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Black Rat Snake, Sept. 2008,
Charlotte, NC
 This
juvenile rat snake was captured and
photographed by Erik O. in Charlotte, N. C., in early September, 2008.
Erik wrote:
"Jerry---I found this youth sized snake,
about 12 inches long, moving across my driveway in Eastern N. Carolina
about 30 miles north of Charlotte. The best I can match it to is the
Texas rat snake. Have you heard of that species being found this far
west before?" ME: This is a black rat snake (Elaphe
obsoleta obsoleta) juvenile. It differs from The Texas subspecies (E.
obsoleta lindheimeri) by having charcoal saddles in the juvenile,
and a dorsal head that lacks the double spearpoint that comes together
over the eyes. As this specimen ages it will darken until it is almost
entirely black except for a light belly. The genus Elaphe is
named from a Greek word meaning "deerskin". This genus, in the family
Colubridae, is found exclusively in North and Central America, and is
represented by ten species and several subspecies.
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TERMITE ENCOUNTERS *
SNAKE ENCOUNTERS * SNAKE
BITE FIRST AID *
SNAKE
EXCLUSION *
SPIDER
ENCOUNTERS FOR 2008 *
SPIDER ENCOUNTERS FOR 2007 *
SPIDER
BITE FIRST AID *
SPIDER
EXTERMINATION
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PUSS CATERPILLAR ENCOUNTERS *
PUSS CATERPILLAR FIRST AID *
PUSS CATERPILLAR EXTERMINATION
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