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Description:

Young Juvenile snake found on my neighbors doorstep, their son wants to keep it but I need help identifying it. The snake has a slender body with dark brown/grey banding on the top of it's body, its belly is also grey and has spots on it.

Habitat:

Tall wooded area

1 Species ID Suggestions

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 12 years ago
Black racer (juvenile)
Coluber constrictor Black Racer - North Carolina


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4 Comments

ChrisMck
ChrisMck 13 years ago

Thanks bob, it matches the description

Zenyn
Zenyn 13 years ago

How fast was it? I think it might me a juvenile black racer.

bob242
bob242 13 years ago

Black Rat Snake (Elaphe obseleta obseleta)

Zenyn
Zenyn 13 years ago

Don't know for sure the species but I can tell by the head shape it is not poisonous.

ChrisMck
Spotted by
ChrisMck

North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Mar 23, 2011
Submitted on Mar 23, 2011

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