can anyone identify my snake please ?

[ralph bates]

hi, i live in the uk, i bought my snake at a reptile exhibition 8 years ago, unfortunately i have lost the information that i wrote down regarding the species, is anyone able to identify it please ?

[HeavenlyHerps]

Can you try posting the pictures again? It doesnt seem to me working.

[Alien_Regalis]

The pictures have to be linked from a hosting site like photobucket.com.

[ralph bates]

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m160/ralph_bates/Mlna0022a.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m160/ralph_bates/Mlna0003a.jpg

[DaemoNox]

Looks like a rat snake; I'd say a Texas rat from those pictures.

[ralph bates]

thanx for the suggestion DaemoNox , it's interesting because there are definitely similarities between my snake and the rat snake however i personally think there are subtle differences regarding the shape of the head and mouth, also if my snake is a rat snake i would expect it to be bigger for an 8yr old - the photo is quite recent, i haven't measured the snake but i would estimate it to be around 2ft long and the girth is quite slender.
i feel sure i would recognise the name of the species when i see it written in front of me but of course it's always possible that the species was wrongly identified by the person who sold it to me...

[crimsonking]

Reminds me of an Egyptian ratsnake.
:Mark

[ralph bates]

thanks for your suggestion Crimsonking, i've tried to research and from the relatively small amount of stuff available on the internet it does appear that your suggestion is a good one, the characteristics are much the same, lots of hissing , tail wagging and strikes, having said that it's quite a relaxed snake once it has been picked up