SE Alabama, well over 5 foot long. Tree dweller. Second picture below.
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Please ID Snake Below, Thank you.
Farkleberry
Jun 09, 2016 05:20 PM
Replies (3)
Farkleberry
Jun 09, 2016 05:20 PM
Second photo.
McKenzieS
Jun 10, 2016 03:26 PM
It's a gray Eastern Rat Snake(Pantherophis alleghaniensis), formerly known as a Gray Rat. All of the Rat Snakes, other than the Corn and Fox Snakes, east of the Mississippi River have been reclassified as the same species.
Farkleberry
Jun 11, 2016 09:39 AM
Hi, McKenzieS
I appreciate that quick reply. There are several "gray ratsnakes" here but I had not seen this brown colorization. I have Snakes of the Southeast by Gibbons and Dorcas (2005) and could not find it. The ratsnakes I have seen here are around 5 foot with approximately a 1 1/4 inch girth and fit the textbook colorization (gray, dark). The size also threw me off. It may have eaten a roommate. It was chasing a 5 footer up the tree last week. To give you an idea of size, the hole in the tree in picture #1 is about 9" in diameter. Thank you again.
