What Snake is This?

[323532390]

Hello,

I googled 'snake forum' and found you guys - it looks like a very popular site so I thought I'd ask here!

I found this snake the other day - what in the world is it?


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[Zoo Nanny]

Looks like a corn snake. Very beneficial and not dangerous to people. Was it killed,looks like the head was crushed?

[drumcrush]

I agree. Corn or rat snake.

[Derek Roddy]

Grey rat snake.

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[StudentoReptile]

dead snake :(

[poison123]

Harmless rat snake.

[Kera]

yeah looks like it's head is crushed :(

[323532390]

Thank you for the tips.. how can I tell if it's a cornsnake or rat snake?

I don't know what happened to him I think someone ran over his head... I found him this morning

[poison123]

A corn snake is a type of rat snake (aka red rat snake). But this is not a red rat snake. I agree with grey rat snake. Where are you located?

[StudentoReptile]

I would suggest getting a field guide for the local snakes in your area, ideally one with a dichotomous key. Color, pattern and shapes are very subjective, and there can be much variation within a single species, making identification using those features alone tricky and not reliable.