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Black Rat Snake

Pantherophis obsoletus

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Field Notes

Description:

2012 black rat snake

Notes:

This guy found his way into an attic and made a surprise appearance by falling from a ceiling fan into a dinner plate.

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AshleyT
Love the way he made an appearance! Also, his feisty attitude in the first picture is adorable :) Please add this to the Snakes of the US Mission: https://www.projectnoah.org/missions/12027210

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PublishedMay 25, 2013

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