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theaologies · 2 days
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Visiting my cousins and met a very friendly big ol Ratsnake 🐍
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Eastern Ratsnake - Pantherophis alleghaniensis
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smallhatlogan · 2 years
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Moved from behind the car. :)
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antiqueanimals · 2 years
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Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Volume 6: Reptiles. Written by Bernard Grzimek. 1984.
1.) Green vine snake (Chironius bicarinatus)
2.) Dice snake (Natrix tessellata)
3.) Common watersnake (Nerodia sipedon)
4.) Chinese ratsnake (Ptyas korros)
5.) Corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus)
6.) Green whip snake (Hierophis viridiflavus)
7.) Cape file snake (Limaformosa capensis)
8.) Eastern coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum)
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legok9 · 2 years
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Eastern rat snake
(Pantherophis alleghaniensis)
July 2022:
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I was very lucky to spot these photogenic rat snakes in my yard only a month apart.
Or is this the same individual? The second one has distinct spots on its supralabial scales so I think they are different. Unless these spots appeared after shedding?
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herpsandbirds · 2 months
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An Eastern Ratsnake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis), family Colubridae, spies on a gardener from a nearby tree in Viginia Beach, Virginia, USA
photograph by Jason Crawley
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great-and-small · 2 months
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can we see the new avatar embiggened? (if it was already posted and I missed it sorry aa)
Surprised anyone noticed tbh! The former collage was all domestic animals or animals in captivity, and I figured it could be a little more wildlife focused. Still put my dog in there to represent the domestics we talk about!
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-American alligator
-Silken windhound (domestic dog)
-American redstart (male)
- Nazca boobies
- Sandhill cranes
- Common snapping turtle (released back into wild after rehab)
- Eastern ratsnake
- Nine banded armadillo
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this is SUCH a stupid question but do you have any idea why (or if??) the black rat snake (native to PA and i think other US east coast states) was changed to be the eastern rat snake? i used to work at a summer camp run thru a wildlife center and i volunteered there for 4 years pointing out our resident rat snake to the campers as the black rat snake that lives in the tree. then the last year i worked there (2019) it was suddenly the eastern rat snake. no, it was not a different snake. it was cool though the kids loved looking at him
No such thing as a stupid question! They're two names for the same snake, nothing has changed.
Eastern rats (Pantherophis alleghaniensis):
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can look very similar to western rats (Pantherophis obsoletus):
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and their range overlaps in places. They are both frequently referred to as "black ratsnakes" so many herpetologists are attempting to move to calling them eastern/westerns for the sake of clarity. Figuring out exactly which ratsnake species you're talking about in the US can be an absolute nightmare because most of them have overlapping ranges, look a lot alike, and they are typically called either "black ratsnake," "gray ratsnake," or "common ratsnake." For a long time, a lot of them were even considered subspecies of P. obsoletus so that just muddied the waters even more.
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cypriathus · 2 months
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Here are my versions of Typhon/Abzu, Echidna/Tiamat, Ymir, and the Dagda!
WARNING: There are brief mentions of genitalia.
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Telaphorszun/Abhejozur is fully capable of threatening serious harm and causing immense dread amongst those he comes across or witnesses him in person. He can be extremely annoying and shameful, which strangely makes him quite bold and startling. Despite his promiscuous nature, he’s very faithful, protective, and somewhat reliant on his mate, Ækhodzinus/Tiamosjur. He occasionally shows his undue and excessive pride in his appearance, prowess, and personal achievements. He has a ravenous appetite, showing no fear in acting upon his violent greediness for food. Telaphorszun/Abhejozur lacks proper consideration for others that aren’t his friends and family, and he possesses a drive to acquire authoritative power. When he’s blinded by pure rage, he falls into unrestrained surrender to impulse without regard, behaving in an uncontrollable way. He’s strict, yet patient and caring towards his children, and he has fairly excellent intelligence and wisdom. His wisdom gives him a better advantage of dealing things with partial cautiousness and passionate diligence.
