Gray Ratsnake (Pantherophis spiloides)

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Photo by LisaPowers

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Field Notes

Description:

Large, colorful ratsnake (~ 2 meters long). Lots of yellow and brown, strongly patterned.

Habitat:

Cedar glade

Notes:

These snakes are often called chicken snakes in the south because of their propensity to enter chicken coops and eat the eggs. This one is in a defensive position and ready to strike. It would periodically vibrate its tail to warn us off, a common threat display.