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Elaphe obsoletus lindheimerii
East Texas Pineywoods
I'm a little thrown as far as genus species and subspecies goes, it seems there is some argument on Wikipedia about where these guys belong.
Thanks! I usually try pretty hard to get my ID right so I was cursing Wikipedia and finally just picked one randomly :D
You are dead on with Rat Snake. The species and subspecies level taxonomy is contentious to say the least. I'd say it's Elaphe (or Pantherophis) obsoletus (or obsoleta) lindheimerii, but there are many who would disagree.
Spotted on Jun 4, 2008 Submitted on Jul 8, 2011
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Thanks! I usually try pretty hard to get my ID right so I was cursing Wikipedia and finally just picked one randomly :D
You are dead on with Rat Snake. The species and subspecies level taxonomy is contentious to say the least. I'd say it's Elaphe (or Pantherophis) obsoletus (or obsoleta) lindheimerii, but there are many who would disagree.