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ash9276

Snake ID, please!

13 years ago

My step-dad and I are in disagreement about what type of snake this is. Can someone please tell me for certain? I live in Central Virginia. Thanks!

Comments (5)

  • 13 years ago

    Pretty ... and non-venomous.

    One of the "rat snakes"? Some of them are vividly colored as juveniles.

  • 13 years ago

    It's a baby Black Rat Snake(Pantherophis obsoletta), a very common species in Virginia. Most people, I guess, expect the babies to be black like adults are in this region, but that isn't the case. This one is very typical of a hatchling Black Rat.

  • 13 years ago

    Pantherophis obsoletta

  • 13 years ago

    Close ... It's a grey rat snake. the gray rat snake is one of five subspecies, or races, of the black rat snake (E. obsoleta).

  • 13 years ago

    Gray Ratsnakes don't make it up to Virginia. It's a Black Rat as the others stated.

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