having a hard time telling the difference between racers, rat snakes, and coachwhips. any tips?
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1.0 arg. b/w tegu
2.1 het pieds
0.1 southern painted turtle
0.1 crested gecko
1.0 apbt

Sorry for over reacting with anger to your post. I love racers and it pissed me off people intentionally slaughter them. Actually habitat destruction and selfish (over) collectors do more damage to the existing populations. Blue Racers are now extinct in Ontario with the exception of a single island where they are protected. Ratsnakes have keeled scales while racers and whips have smooth scales. Rats have a flat belly giving the animal a shape similar to a loaf of bread in cross section. Rats have round eyes and pupils while racers have ovoid eyes reminiscent of birds of prey. Whipsnakes are very thin and elongate while racers have a typical snake build. Coachwhips are a little more heavy bodied than the other species of whips but more elongate than racers. Unlike racers, ratsnakes just sit there or move slowly away when confronted by humans. Racers are far more likely to survive a hostile encounter.

Hello,

If it was found in south florida I would say it's an Everglades Racer(Coluber c. paludicola).
William

Kid down the block from killed over 100 garters one day . I blame the city as there is no protection of these snakes at all since many found by canals they are considered "trash" snakes.

ha ha I love your response about the white trash of California. I wish these people would stop sadly over-populating our world. Great way to put it. I prefer oxygen wasters.lol. Bradley.

I just moved to Miami well 6 months ago lots snakes in my area I am not familiar with them either .

In time Miami will be houses,shopping malls and golf courses . My area is still farm area but lots golf courses and more being built