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No idea what type of snake this in. Found him inside a house in northern VA and have been trying to ID him using this list, but I haven't the slightest idea. He looks kind of like some Timber rattler pictures I found on Google, but he didn't have a rattle. Then again, he was pretty small and most likely a baby.
It looks like a baby BLACK RAT SNAKE.They don't turn black until they grow up.I like the way they smell,also fond of VA. jenni/
Yes, as Jenni mentioned, that is a very harmless sub-adult Black Ratsnake(formerly Elaphe o. obsoleta).
Please tell me that it wasn't killed??..
~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"
Thank you both for the response!
He wasn't killed. I walked him down the street to some woods and released him in the brush.
You're welcome!
And congratulations on releasing him unharmed...
~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"
Glad to hear he's OK.Black ratsnakes and opossums both eat ALOT of mice.jenni/
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