Snake ID?

[BizCT]

 

 

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[grampy]

Black Racer. Harmless.

[mowin]

Unfortunately, still alive.... 

 

[BizCT]

15 minutes ago, mowin said:

Unfortunately, still alive.... 

 

wife and daughter saw it on back patio while i was mowing front yard. by the time i got there it was gone.

[Daveboone]

they can be unfriendly.

[BizCT]

Are you guys sure about black racer? I just googled and don't see a pattern on the google pics like the one I posted has.

[BizCT]

Zoom showing pattern


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[grampy]

Sub adult black racers can and do have similar markings to what you show here.

[BizCT]

1 minute ago, grampy said:

Sub adult black racers can and do have similar markings to what you show here.

Thank you sir.

[Nytracker]

Looks like a deflated bicycle  innertube. Or it got run over by a track driven vehicle. 

[BizCT]

Just now, Nytracker said:

Looks like a deflated bicycle  innertube. Or it got run over by a track driven vehicle. 

very much alive according to my wife and when i walked over it was gone. It was basking in the 73 degree sun I guess.

[Cabin Fever]

Easier to ID when it's dead.

[518BowSlayer]

At a quick glance it just looked like a crack in the patio

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[SportsmanNH]

Grampy is right about all these type of snakes can have different shades of colors and markings. Looking at the species of snakes in CT , the one that looks the closest in color and markings is the Eastern Rat Snake which also has a variety of markings and shades .  The shape of it being thin makes it look like a Racer. But the markings and color of this particular snake resembles a Rat Snake. Could be either one . Watched a video on Racers and WOW are they FAST !

5 hours ago, BizCT said:

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Edited October 7, 2022 by SportsmanNH

[Waterfowler]

Looks like black racer, Got bit by a 3-4 footer in my backyard years ago. They can be nasty if you mess with them. My fault though. Don’t understand why a lot of people feel the need to kill every snake they see. 

[Dinsdale]

6 minutes ago, Waterfowler said:

 ……Don’t understand why a lot of people feel the need to kill every snake they see. 

I live fairly close to some good rattlesnake habitat. Its a real thrill to hike and spot one. 

Have a couple thick black snakes in my firewood stacks, found a shed skin thats just enormous the other day when moving some wood for the winter. 

[Skillet]

I love snakes.

It's stupid and illegal to harm them. 

[crappyice]

I love snakes.
It's stupid and illegal to harm them. 

Hello Satan!!!
JK!


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[Chef]

I love snakes.
It's stupid and illegal to harm them. 

Do you love trouser snakes ?


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[airedale]

My dogs will kill them if they get the chance, my old Den Terrier Scruffy pictured below took out a black colored snake that looks a lot like the one above.

Al

Edited October 8, 2022 by airedale

[Skillet]

1 hour ago, Chef said:

Do you love trouser snakes ?


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Yeah. The best. 

[Chef]

Yeah. The best. 

The black mamba


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[Pygmy]

1 hour ago, airedale said:

My dogs will kill them if they get the chance, my old Den Terrier Scruffy pictured below took out a black colored snake that looks a lot like the one above.

Al

I had a  black lab female,   nice family dog but dumb as a box of rocks..

However, she was DEATH on snakes ...It was 10 years after she died that I started seeing a few snakes around the property....She also hated cats...Someone dropped off a bunch  one time when we were away , and when we got home there were dead cats scattered all over the yard...Annie, the lab, was sitting on the back porch , happy as a clam...I SWEAR she was smiling...