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Eastern/Gray Ratsnake Complex (Complex Pantherophis alleghaniensis)Observer
shreyes
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Western Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus)Observer
patrickgowerDescription
First P. obsoletus recapture for Willson Lab
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Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum)Observer
odddaveDescription
One of the coolest snakes I've ever seen. Appears to be a melanistic Eastern Milk Snake. Found on the state line.
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Western Yellow-bellied Racer (Coluber constrictor ssp. mormon)Observer
acasteleinPlace
PrivateDescription
Found on the crawl, with @herpingwestusa and @faris
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North American Racer (Coluber constrictor)Observer
kaseymeeksDescription
Looks like several different species!
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Western Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus)Observer
brmaldoDescription
Doesn’t look it but he was 6 ft 4.5 from snout to tail tip. Biggest rat of my life.
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Eastern Ratsnake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis)Observer
sam_blueDescription
SB00175
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Eastern Ratsnake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis)Observer
uconnbirdfishDescription
My friend was walking and came upon this 4 ft Black Rat Snake coiled around a juvenile Broad-Wing Hawk. The Hawk was unconscious. He and his wife picked up the duo with a towel and untangled the snake. The snake had a small wound near the tail so he surmised that the hawk likely attacked the snake, but bit the wrong end. Big mistake! Rat Snakes are constrictors. The snake slithered away seemingly unaffected. The hawk took approx 20 minutes to recuperate and fly away. Happy ending for the snake - lesson learned we hope for the hawk.
The hawk had a purple band on its leg, but we don't know who tagged it.
A separate observation has been logged for the hawk.
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Eastern/Gray Ratsnake Complex (Complex Pantherophis alleghaniensis)Observer
mfranzen
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Florida Watersnake (Nerodia fasciata ssp. pictiventris)Observer
amdursoDescription
Aberrant coloration. At first we thought it was a N. fasciata x N. clarkii hybrid but the dorsal pattern is too banded (not stripey) and the ventral pattern is unstriped but not plain, albeit very low contrast (orange vs yellow half-moons). Compare a few other "hypomelanistic" N. fasciata from nearby:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/67151325
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109373290
