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Black Rat Snake

Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta

Photo by SarahSkeen
Published on Project Noah
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Baby Southern Black Racer

Coluber constrictor priapus

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Comments (5)
SarahSkeen
Thanks! No, I found him accidentally actually and yes, I was surprised! He was a baby though....if he had been bigger I may have been a little freaked out :)
jess.blank
The only time a snake has scared me was a rat snake in a tree. You just really don't expect to see a snake at face-level. This is a great photo.

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PublishedSeptember 7, 2011

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