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Gray Ratsnake

Pantherophis spiloides

Photo by LisaPowers
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Field Notes

Description:

Five foot long ratsnake with dirt on its chin.

Habitat:

Found crossing dirt road.

Notes:

Moved it safely off the road just as a car was coming from the opposite direction.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
LisaPowers
Thank you rams4D and Pradeep Kumar! Love my snake friends!
LisaPowers
A wildlife center or animal control are probably good bets.
HemaShah
Thank you so much Lisa, I guess we need training. In that case,maybe seek help from somebody? Like wild life centre,police,animal control?
LisaPowers
Hi Hema, I have a special snake hook that I use to safely move them and for larger venomous species, I have a set of special snake tongs that I have been trained to use properly.
HemaShah
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/294016046 upsetting and sad.
HemaShah
Hi Lisa,how do you move snakes?

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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedJune 20, 2014

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