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Grey Rat Snake

Pantherophis spiloides

Photo by tomk3886
Published on Project Noah
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30.5339, -84.0454

Field Notes

Description:

Non venomous. Great climbers.

Habitat:

It is abundant around our house and yard.

Notes:

May actually be Eastern Rat snake as the sitting is east of the Appalachicola River. I often find them in my chicken coop eating eggs. Second picture shows one with 3 baby bluebirds which had just eaten. I have taken chicken eggs out of their mouths. They coat the eggs with extremely slimy mucus. Hard to wash it off.

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Comments (1)
Neil Ross
Excellent spotting, Tom. Action packed, real life drama, and a great story! Thanks for sharing.

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Snakes of the Southeast U.S.
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PublishedMay 26, 2020

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