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Yellow Rat Snake

Elaphe obsoleta

Description:

Rat snakes can grow to be six feet long (1.8 m). They are long slim snakes with a head only slightly wider than their body. The yellow rat snake (above), the most common color morph in Peninsula Florida, is typically yellowish with four brownish black stripes along the body. These snakes are also know as chicken snakes because they are sometimes found in chicken coops where they seek out eggs. http://www.wildflorida.com/wildlife/snak...

Habitat:

Wetlands

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9 Comments

James McNair
James McNair 9 years ago

Thank you aroa1

James McNair
James McNair 9 years ago

Thanks Pieter

PieterColpaert
PieterColpaert 9 years ago

Nice one!

James McNair
James McNair 9 years ago

Thank you Chaitanya

Chaitanya
Chaitanya 9 years ago

What a beautiful show of colour! You've good eye and good lense!!

James McNair
James McNair 9 years ago

Thank you Christos

ChristosMaroulis
ChristosMaroulis 9 years ago

Very nice!!

James McNair
James McNair 9 years ago

Sorry Hema. Not sure what I did there. Thank you.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 9 years ago

James,the description is great but repetitive.

James McNair
Spotted by
James McNair

Florida, USA

Spotted on Aug 31, 2014
Submitted on Sep 3, 2014

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