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re: What kind of snake is this?

Posted on 7/8/25 at 11:12 am to
Posted by Mushroom1968
Member since Jun 2023
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Posted on 7/8/25 at 11:12 am to
Looks like a rat snake
Posted by BSL Tiger
Member since Dec 2013
19 posts
Posted on 7/8/25 at 11:16 am to
I thought the same thing. It’s 6-7” long.
Posted by NOLAGT
Over there
Member since Dec 2012
13952 posts
Posted on 7/8/25 at 11:22 am to
IDK if I am sold on that. Also looks like a juvenile prairie king with those small saddles at the rear.

OP what is the location?

Kang



Rat



This post was edited on 7/8/25 at 11:25 am
Posted by BSL Tiger
Member since Dec 2013
19 posts
Posted on 7/8/25 at 11:26 am to
South Mississippi
Posted by BSL Tiger
Member since Dec 2013
19 posts
Posted on 7/8/25 at 11:27 am to
It was a juvenile and I know they often look different…
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
86410 posts
Posted on 7/8/25 at 11:30 am to
I think it's a racer.
Posted by NOLAGT
Over there
Member since Dec 2012
13952 posts
Posted on 7/8/25 at 11:31 am to
quote:

I think it's a racer.



Changing my guess...I forgot about them as a juv, I I agree with you.

This post was edited on 7/8/25 at 11:33 am
Posted by Tangineck
Mandeville
Member since Nov 2017
2739 posts
Posted on 7/8/25 at 11:38 am to
All these years later and I didn't know those were juvenile racers. I knew they were harmless but never knew what they were.
Posted by BSL Tiger
Member since Dec 2013
19 posts
Posted on 7/8/25 at 11:46 am to
Pretty sure you nailed it. Thanks!
Posted by Deep Purple Haze
LA
Member since Jun 2007
67996 posts
Posted on 7/8/25 at 11:49 am to
rat snake
Posted by NOLAGT
Over there
Member since Dec 2012
13952 posts
Posted on 7/8/25 at 12:19 pm to
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juvenile racers


When I see them its always as adults but im not in the country so I don't see them often.
Posted by TigrrrDad
Member since Oct 2016
7937 posts
Posted on 7/8/25 at 2:47 pm to
Juvenile racer - which type depends on your location.



I hatched a couple dozen a couple years ago.
This post was edited on 7/8/25 at 2:52 pm
Posted by Ricardo
Member since Sep 2016
6182 posts
Posted on 7/8/25 at 2:54 pm to
Nothing to add, other than that's really cool.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
86410 posts
Posted on 7/8/25 at 3:55 pm to
See, they come out of the egg trying to bite you.
Posted by MemphisGuy
Germantown, TN
Member since Nov 2023
13704 posts
Posted on 7/8/25 at 4:14 pm to
quote:

I hatched a couple dozen a couple years ago.
Posted by duckblind56
South of Ellick
Member since Sep 2023
4428 posts
Posted on 7/8/25 at 8:39 pm to
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It’s 2025 and we still have to walk through all those steps to post a pic on TD. Unbelievable that we can’t just copy and paste


You get the biggest upvote I can give you sir.
Posted by duckblind56
South of Ellick
Member since Sep 2023
4428 posts
Posted on 7/8/25 at 8:40 pm to
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Unbelievable that we can’t just copy and paste

That's exactly how it works. You copy the image URL link, and paste it in the img dialog box.


And when you take the pic on your phone?
Posted by duckblind56
South of Ellick
Member since Sep 2023
4428 posts
Posted on 7/8/25 at 8:43 pm to
quote:

See, they come out of the egg trying to bite you.


Us Cenla baws think alike.
Posted by tigerfoot
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
60687 posts
Posted on 7/9/25 at 10:06 am to
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See, they come out of the egg trying to bite you.
probably my first and basically last snake handling experience was a big racer when I was about 12 years old. There is simply no way to describe how fast and often he bit or tried to bite me.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
86410 posts
Posted on 7/9/25 at 10:09 am to
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There is simply no way to describe how fast and often he bit or tried to bite me.
My first buttermilk sighting was at Kees park. The bastage started striking at me when I was 10' away.
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