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Pinky
10-23-2007, 05:05 PM
:confused:My wife's friend took this picture at her codo in florida.Any ideas what it is?:confused:

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/buggyboy80/defa6b10.jpg
Pinky
10-23-2007, 05:08 PM
It's not a yellow rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata) is it?
Josh
10-23-2007, 05:09 PM
it looks like that striped racer thing(im prolly off)
Pinky
10-23-2007, 05:16 PM
Whatever it was, i wish i had been there to catch it!!;)
Lori P
10-23-2007, 05:21 PM
I'll be curious to hear what it is, it's very pretty!!
Pinky
10-23-2007, 05:23 PM
It is very striking, it's too bad there is nothing to give it some scale.
Josh
10-23-2007, 05:30 PM
We need the snake encyclopedia.......JAMES!!!!!!?
Pinky
10-23-2007, 05:35 PM
!!!!yeah!!!!
Pinky
10-23-2007, 05:38 PM
Found this pic of a yellow rat snake, but you're right we need James here...lol

http://www.snakeeducation.com/images/yellow%20rat%20snake%20adult.jpg
Josh
10-23-2007, 05:39 PM
i was rong lol!!!!
Pinky
10-23-2007, 05:40 PM
Who knows though till someone who knows lets us know...:)
Lulu Bennett
10-23-2007, 05:42 PM
Pinkie they do lok very similar!
Josh
10-23-2007, 05:43 PM
What lulu no multi quote?lol
Pinky
10-23-2007, 05:43 PM
That would have made a cool catch either way!:(
Lulu Bennett
10-23-2007, 05:43 PM
lol no i thought i would spare you on this one :D
EdgyExoticReptiles
10-23-2007, 06:37 PM
i feel ur pain when i was in england last summer visiting my freind my mom calls me up and shes says reed!!! theres like a 6 foot gopher snake outside man i wish i was there to get it

That would have made a cool catch either way!:(
Josh
10-23-2007, 06:38 PM
i feel ur pain when i was in england last summer visiting my freind my mom calls me up and shes says reed!!! theres like a 6 foot gopher snake outside man i wish i was there to get it
I really want to go to england lol
Pinky
10-23-2007, 06:42 PM
I really wanna catch some snakes!!!u'd never get me on a plane!!LOL
enigma200316
10-23-2007, 06:47 PM
I would say yellow Rat(Elaphe obsolete quadrivittata)99% sure.....:)
Pinky
10-23-2007, 06:50 PM
Cool, thanx Justin!
enigma200316
10-23-2007, 06:54 PM
Cool, thanx Justin!


the one thing that tells me that is the yellow background with the 4 black stripes...........typical of a yellow rat, and they are found in Florida.....:)
Thamnophis
10-23-2007, 06:59 PM
Defintely a Pantherophis obsoletus quadrivittata (Yellow Rat Snake).
Sid
10-23-2007, 09:23 PM
I totally agree ... Yellow Rat snake. Don't have them around my area, but have done herping near the coast and was fortunate enough to see them in the wild.
enigma200316
10-24-2007, 10:01 AM
Defintely a Pantherophis obsoletus quadrivittata (Yellow Rat Snake).


you know I thought the name changed, but why is it every where I look it is still (Elaphe)??
adamanteus
10-24-2007, 11:40 AM
A bit late, but I agree, it's a Yellow Rat Snake.
Stefan-A
10-24-2007, 11:25 PM
Even later, but I'm also sure it's a yellow rat snake.
flakgunner
10-25-2007, 03:03 AM
hey,
even much later,100% Yellow Rat Snake,Ive got two of these beauty's.pic in my photo gallery album"other reptiles",they do very well when found very young or captive raised,you pic shows some age,so it would probably of been a hand full,their not as calm as Red Rats,even with mine,I need to be careful,there are times when they appear to be ready to strike out at me,and they have a heathly appetite.my three footer could easily eat 4/5 large mice a week.

Joe