Technically bucket herping...

At my local hardware store, one of the guys had a bucket with these little guys in it. He said they are hatchling black racers, he hatched them and they are going into the woods this evening.

I am "assuming" that he found the eggs actually, so wild eggs that the babies belong in the wild. They haven't been kept "as pets" or anything. Just hatched and I guess ready to be released now. So I snapped a quick picture since I'd never seen wild baby snakes exactly like these.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...d/IMG_7715.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...d/IMG_7716.jpg

Cool! Baby coachwhips!!! Super jealous. I won't lie I'd probably keep one.

Yeah, see I didn't think they looked like hatchling southern black racers.... more like NORTHERN black racers which made me a little confused.

Very cool. Definitely racers but I've only dealt with eastern racers in KS, Coluber constrictor. Thanks for sharing!

Look like hatchling black racers to me too.