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Texas Rat Snake

Pantherophis obsoletus emoryi

Photo by MitchRay
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

Roughly 5 ft. long. I've read that they "crinkle" themselves while basking to break up their silhouette, making it harder avian predators to spot them.

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Anurag
It's nice! He's camouflaged. Good spotting!
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PublishedJune 2, 2011

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