I'll post some more stuff from my trip later, but I thought I would start by sharing a photo of this ratsnake from southeast Arkansas over the weekend.
Normally, "Black" Ratsnakes that aren't completely black are quite ugly, IMHO. But this snake was pretty nice looking overall. We saw a few others around the area (mostly DOR) but this one really stood out.
Decent looking for an ugly snake?
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Re: Decent looking for an ugly snake?
Find any of the "ugly" black calligaster up there? I don't see anything wrong with that rat snake!
From near the border in LA last weekend:
Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster (Prairie Kingsnake) by Kyle, on Flickr
From near the border in LA last weekend:
Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster (Prairie Kingsnake) by Kyle, on Flickr
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Re: Decent looking for an ugly snake?
Love the flower!
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Wow. Now that's a dark snake/image/message. Fantastic!
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Re: Decent looking for an ugly snake?
Based on the fresh wound it had on it's side, I'd say you're probably right. Thanks for pointing us in the right direction.Soopaman wrote:
Looks like it's one full pocket gopher larger!
Glad you guys had some success there!
Hopefully, I can get out to see some of those ugly calligaster with you guys one of these weekends.
Re: Decent looking for an ugly snake?
gretzkyrh4 wrote:
Based on the fresh wound it had on it's side, I'd say you're probably right. Thanks for pointing us in the right direction.
Hopefully, I can get out to see some of those ugly calligaster with you guys one of these weekends.
I hope so too, it's been a while since we've been out.
Here's a not-so-ugly ugly calligaster from the same area:
Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster (Prairie Kingsnake) by Kyle, on Flickr