Ssssnake ID Please
Found this just outside our home in front of the deck last spring. It appeared healthy but a bit sluggish. I carefully picked it up with a pitch fork and moved it to a more open area on our property.
Some local suggestions are Oak snake or common garter. Are either correct?
This specimine was about 3ý to 4 feet long but I couldn't get it to line up with my yardstick for an accurate measurement so I deem it untrainable.
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9 years ago
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9 years agoThat is a Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus). What kind of ratsnake depends on where you are. Because you are in SW GA, it is technically a Gray Ratsnake although it looks like it shows some of the striping seen in snakes from further south. In your area, Gray Rats are sometimes called "Oak Snakes". They are often a bit lighter background than that but still have the same basic pattern.
Here's a similar looking ratsnake from a bit further north (Allendale Co, SC).
If you are researching online, there has been some tumult in ratsnake taxonomy of late and the snake may be listed as:
Elaphe obsoletus spiloides
Pantherophis obsoleta spiloides
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
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