He’s immensely gargantuan that his head brushes against the stars, possessing the upper torso of a grotesquely muscular man made from freshwater. He has two coiled European ratsnakes in place of legs and his waist is covered in ten bull heads, ten boar heads, ten serpent heads, ten lion heads, and ten leopard heads. He possesses pointed ears, carnivorous teeth, two serpentine tongues, and eyes that flash orange fire with each heartbeat. He has four monza red eyes of wattle sclera, chateau green pupils, and vertical turquoise slits in the middle. Telaphorszun’s/Abhejozur’s four dew-covered massive wings have a gradient of elm, rock spray, and tussock. His filthy old brick hair is tied into five braids and his beard is shaped into deliberate, beautifully-organised curls in tightly-coiled pillars. He wears a rounded eastern blue cap with seven superimposed pairs of platinum ox-horns, gilt-brass armlets, and a golden shawl with fiery silver patterning on the edges and tassels.
His dark aura can generate devastating storms, and he can breath fire, vomit molten lava, and create volcanic rocks that are used to hurl at his enemies. His presence is able to strike fear in the hearts of those who witness him, causing them to flee instantly. The magnitude of his strength can easily cause Earth to tremble and he’s incredibly durable, only being harmed by lightning bolts and tridents. Telaphorszun/Abhejozur is also phenomenally agile and it allows him to dodge most projectiles, and he possesses nearly absolute reflexes, senses, speed, and stamina. He can manipulate avalanches, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, hydrological disasters, meteorological disasters, wildfires, violent thunderstorms, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, and floods. He can spew large amounts of venom that can instantly poison two seas, quickly regenerate wounds, and shapeshift into madness-inducing forms. He’s able to use his wings to fly and his vocal chords to produce the sounds of any wild and domesticated animal. Telaphorszun/Abhejozur has the ability to create lakes, springs, rivers, wells, and other sources of freshwater by manipulating the primordial void.
FAMILY:
Unnamed chthonic and storm god or “Tartarus” (father)
Unnamed earth goddess or “Gaia” (mother)
Ækhodzinus/Tiamosjur (wife)
Unnamed lion-dragon demon or “Ušumgallu” (child)
Unnamed horned snake with two forelegs and wings or “Bašmu” (child)
Unnamed lion-headed storm demon with bird feet or “Ugallu” (son)
Unnamed human-headed dog or “Uridimmu” (son)
Unnamed half-human half-scorpion or “Girtablullû” (son)
Unnamed half-human half-bull or “Kusarikku” (son)
Unnamed nine-headed swamp dragon or “Hydra” (daughter)
Unnamed dragon that guards golden sheep or “Colchian Dragon” (child)
Unnamed hundred-headed dragon that guards golden apples or “Ladon” (child)
Unnamed fire-breathing she-monster or “Chimera” (daughter)
Unnamed malevolent riddle-asker or “Sphinx” (daughter)
Unnamed three-headed giant that owns flesh-eating cattle or “Geryon” (son)
Unnamed monstrous female pig or “Crommyonian Sow” (daughter)
Unnamed giant lion with skin that’s impervious to any weapon or “Nemean Lion” (son)
Unnamed liver-devouring eagle or “Caucasian Eagle” (son)
Kerabhonius (adoptive daughter)
Oyrthalenius (adoptive son)
ALIASES/NICKNAMES:
Typhon
Abzu
The Cries of All Wild Beasts
Hurler of Kindled Rocks
Serpent of the Deep
FUN FACTS/EXTRA INFORMATION:
His closest friend is Ymejahor (or Asgelomur)
He deeply hates Odersvani for killing Ymejahor and Ziesowa for being brutally forced out of his mountainous territory where Mount Olympus is.
He absolutely hates humanity and most members of The Phaethon.
As an Æylphitus, his name means “cyclone, hurricane or smoking one”. In regards to his second name, Abhejozur means “deep water”.
Ækhodzinus/Tiamosjur is cunning with fierce manipulative tactics and a strong sense of prideful independence. She’s capable of showing fury and malignity in her actions, treating those who disrespect or annoy her and her brethren with savage cruelty. She prefers to viciously harm vile men and masculine entities as she views them as being inferior to their female counterparts. However, she possesses more tranquil, compassionate, and generous tendencies compared to her mate, Telaphorszun/Abhejozur. She has a fairly intense bloodlust and a desire for revenge against those who wronged virgin and pregnant women. She possesses a twisted enjoyment in seducing foolish and impressionable mortals, indulging in her unyielding libido. She experiences palpable mood swings from joyous and energetic to miserable and agitated, which somewhat makes her unpredictable and disorderly wild. Ækhodzinus/Tiamosjur occasionally behaves in a noisy and rude manner during public meetings and parties, but it depends on her current mood and appetite.
