If that one was aimed at my photo, it's not an indigo. I live in NE Kansas. But it is a BIG Western rat snake.
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That is a nice looking snake.
"Western"
Sean98 said:
If that one was aimed at my photo, it's not an indigo. I live in NE Kansas. But it is a BIG Western rat snake.
It was. Lol. And wow!!!
Then what is it? That is what it seems to be.
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Pantherophis obsoletus also known as the western rat snake, Texas ratsnake, black rat snake, pilot black snake, or simply black snake is a nonvenomous species of Colubridae found in central North America. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Thank goodness that black snake is in Kansas and not Alabama.
tx4guns said:
Thank goodness that black snake is in Kansas and not Alabama.
What we have here is a magnificent specimen of pure Alabama Blake snake, but It ain't too GD beaucoup.
12F Mane or ursusguy?? Which one of you owns this????
The "western" thing is a new taxonomical shift which I don't necessarily agree with. I like the old designation of black ratsnake.
Ursus would have eaten both instead of going for the mount...Tursiops93 said:
12F Mane or ursusguy?? Which one of you owns this????
Only taxidermy I own are those sweet stuffed giant toads playing sports you could buy in Nuevo Progresso and Nuevo Laredo.
Yeah, I'm not real big on taxidermy (ie cheap), all I have is a European mount of my elk.
But damned funny
But damned funny
You just solved a long time mystery for me. I saw a 6' black snake crossing a road at Lake Rita Blanca (near Dalhart) something like 35 years ago and everybody told me I was mistaken and/or crazy and there weren't any snakes that big or that dark colored in the Panhandle. I had been thinking that maybe it was an Indigo but believe that this would be far too north of their reported range. The snake in this pic looks exactly like the one I remember.Sean98 said:
A couple photos I snapped while we were turkey hunting. First photo was a big dude.
Great pic. Thanks for posting!
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That probably was an indigo if in dalhart.
No, Dalhart isn't close to the range of indigos and isn't in the range of ratsnakes either. My guess would be a desert kingsnake with a reduced pattern and the snake was less than 5 feet.
After doing a google image search, I have to admit that it might have been a desert kingsnake. Going from memory here, but I do recall that it wasn't so much a shiny black color as it was a slightly greyish kind of black. And it might have had some pattern to it but it was subtle. Maybe it was about to shed it's skin?
But I'm sticking to the 6' length part of my story. That was a big snake...
But I'm sticking to the 6' length part of my story. That was a big snake...
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This monster hanging out in our shed.
Just did a Google search for rat snake. Hard to believe one species can look so different color and pattern wise.
Just found this little guy in my garden while working. Lucky fellow that he isn't chopped in half. Just dug out 3 big bushes and then chopped up the whole area before planting. Not big at all maybe 6 inches still caught me off guard was on my hands and knees inches from it when I saw it.
Any idea what he is? Never seen anything like him.
Edit to add I'm in Dallas/Grand Prairie 3 minutes from Joe Pool Lake. And fighting with the dang image...
Any idea what he is? Never seen anything like him.
Edit to add I'm in Dallas/Grand Prairie 3 minutes from Joe Pool Lake. And fighting with the dang image...
Rough earth snake.
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Hachieaggie10 said:
Just found this little guy in my garden while working. Lucky fellow that he isn't chopped in half. Just dug out 3 big bushes and then chopped up the whole area before planting. Not big at all maybe 6 inches still caught me off guard was on my hands and knees inches from it when I saw it.
Any idea what he is? Never seen anything like him.
Edit to add I'm in Dallas/Grand Prairie 3 minutes from Joe Pool Lake. And fighting with the dang image...
Same thing I posted pics of a couple days ago.
What's with the fat body and skinny tail? Did it just recently start eating well so the fat hasn't made it's way down? Something about this one seems odd.
She is gravid.
If you watch naked and afraid, they were in the Atchafalaya swamp and they killed a "copperhead" and ate it.... it was a juvenile water moccasin.
Naked and afraid? Really? You have a pretty cool schtick going on here with your snake knowledge. Don't ruin it!!ttha_aggie_09 said:
If you watch naked and afraid, they were in the Atchafalaya swamp and they killed a "copperhead" and ate it.... it was a juvenile water moccasin.
Found this little guy in the pool over the weekend. No idea what it is.
Missouri City area.
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Looks like a checkered garter.
Texas brown snake
A buddy just sent me this. It was spotted on a golf course in Port A
Kingsnake?
Speckled kingsnake.
A very good one!
A very good one!
Beautiful snakes.
Awesome snake!
Oh, and thanks for the location posting by everyone recently! Helps out a lot.
Oh, and thanks for the location posting by everyone recently! Helps out a lot.
No pic, but found a red striped ribbon snake in my front yard yesterday. He was probably 2' long. He went back under my rosemary bush before I could snap a pic so I just left him alone.
Our neighbors posted a fuzzy picture a few weeks ago of a snake with a red head and black colored body. Any idea what it could be? League City area.
Doesn't really fit the description of anything but probably ratsnake