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Gray Ratsnake

Pantherophis spiloides

Description:

Light brown/gray/tan juvenile. Is this a rat snake?

Habitat:

Found under a box in a parking lot

Notes:

Juvenile

3 Species ID Suggestions

Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
Kenneth Reid
Kenneth Reid 11 years ago
Black Ratsnake
Elaphe obsoleta


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3 Comments

stephaniejeanc
stephaniejeanc 11 years ago

Will do thanks!

Also, please consider adding your spotting to the Snakes of the United States mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1202...

Thanks!

This snake is what we used to call a black ratsnake but the taxonomy has been changed. It falls into the Gray Ratsnake group now based on its genetics and geographic location.

stephaniejeanc
Spotted by
stephaniejeanc

Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Spotted on Sep 20, 2012
Submitted on Sep 20, 2012

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