My gut feeling is that it is a .....

Posted by Chris H. on May 01, 2002 at 16:51:14:

In Reply to: ratsnake?? posted by Krys on May 01, 2002 at 13:45:12:

Prairie Kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster) rather than an Elaphe.

It is not a TX Rat snake. It might still be a strange looking Great Plains Rat (Elaphe guttata). It is hard to tell without seeing the head.

Where in "central TX" did you find it?

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• looks kinda big for a prarie king but it is hard to tell without the headNP James Van Dyke 05/01/02 (0)
• Here is your pic, BTW Chris H. 05/01/02 (0)

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