Yep, definitely a harmless juvenile Ratsnake. Depending on the specific area of S. Carolina it was found in, it could either be a Black Ratsnake (P.o.obsoletus), intergrade "greenish" ratsnake (Black x Yellow (quadrivittata), or even a hatchling yellow that hasn't developed any color yet. All baby ratsnakes of the "obsoletus" complex are a grey background coloration with very defined black pattern as hatchlings, then develop differently as they mature. So it can often make precise subspecific ID dificult many times as hatchlings.


~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

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