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RE: giant snake
You're right Positive! No problem.
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I have to agree with Rebel ; thats an indigo. take a look at the head.they are indigos in the northeast also,not many ,but a few.
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None taken, and yes, take a look at the head, and the coloration of the underbody.
Eastern Indigo http://www.uga.edu/srel/eastern_indigo_snake.htm Black Rat http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordL..._rat_snake.htm |
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I would say it was a black rat snake. The off coloration on the sides and its long length would indicate that. While one pic does look very much like an indigo, the pic with the child shows the off coloration which isnt present on the indigo snake.
Either way, thats one big fella! |
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In Georgia it is illegal to harm indigos. Dont know what that is, but it is an awesome snake.
Thanks for sharing |
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guys, thanks for the responses!
it is definetly a common black rat. i worked for a herpetologist for 8 years outta high school, handled everything from gaboon vipers to 16 foot burmese pythons and everything in between. I got alot of reptile experience;) i wish we had indigos around here, but we don't. :( he is a beautifull critter though, aint he? |
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nice snake glad he live's another day
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Whatever the species...... Big snake, and glad he's in your yard and not mine!! I'll take a mess of hawks to control field mice in the yard over a snake any day!!
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ORIGINAL: PositiveBo Although the Eastern Indigo and the Black Rat snake are frequently confused, I'm confident this is a Black Rat snake, especially given the fact the specimen in question was collected in the northeast (outside the range of the Eastern Indigo), and the underside of the snake depicted here contains white coloration...no offense intended Reb. This is a black rat snake. An indigo is black on the bottom too. I saw the biggest indigo snake I've ever seen down in FL turkey hunting this year. He was bigger around than my forearm and at least 5 feet long. My brother was going to pick him up by the tail, but the big fellow was having none of it, so my brother reconsidered and let him go about his snake business. I wish we'd have had a camera. That thing was huge. Hal |
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Man that is a huge snake!! I'd a ran and cried like a baby if I would have saw that thing while hunting!
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