View Full Version : Snake ID: Unsure What Kind of Snake
Opheodrys
06-02-14, 07:29 AM
Hey All!
I was walking through Edwin Warner Park in Nashville TN, and I saw this guy slithering across the road. My guess is it's a rat snake, but I'm not sure at all.
He was a big 'un, approximately 5 feet in length. Does anyone have any ideas?
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infernalis
06-02-14, 02:59 PM
I embedded the video for you
jpsteele80
06-02-14, 03:19 PM
Hard to tell but it's probably some sort of rat snake
guidofatherof5
06-02-14, 03:20 PM
Couldn't get a very good look at it. Possibly Lampropeltis getula - Common King Snake.
Body looked a little then though.
Gray Rat Snake, and a big one at that. Very nice find and video.
eminart
06-02-14, 05:31 PM
Yeah, either a gray or texas rat snake, depending on where you are.
sharthun
06-02-14, 05:46 PM
Nice find!!! And vid!
Opheodrys
06-02-14, 06:41 PM
Thanks for the input yall! Sorry for the vid quality, I just had my phone. I appreciate everyone taking their time to help me identify that big snake!
herpman
07-12-14, 12:24 PM
Black Rat snake. Not likely a Gray Rat Snake in Tennessee.
Hmm, everything I have says TN is smack in the middle of Gray Rat range. Maybe my references are out of date/inaccurate? Could y'all point me to sites with correct information? They change the scientific names of Rat Snakes so often it makes my head spin, I usually just call them by their common name in whatever region they are found.
sharthun
07-12-14, 08:49 PM
Hmm, everything I have says TN is smack in the middle of Gray Rat range. Maybe my references are out of date/inaccurate? Could y'all point me to sites with correct information? They change the scientific names of Rat Snakes so often it makes my head spin, I usually just call them by their common name in whatever region they are found.
I have to agree with FWK.
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