Anyone Know What This Is?

[Falco21]

Live in Miami Florida. Was out in the backyard and this guy came slithering across the patio. Caught him. Check him out :)

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i333/anthonyfalco21/SDC14399.jpg

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i333/anthonyfalco21/SDC14400.jpg

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i333/anthonyfalco21/SDC14402.jpg

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i333/anthonyfalco21/SDC14404.jpg

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i333/anthonyfalco21/SDC14405.jpg

[alessia55]

I live in Miami too :)
It looks like a Everglades Racer to me (Coluber constrictor paludicola).

[Falco21]

^^ Awesome! That's good to know you live here as well!

He's a fiesty little guy! Snapped at me a bunch of times, hitting me once LOL

[exwizard]

Very nice looking snake. IMO I think he should get released.

[Falco21]

Very nice looking snake. IMO I think he should get released.

Just released him :)

Never planned on keeping him. Just caught him because I saw him going by and my little Yorkie was out there lol

[alessia55]

Where in the 305 are you? :laugh:

[exwizard]

Awesome! He was a cool looking snake. :)

[Falco21]

Where in the 305 are you? :laugh:

Near Zoo Miami. Way out west.

[alessia55]

Near Zoo Miami. Way out west.

Gotcha. I'm 40mins north of you. Closer to the "real" Miami ;) :p

[Falco21]

Gotcha. I'm 40mins north of you. Closer to the "real" Miami ;) :p

LOL Yeah I'm more or less in Homestead, still considered the "305" though. Or in my case, the "786" ;) haha

[Kratos]

Hialeah , ft.lauderdale here

[kernel]

Everglades racer? Didn't know there was such a thing. I have only heard of black, yellow bellied, blue and buttermilk racers.

[alessia55]

Hialeah , ft.lauderdale here
Nice!! I'm 40mins from Ft Laud. We should all have a Miami meet up some time!!

Everglades racer? Didn't know there was such a thing. I have only heard of black, yellow bellied, blue and buttermilk racers.

Ya learn something new every day! :D In Florida we have 3 types of racers: Brownchin Racer, Everglades Racer, and the Southern Black Racer.

The Everglades Racer is pictured beautifully by the OP.

Brownchin Racer:
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-guide/images/cchelvigularis01.jpg http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-guide/images/cchelvigularis02.jpg

Southern Black Racer:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6803497295_54b6992185_z.jpg

[brandonh]

there is also a striped racer that lives in ca =]

[*Don't Mind Me*]

My first guess would have been a black racer, didn't even know the swamp had its own species, pretty snake nevertheless

[alessia55]

My first guess would have been a black racer, didn't even know the swamp had its own species, pretty snake nevertheless

Yup! The Everglades is the only one of it's kind in the world, so we have a whole bunch of species that only exist in that area. The Everglades racer is "found in the Everglades region and throughout the southern peninsula and northern Florida Keys. It is also found near Cape Canaveral in Brevard Co., FL. It is not found outside of Florida." (Source (http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-guide/Colubercpaludicola.htm))

[alessia55]

One of the most endangered species of the world is in the Everglades: the Florida panther. It is only located in the Everglades area and survives off of the white-tail deer in that area. There are less that 100 wild Florida panthers left. :( I'm constantly at city and state meetings about the Everglades and I hate how we've been exploiting an area that is so unique and beautiful, and destroying the animals that survive in it.

The Florida panther in the marshy Everglades:

http://www.boylanenv.com/images/Wildlife/Florida%20panther.jpg

[Kratos]

Im down to meet up.

[Falco21]

Now that I know there are a few members near me :), can either of you PM me information with good breeders in the area? I got my snake from my cousin who was a breeder for a long time. He has since stopped, so I need a new connection for a new snake in the near future.

[infernalis]

http://www.reptard.info/Toby/tibieface.jpg

http://www.reptard.info/Toby/tobie.jpg

http://www.reptard.info/Toby/Toby.jpg

http://www.reptard.info/Toby/toby1.jpg

http://www.reptard.info/Toby/toby3A.jpg

http://www.reptard.info/Toby/toby4.jpg

http://www.reptard.info/Toby/tobytop.jpg

[youngster]

Aw man, if I could have one snake on earth, it would be a black racer :smug:

[alessia55]

Aw man, if I could have one snake on earth, it would be a black racer :smug:

Eli I'm always surprised that you don't have one yet. I've seen a few at reptile expos...

[nickipod98]

i live in miami too

[snake man12]

I agree a southern racer.

[Jlassiter]

Scientific names aid in identification better since a lot of the common names are just colloquial.....

[limey]

Those racers... they're cute as hell.

And they look really inquisitive! Always watching you to see what's going on... :bouncy:

[alessia55]

Scientific names aid in identification better since a lot of the common names are just colloquial.....

This thread is a little old... I gave the scientific name in the first page.


It looks like a Everglades Racer to me (Coluber constrictor paludicola).

[Jlassiter]

Sorry I missed that Alessia.....glad you did!....lol

[*Don't Mind Me*]

Aw man, if I could have one snake on earth, it would be a black racer :smug:
I'd go with the Blue Racer :smug: