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  • 03-29-2009, 06:57 PM
    sekaiNdobes
    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?
  • 03-29-2009, 07:21 PM
    jdmls88
    Re: Identification Help: snake in KY
    Looks like a southern black racer to me. Do you have any clearer pictures?
  • 03-29-2009, 07:28 PM
    DutchHerp
    Re: Identification Help: snake in KY
    Looks like a rat snake, too.
  • 03-29-2009, 08:14 PM
    SerpentesCiconii
    Re: Identification Help: snake in KY
    Prairie king snake.
  • 03-29-2009, 08:16 PM
    jdmls88
    Re: Identification Help: snake in KY
    Ohh prairie king good poss.
  • 03-29-2009, 09:46 PM
    sekaiNdobes
    Re: Identification Help: snake in KY
    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!
  • 03-29-2009, 09:57 PM
    DutchHerp
    Re: Identification Help: snake in KY
    It's definitely a possibility.
  • 03-30-2009, 08:46 AM
    nixer
    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/
  • 03-30-2009, 08:38 PM
    redpython
    Re: Identification Help: snake in KY
    prairie kingsnake
  • 03-31-2009, 01:54 PM
    hardlucktattoo
    Re: Identification Help: snake in KY
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by nixer View Post
    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/

    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
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