Basement field herping

So all of the sudden my husband calls me "there's a snake in the basement!"

Oops am I in trouble, did one of my snake escape :confused:

Not really, I got in the basement and here is what I found, nice 3 footer

http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/a...Ratsnake01.jpg

http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/a...Ratsnake02.jpg

http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/a...Ratsnake03.jpg

He has a few nasty bites here is one of them

http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/a...Ratsnake04.jpg

I take a few pictures go in the basement for a minute or two with the snake and, hubby says "the snake is escaping"

I'm like what? And outside by the AC unit lays a 4 footer. :D

Eastern Racer?

Nice Black Rat. Was the second one. Black Rat also?

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Originally Posted by AGoldReptiles

Nice Black Rat. Was the second one. Black Rat also?

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Yes it was, nice sight in one day, with all the raccoons and possums around here I was wondering if I would ever see some snakes, well I did :D

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Yes it was, nice sight in one day, with all the raccoons and possums around here I was wondering if I would ever see some snakes, well I did :D

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Yup that's pretty cool :)

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Originally Posted by Slim

Eastern Racer?

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Originally Posted by AGoldReptiles

Nice Black Rat

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Is this one of those times when a single type of snake is known by several different names? Or maybe a locality thing? Down here we've been calling those Eastern Racers (not to be confused with Eastern Indigos) since I was a kid...Was I taught wrong in my youth?

Cool snake :D

I wish I lived over there, all we have over here are garter snakes. I'm not saying they're bad or anything, but, I'd like to see a variety.

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Originally Posted by Slim

Is this one of those times when a single type of snake is known by several different names? Or maybe a locality thing? Down here we've been calling those Eastern Racers (not to be confused with Eastern Indigos) since I was a kid...Was I taught wrong in my youth?

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They are different it is more obvious when you look at the head, no sure if it will help but you can check them here http://srelherp.uga.edu/snakes/index.htm Black Rat, Black Racer

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Originally Posted by theReptileGuy

Cool snake :D

I wish I lived over there, all we have over here are garter snakes. I'm not saying they're bad or anything, but, I'd like to see a variety.

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I am just glad to see snakes in my back yard, and lizards, possums, raccoon etc.....not something you see where I come from so it makes me enjoy it even more.

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Originally Posted by Deborah

They are different it is more obvious when you look at the head, no sure if it will help but you can check them here http://srelherp.uga.edu/snakes/index.htm Black Rat, Black Racer

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Gottcha! The difference is obvious when you look at them side by side. Thank you!

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Originally Posted by theReptileGuy

Cool snake :D

I wish I lived over there, all we have over here are garter snakes. I'm not saying they're bad or anything, but, I'd like to see a variety.

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I am originaly from Michigan so you should be able to find alot of the same species in your area that I used to catch as a kid. You have to get out in the woods, along streams and lakes, and uncultivated fields. But you should be able to find, Fox Snakes, Blue Racers, Eastern Milk Snakes, Hognose, Massasuaga Rattlers, and Northern Water Snakes just to name a few of the larger more interesting ones. Then there are some small ones like Dekays, Red Bellies, Ribbons, and of course Garter Snakes.

Happy Herping