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Field Notes

Description:

About 4 ft long, 1-1.5" in diameter. Black with yellow stripes, head same size as body. View in image is from the tail.

Habitat:

Charlotte, NC. Wooded park.

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern kingsnake

Lampropeltis getula

Reference Link
NeilDazet
3

King snake
Amelia'Katniss'Joubert
1

Comments (5)
Ashish
Neil you are correct... This snake pair about to mating..!!
EricAndrews
Looks like a pair of black kningsnakes to me. It seems to be a male trying to mate with a female. The bottom snake seems a bit larger and that's my basis to assume that it's a female snake.
NeilDazet
Yes, I agree with Alice. Definitely 2 snakes.
NeilDazet
The believe there are two snakes in the picture. Either a male and female courting/mating or two males wrestling to establish dominance.
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PublishedMay 25, 2011

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