Snake ID please

• Sep 19, 2011

• #1

jman9977

Senior Member

Wife found this one under the carport today. About 7" long. She put it in a glass jar and it strikes at everything that gets close. Looked online put can not find what can it is.

Thanks for the help
Jim

 

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• Sep 19, 2011

• #2

Bucky T

GONetwork Member

Juvi Rat Snake?

 

• Sep 19, 2011

• #3

Keebs

Miss Moderator Ma Hen

Staff member

I was gonna say corn snake........... where's germag when ya need him?

 

• Sep 19, 2011

• #4

flintdiver

Senior Member

Hatchling Black racer. It will turn solid black as an adult.

 

• Sep 19, 2011

• #5

mdgmc84

Senior Member

Im with flintdiver, there was a similar snake id pic on this forum a while back. seems like that was what everyone finally agreed on.

 

• Sep 19, 2011

• #6

germag

Gone But Not Forgotten

Yep...looks like a baby black racer to me.

 

• Sep 19, 2011

• #7

jman9977

Senior Member

Thanks everyone. Glad it's not a poisons one. I let it go behind the barn. Maybe it will be thankful and help keep the rats down.

 

• Sep 19, 2011

• #8

germag

Gone But Not Forgotten

jman9977 said:

Thanks everyone. Glad it's not a poisons one. I let it go behind the barn. Maybe it will be thankful and help keep the rats down.

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Excellent!!! Good job. Yeah, it will help keep the rodent population down and will also occasionally dine on venomous snakes, given the opportunity.

 

• Sep 20, 2011

• #9

Slingblade

Gone But Not Forgotten

Nice job giving it a pass.

 

• Sep 20, 2011

• #10

dawg2

AWOL ADMINISTRATOR

Baby black racer. They will eat rattlesnakes. Watched one do it on my property. Good snake!

 

• Sep 20, 2011

• #11

swamp hunter

Senior Member

DANG ! . I didn,t know that They changed Colors as They Mature And I got lot,s of Black Racers round the House. Been seein Them for Years .

 

• Sep 20, 2011

• #12

MrBull

Senior Member

Yep, corn snakes have similar colors but a little different pattern.

 

• Sep 20, 2011

• #13

germag

Gone But Not Forgotten

swamp hunter said:

DANG ! . I didn,t know that They changed Colors as They Mature And I got lot,s of Black Racers round the House. Been seein Them for Years .

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Yep, they sure do.....coachwhips are very similar too.