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Completely black except for small amount of white on the underside of chin. Curious as to whether it was a racer or rat snake.
Umstead Park, Raleigh, NC
fairly non-agressive except for vibrating tail in leaves, upon approach.
I can't tell by the photo, but if the mid-dorsal scales are keeled then my identification as a black rat is positive. Otherwise, I'm going by the description and comments as to its behavior.
Spotted on Apr 17, 2013
Submitted on Apr 19, 2013
