Northern Black Racer

Coluber constrictor constrictor

Description:

Ever since I moved to South Carolina, I've been seeing skinks and anoles all over the place. I finally saw a snake! This one is a juvenile northern black racer.

Habitat:

Basking on a rock.

1 Species ID Suggestions

AshleyT 10 years ago

Racer (Juvenile)

Coluber constrictor Coluber constrictor

2 Comments

Anthony8 10 years ago

Neat, thank you for sharing Ashley :)

AshleyT 10 years ago

Glad you finally saw a snake :) These guys are super cute! They lose all of their pattern as they become adults and turn to a solid color, and that color is based on range. Which in your area, you have the Black Racer

Spotted by
Anthony8

South Carolina, USA

Spotted on Aug 26, 2013
Submitted on Aug 26, 2013

Spotted for Missions

Snakes of the United States - Center for Snake Conservation
Snakes of the World
Reptiles of the World