Gray Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus spiloides)

Created: May 26th, 2007 - 08:58 PM
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Jeff Holt
Record 3371

Country: United States		State: Tennessee	County: Shelby County	Time: 2007-05-26 10:10:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: Male	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: Forrest, cut grass edge condition
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 80.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: 35%
Sky Conditions: Overcast		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: 239.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Three males found within 200', inside 30 minutes. Lengths: 60", 60.5" & 51". All tails were 10" (vent to tip). The first was seen while walking along a cut field; it was in the weeds/cane at the edge of the woods. The second two were lying still on the forrest floor, 20' feet into the woods from the cut field. They were sunning in the thin rays hitting a dirt mound. They were approximately 12" to 18" from each other.

Body color of all three was not typical to the guidebooks. They appeared to be intergrades with black rat snakes.

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Comments

Posted by Daniel D. Dye, II on May 28, 2007 at 04:29 PM

I agree Jeff, probably intergrades. Very nice specimens though!