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Blue or Black Racer

Coluber constrictor priapus

Description:

Believe it to be whats called a blue racer

Habitat:

Found it on the edge of my woods at first in the leaves.

Notes:

ty for the info

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2 Comments

MitchRay
MitchRay 12 years ago

It's a Southern Black Racer (Coluber constrictor priapus). They can appear very blue (as can many subspecies of C. constrictor) and are often called blue racers or blue runners.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Neat to catch him in the tree.

Wes Masters
Spotted by
Wes Masters

Ripley, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Jun 15, 2011
Submitted on Jun 15, 2011

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