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Texas Rat Snake

Elaphe obsoleta lindheimerii

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Field Notes

Description:

Golden yellow snake with brown checker pattern and white or grey color inside brown areas. About 3 feet long and 3-4" wide. Moving sideways, winding, across a road in a rural area (farm on both sides of the road). Not appearing aggressive, stopped moving as I moved closer, then slowly moved as I backed away. No sounds, hissing, etc.

Habitat:

Rural, farm area

Species ID Suggestions

Texas Rat Snake

Elaphe obsoleta lindheimerii

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Comments (1)
Dragunov2
NICE! Beautiful pattern/color variety.

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Reptiles of the World
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Central Texas Biodiversity Survey
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Biodiversity of Texas
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Snakes of the United States - Center for Snake Conservation
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Texas Wildlife Photographers
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PublishedJune 2, 2017

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