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Yellow Rat Snake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Description:

4ft long snake greyish green with line strips

Habitat:

Woodlands

1 Species ID Suggestions

JeffreyDuby
JeffreyDuby 11 years ago
Yellow Rat Snake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis


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2 Comments

JohnBFrancis
JohnBFrancis 10 years ago

In NC, they are thought to be intergrades between the black and yellow... Some call them yellow rats, some call the greenish rats, locally they are known as chicken snakes....(along with about 10 other snakes...).

julia11cc
julia11cc 11 years ago

it looks like a black snake.

TerrenceRoss
Spotted by
TerrenceRoss

Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Apr 6, 2013
Submitted on Apr 24, 2013

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