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Southern Black Racer?

Coluber constrictor

Notes:

There's more than one subspecies. In picture #3, is it smelling for prey?

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Southern Black Racer
Coluber constrictor priapus Snake Identification, Eastern Racer :: Florida Museum of Natural History


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7 Comments

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago

These guys seem to be incredibly common in Florida, so I'm sure you will see more of them!

dcslaugh
dcslaugh 8 years ago

Your Highness, :)
Yeah, I kind of thought that it was just moving around. Nice.
Thank you.

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago

I like to think there is more to me than just snakes! Haha. Yes, it's the southern black racer. In the last photo he is smelling, but not necessarily for prey. They constantly tongue flick to just figure out what is going on around them!

dcslaugh
dcslaugh 8 years ago

Well, we can't help it if snakes like her like we all do, right James? :)

James McNair
James McNair 8 years ago

Always bow to Ashley the queen of snakes :-)

dcslaugh
dcslaugh 8 years ago

Thanks, James. I'll let Ashley have the fun of making a suggestion too. :)

James McNair
James McNair 8 years ago

Based on locale I would say it is a Southern. Nice shots dc

dcslaugh
Spotted by
dcslaugh

Florida, USA

Spotted on Oct 27, 2015
Submitted on Oct 27, 2015

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