What kind of snake is this?

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._4107898_n.jpg

Found in the DFW area! My mom wants to know what it is, any ideas? I don't know my Texas snakes very well, and I'd like to get to know them better.

Picture is hard to see but by your location id say black rat snake

:D Yeah, my mom was afraid to go near it, so that's the best picture she gave me. She's very curious about snakes ever since she took photos of my babies, but she doesn't know venemous from non venemous well yet.

Looks more like some sort of water snake.

www.fieldherpforums.com

Go there and put the picture up. They'll know exactly what it is.

I was also thinking water snake. Maybe a plain belly.

My vote goes to Water Snake as well. Definitely not a Black Rat.

thats a blotched water snake...

Concur w/Womsterr. Blotched water snake, aka Nerodia erythrogaster transversa. :)

Cool! Thanks everyone!