Her beautiful mesomorphic body with a lack of breasts, four arms, and a rounded belly is covered in a thin layer of fetid feijoa slime. She has swamp green skin and a gumbo cow udder with greyish speckles and faint purple veins. She has glancing hibiscus eyes with emerald pupils and tacha sclera, a forked tongue, four pointed ears, black claws, and fair rosy cheeks. The upper row of yellowed omnivorous teeth has long fleshy fangs where her canines should be, which indicates that she has a venom sac. Ækhodzinus/Tiamosjur possesses a thick, long mass of curly como hair with maroon flush sheen, and her human torso is protruding from a sea dragon. The sea dragon has the blue-green-white colouration of a Lake Kutubu rainbowfish and four shimmering avian luxor gold wings. Their forelegs and hind legs end in the talons of an eagle and their elongated, feathered necks match the hue of the wings. It also possesses ten snarling lioness heads with flesh-devouring, bone-crushing teeth, glowing purplish-red eyes, and upwards-pointed canine ears.
She has manipulative control over sea-scum, salt-marshes, and the corruptions of the earth in the form of rot, slime, polluted waters, illness, and disease. Ækhodzinus/Tiamosjur is able to quickly conceive and give birth to a spawn of terrible monsters in less than nine months. She can produce a venom that has the power to induce madness, change her size, and use freshwater to create Oceanids and Naiads. She’s practically immortal and ageless, but giants and heifer blood could cause her a sufficient amount of bodily harm. She possesses total authority over all monstrous dragons and snakes, and the ability to quickly regenerate any inflicted wounds. By utilising her massive bird wings, she’s able to fly and deflect magical melee and ranged attacks. She can inflict mortals with any curse imaginable and create rifts in reality to travel across the multiverse. Her aura can distort and warp the weather, crush mountains, and boil seas, and her physical strength, agility, speed, reflexes, senses, and stamina are as good as her mate’s. Ækhodzinus/Tiamosjur is capable of unleashing chaos during times of upheaval and generating air, electricity, and water.
FAMILY:
Unnamed dangerous sea god or “Phorcys” (father)
Unnamed sea monster goddess or “Keto” (mother)
Telaphorszun/Abhejozur (husband)
Unnamed lion-dragon demon or “Ušumgallu” (child)
Unnamed horned snake with two forelegs and wings or “Bašmu” (child)
Unnamed lion-headed storm demon with bird feet or “Ugallu” (son)
Unnamed human-headed dog or “Uridimmu” (son)
Unnamed half-human half-scorpion or “Girtablullû” (son)
Unnamed half-human half-bull or “Kusarikku” (son)
Unnamed nine-headed swamp dragon or “Hydra” (daughter)
Unnamed dragon that guards golden sheep or “Colchian Dragon” (child)
Unnamed hundred-headed dragon that guards golden apples or “Ladon” (child)
Unnamed fire-breathing she-monster or “Chimera” (daughter)
Unnamed malevolent riddle-asker or “Sphinx” (daughter)
Unnamed three-headed giant that owns flesh-eating cattle or “Geryon” (son)
Unnamed monstrous female pig or “Crommyonian Sow” (daughter)
Unnamed giant lion with skin that’s impervious to any weapon or “Nemean Lion” (son)
Unnamed liver-devouring eagle or “Caucasian Eagle” (son)
Kerabhonius (adoptive daughter)
Oyrthalenius (adoptive son)
ALIASES/NICKNAMES:
Echidna
Tiamat
The Serpent Womb
The Glistening One
Eel of the Stormy Pit
FUN FACTS/EXTRA INFORMATION:
Her husband often runs to her when he has been emotionally insulted or physically hurt.
Unlike her husband, she frankly doesn’t care much about her own children, but she does have a soft spot for Kerabhonius and Oyrthalenius.
As an Æylphitus, her name means “poisonous viper”. In regards to her second name, Tiamosjur means “sea”.
Ymejahor, born as Asgelomur, is motivated by purely animalistic instincts and is ruthlessly determined to get what they desire, uncaring to the plight of others. Due to being primarily moved by instinct, they often come off as disorderly wild and uncontrollable. They’re extremely cruel and violent towards a small portion of Æylphitus and all non-Æylphitus, finding sexual gratification in witnessing their torture, misery, and humiliation. They only act friendly, compassionate, and respectful towards their friends and family as they value their companionship.
