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Blue or Black Racer

Coluber constrictor priapus

Photo by Wes Masters
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Field Notes

Description:

Believe it to be whats called a blue racer

Habitat:

Found it on the edge of my woods at first in the leaves.

Notes:

ty for the info

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
MitchRay
It's a Southern Black Racer (Coluber constrictor priapus). They can appear very blue (as can many subspecies of C. constrictor) and are often called blue racers or blue runners.

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PublishedJune 15, 2011

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