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Yellow Rat Snake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Description:

Non-Venomous--5ft--Average adult size is 36-72 inches (91.4-182.8 cm), record is 90 inches (228.6 cm). It is variable in coloration, but juveniles are gray with dark blotches and a sandy-gray belly with dark square blotches. In the panhandle juveniles and adults look alike, however, in the peninsula adults might be yellow to gray with four dark longitudinal stripes, sometimes retaining the juvenile's dark dorsal blotches. The tongue is mostly black. The scales are weakly keeled, and there are 25-27 dorsal scale rows at midbody. The pupil is round.

Habitat:

Flatwoods

Notes:

Rescued from a farm

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6 Comments

JeffreyDuby
JeffreyDuby 10 years ago

He was fine with me, just not with my dog someone let out so he came running over and snake went defensive in 2 seconds of course I was close when this happened and boom in the nose haha.

AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago

These are great pics, love them!! Definitely shows their feisty attitude that rats are known for :)

JeffreyDuby
JeffreyDuby 10 years ago

Love doing it and it helps me see more snakes!

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Thanks for rescuing it. You could add this to the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation mission. :)

JeffreyDuby
JeffreyDuby 10 years ago

I released it on my property was either that or the farmer was going to shot it out of the tree before it got to his birds :/

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Beautiful series. If it was rescued from a farm, where did it go?

JeffreyDuby
Spotted by
JeffreyDuby

Florida, USA

Spotted on Jun 14, 2013
Submitted on Jun 14, 2013

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