Trying to find out what kind of snake described below?

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: Try asking in the "What kind of snake is this?" forum at : http://www.kingsnake.com/forum : "Wayne A. Radford" wrote: : > Dear Kingsnake, I sent the message below regarding a snake I saw in : > Kansas, then received return reply from the Kansan Wildlife & Parks : > that the snake could have been the Texas subspecies of the black rate : > snake. Their return message wasn't much help, so I searched the : > internet to find a picture of the snake and ended up zippo. I did : > find your web site, so I thought you might have an opinion on the : > accuracy of the return message I recieve or a suggestion regarding : > what kind of snake it was, additionally why it is present in Kansas. : > I would appreciate any answer and/or guidance to another site to : > explore this topic that you can offer. Thank you and have good day. : > Wayne A. Radford We have no such website. I'm told it could have been : > the Texas subspecies of the black rat snake. : > : >> : > : >> Dear Mr. Shoup, : > : >> : > : >> I was wondering if the State of Kansas has anything online that : >> would show pictures of snakes found in this region. I was traveling : >> from Blue Rapids back to Topeka and there right in the middle of the : >> road was a big snake. It was curled up in the middle of the right : >> lane of traffic ready to strike. It may have been afraid or stunned : >> by the traffic, because it wouldn't move even when cars ran over it : >> while the snake was between their tires. I turned around to check : >> it out again. I was going to get out of the car and try to coax it : >> into the woods, but I thought again. I don't know whether those : >> tales are true that a snake can strike at you the distance equal to : >> it's length, but if it could than seemed to be about 6' maybe more. : >> Numerous cars ran over it without it moving, rather it just kept : >> staying in what I know as a striking position. It was exciting - I : >> hadn't seen a snake in real life do this since my experience of a 6' : >> timber rattlesnake in Virginia that not only coiled, it also struck. : > : >> : > : >> The best I can describe the snake is as follows: it appeared quite : >> long, at least 6' --- it seemed black in color, but maybe it could : >> have been a very dark blue --- we drove the car right along side of : >> it to get a real good look, we didn't wind down the windows for fear : >> it would jump into the car, my 4-year-old was trilled --- the head : >> of the snake appeared smaller than the circumstance of it's body, : >> kind of flat --- lastly the snake had what seemed to be red diamonds : >> all way down it's back. Can you help with naming the snake and : >> whether it is poisonous and/or dangerous. I tried looking up snakes : >> of Kansas pictures on the internet having some luck - the best I : >> could determine was it might be a rat snake - if it was I didn't : >> realize they got that big. Thanks and have a good day tomorrow. : >> Wayne A. Radford.

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