E. o. quadrivittata

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SnakeStick
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E. o. quadrivittata

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Found him crawling up my house before school. I always thought that my region had nice colored rats too bad you can't tell in disgraceful phone pictures. Can't expect to much more from a new guy without a camera. ImageImage
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Nice find...
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canderson
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Yellow rats are awesome!
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I know it's a young snake but sure looks a lot like a "Gulf Hammock" rat - formerly considered a distinct race - williamsi. What county is that from?
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That's a cool way to find it.
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Wish I had better pictures. Considering the length of the snake the patterns are oddly prominent. I live in Beaufort County, S.C, on a barrier island called Hilton Head. I'm sure some of you have heard of it, it's a pretty popular vacationing spot. Rats are pretty scarce on this side of the bridge.
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Yeah, I was thinking Gray or Gulf hammock too. It doesn't say YR to me.
Cool find from your side of the bridge!
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It’s a Yellow.

SnakeStick, your SC coastal yellows hold their juvenile patterns much longer than Florida yellows.
There is often a hint of a blotch pattern as adults.

This is also a Beaufort County yellow:

As first seen…. At this distance and in this habitat, I expected a King:

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Walking up cautiously:

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A little closer:
At about 5 feet, she had a hint of a juvenile pattern:

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ain't ELAPHE old school???? :?
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