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I recently made a side trip to South Carolina to see if I could find some nice black rat snakes. I succeeded.

The first was this juvenile seen crossing a paved road close to midnight:

The next morning this 6 foot plus female was seen stretched out on an unpaved road:

This 4 and a half foot male was seen crossing later on that evening just after sunset:

The following morning this subadult (under 3 feet) female was seen crossing the same road as the large female from the day before:

I decided to call it quits, but not before making one last stop near the mountains and spotting this small, 3 foot female crossing an unpaved driveway:

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Wow, those are all really nice!
I like Black Rat Snakes with a lot of black and not much pattern.
Those certainly are sweet.

Tim

I totally agree. Nice solid black, little to no pattern. These are all beauties.

such an adrenalin rush to see rat snakes kinked up in the road like that. before i have the car in park i find myself halfway out the door to get a closer look. love the road snake pic
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Some sweet finds there Nick!..

~Doug
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Lovely rats! Nice too see some good pics.
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Not a bad trip! I would like to see more pics of some nice "solid" black rat snakes.
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A nice black rat snake from near Charlotte, NC:

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