Identification Help: snake in KY
Hi all,
A friend of mine was surprised by this guy - she was mowing her lawn and narrowly missed this snake:
http://i41.tinypic.com/w0o0ol.jpg
She said it was "pretty big", and it wasn't really afraid of her - didn't try to get away, just sat there and watched her... then moseyed on off after awhile.
She lives in Kentucky.
Any ideas on what kind of snake this is?
Re: Identification Help: snake in KY
Looks like a southern black racer to me. Do you have any clearer pictures?
Re: Identification Help: snake in KY
Looks like a rat snake, too.
Re: Identification Help: snake in KY
Re: Identification Help: snake in KY
Ohh prairie king good poss.
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Nope, unfortunately no clearer photos. That's all she sent me. :(
We were thinking black racer... but the head shape has me doubting it. That, and I've never seen a black racer (or a prairie king) that's silvery brown, with only faint stripes running along the body.
It's a conundrum, it is!
Re: Identification Help: snake in KY
It's definitely a possibility.
Re: Identification Help: snake in KY
its hard to tell from the small photos but it looks alot like this
http://www.kentuckysnakes.org/snake_...8&option=solid
oh yea you might wanna give your friend this link so they can identify snakes
http://www.kentuckysnakes.org/
Re: Identification Help: snake in KY
Re: Identification Help: snake in KY
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Originally Posted by
nixer
Earth snakes don't get that big. To me it just looks like a black rat snake but then again I don't live in ky nor have I ever been there so I have no idea