Re: Black Rat Snakes in Central Maine? No.

Posted by Jonathan Crowe on June 20, 1999 at 15:33:55:

In Reply to: Re: Black Rat Snakes in Central Maine? posted by tr on June 13, 1999 at 12:08:10:

I'm not surprised, since black rat snakes aren't found in Maine. Any all-black snake found in Maine would probably be a melanistic garter snake. And, while I'm no expert on E. o. obsoleta, if it was two feet long, wouldn't it still be a juvenile? Wouldn't it still have blotches? (At what point do they lose their blotches?)

: I never found that rat snake:( Searched 3-4 times a day, but it was never found again. No one claimed to see it again either, so who knows. I did however find a rather decent looking garter in that same spot. They may have seen this Garter snake and thought it was black. IT was a 2' greyish, very little gold with red stripes. I released her into my yard. Wishing I found a nice black rat snake...

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: I'm not surprised, since black rat snakes aren't found in Maine. Any all-black snake found in Maine would probably be a melanistic garter snake. And, while I'm no expert on E. o. obsoleta, if it was two feet long, wouldn't it still be a juvenile? Wouldn't it still have blotches? (At what point do they lose their blotches?) : : I never found that rat snake:( Searched 3-4 times a day, but it was never found again. No one claimed to see it again either, so who knows. I did however find a rather decent looking garter in that same spot. They may have seen this Garter snake and thought it was black. IT was a 2' greyish, very little gold with red stripes. I released her into my yard. Wishing I found a nice black rat snake...

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