My friends found this snake in their kitchen and snapped a pic.
They live in Western North Carolina at around 1,400 feet elevation. My gut instinct is that it's a juvie Lampropeltis triangulum, and we have both color phases of that snake pretty plentifully here. Any thoughts? Can't say I can recall having seen a triangulum juvenile, but I can definitely rule out quite a few local species, so that's where I'm leaning. Any experienced opinions would be appreciated!
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Eastern Milksnake? Not certain.
ncnatureteacher
Aug 11, 2012 10:21 PM
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DMong
Aug 11, 2012 11:08 PM
The link tells me to log in?..........can't see a photo
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FoxTurtle
Aug 12, 2012 11:03 AM
It's a mole king, Lampropeltis calligaster. Superficially similar to an eastern milk snake.
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