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Black Rat Snake

Elaphe obsoleta

Photo by djunpaidbill
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Looks like a baby snake, only about five inches and very slim, living in the stones of my walk out. Dark with irregular tannish stripes. Tried searching for an ID online and couldn't match it up.

Habitat:

The cracks of a stone wall.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)

Possibly a juvenile Black Rat Snake. Hard to say from the photos sometimes
Photographed
PublishedApril 11, 2011

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