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Yellow Rat Snake

Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata

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Description:

I'm pretty sure this a garden snake, but it looked so big I wasn't sure. It had to be at least four feet long. Unless that's normal for a garden snake...

Species ID Suggestions

Yellow Rat Snake

Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata

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MattBordeaux
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JeffreyDuby
the current excepted scientific name for a yellow rat is Pantherophis alleghaniensis

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Backyard Habitats of the World

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PublishedJune 25, 2013

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