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Rhinocheilus lecontei lecontei
We found this young snake inside the house. He was about 6 - 8 inches long and maybe the diameter of a pencil. I think it is a king snake? Mostly the king snakes we have are a lot of black with thinner bands of the yellowish/white.
Hi there. I've gone ahead and have updated the common and scientific names for you. :-)
Thank you Lisa! That does look similar. If it is, that's one we've not seen around here before!!
Nice spotting! Here is another link with a bit of information on this beauty:
http://www.reptilesofaz.org/Snakes-Subpa...
Here is what made me think gopher snake:
http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/july/papr...
Now that I look at him, I'm wondering if it might be a gopher snake? The king snakes we have here usually are more black like this:
http://www.snakesofarizona.com/saz-3.jpg...
Reading about gopher snakes and looking at some other pix, I now think maybe he is a gopher snake.
At any rate, he is now an OUTSIDE snake...
Spotted on Aug 15, 2012
Submitted on Aug 15, 2012
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