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Coluber constrictor
Black racer?
In my backyard
Taken with my DSLR 300mm
Taxonomy is one of those ever-changing things, and I try to avoid getting caught up in it, but there appear to be quite a few subspecies of racers in the United States. This is the website of the late Joseph Collins from the University of Kansas. Scroll down to Coluber to see the list: http://cnah.org/nameslist.asp?id=6
Great shot! I think the common name has switched to "Eastern Racer" though:
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-...
Spotted on Jun 23, 2011
Submitted on Mar 27, 2012
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