Snake ID ?

[3skulls]

My sister sent me this photo.
Can anyone ID it?

With the shape of the head it looks venomous to me.


Found in Louisville KY

[3skulls]

Maybe its just a Rat and a weird angle..?

[Andybill]

Looks like it could be a pygmy rattle snake only it doesnt have a rattle as far as I can tell. It looks pretty small so maybe the rattle hasnt developed yet??? The baby rattlers I have seen up here dont have rattles at first... Im not expert though. But the pattern looks just like a rat snake... ??

[satomi325]

It looks like a Rat snake to me too.
It definitely looks like a colubrid though...

[3skulls]

Yeah maybe the head just looks strange in the pic. That's what was throwing me off.

Thanks everyone.

[ChrisS]

It's a rat snake for sure!

[Capray]

It's a rat snake. If anyones pissed off a rat snake, or for future reference they flatten their heads as a defense mechanism to impersonate a rattler. They also vibrate their tails.


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