They’re a hermaphroditic entity with a height slightly greater than Earth and a disturbingly mesomorphic body type that has a chiselled musculature and well-endowed breasts. They also have a partially rounded belly, a grotesque and spiky penis, and prominent thighs. Their porcelain skin has a hint of Columbia blue and jungle green with protruding red-violet veins on their neck, biceps, triceps, belly, and upper legs. They have icy blue ram horns and long straight, yet messy ghost white hair with streaks of platinum. They possess bloodshot heterochromia eyes, the right is a yellow-orange and the left is lavender with a sky blue pupil. Their crooked omnivorous teeth can crush bone and tree trunks, and their back is covered in snow-topped moss. They have razor-sharp claws and talons of unbreakable ice, a Fjäll cow tail, an aurochs skull necklace, and a loincloth of reindeer fur.
They have incalculable physical and mental condition and the ability to generate ice, snow, poisonous gases, hot embers, and dark voids. They can manipulate air, earth, fire, and water, change their size, and shapeshift into aurochsen, reindeers, giants, humans, and Ufrajozlens. They have a chilling cold aura that can easily create hail storms and blizzards, and freeze living creatures who get close to them. They’re entirely insusceptible to cold and warmer climates, and capable of creating giants from their armpits and lower legs. Due to their insatiable hunger, they can easily consume every known indigestible and digestible substance.
FAMILY:
Unnamed primeval cow or “Auðumbla” (mother)
“Þrúðgelmir” (son)
“Bergelmir” (grandson)
Ysbedulona (descendent)
Oylwaphen (descendent)
Vafjethudnir (descendent)
Jurnesoxa (descendent)
Skojamur (descendent)
Mugnazori (descendent)
Orgezlusa (descendent)
Skudezorvija (descendent)
Ängrebodius (descendent)
Farneboluti (descendent)
Lokjafeni (descendent)
Narfezomuti (descendent)
Valeszowuji (descendent)
Slepzhamonir (descendent)
Huljatemo (descendent)
Fenjuzori (descendent)
Hameluti L’Hrodvatenius (descendent)
Skojazlen (descendent)
Jormeghandius (descendent)
Forszaleti (descendent)
Modjazeri (descendent)
Orsvezhan (descendent)
Unnamed female giant descendent
Galehoziut Farkletombius (descendent)
Galechornius (descendent)
Bolaphurine (descendent)
Hrosapjelf (descendent)
D’Grufhelona (descendent)
Billions of other descendents
ALIASES/NICKNAMES:
Ymir
Aurgelmir
Brimir
Bláinn
Silent Progenitor
Sound of Clay
The Frost Giant
The Gravelly Scream
FUN FACTS/EXTRA INFORMATION:
They’re described as the first living creature who was the ancestor of all giants, being born from a yeasty venom that dripped from an icy river.
Their flesh formed the earth of Pangaea, their blood purified into bodies of water, their bones became the mountains, their hair created the trees, their helped to shape the clouds, their skull was used as sturdy protection for the sky, and their eyebrows were transformed into leylines as well as mortal and spiritual boundaries. Their jaw and teeth were broken down into rocks and pebbles, their right eye became the Sun, and their left eye was changed into Earth’s moon.
It’s commonly believed by many that their flesh and blood aided in the creation of the dwarves.
As an Æylphitus, their name means “to whine, hermaphrodite or twin”. In regards to their second name, Asgelomur means “shouting clay, sand-bellower or gravel-roarer”.
Dagtezobius is slovenly lecherous and oafish, being a result of his fun-loving, mischievous, and combat-oriented attitude. As a result of his strong fatherly instincts, he’s often gentle, friendly, and compassionate to those he views as family and friends. He only flies into a fit of rage when they have been hurt or wrongly abused, annihilating the perpetrator that’s responsible for their anguish. Whenever he feels threatened or frustrated, he comes off as strangely serious and fearsome. He’s fairly versatile, allowing him to utilise a variety of personal skills and adjust to new conditions. He places genuine value on humility, honesty, faithfulness, independence, and wisdom, which he strictly applies to his life choices and relationships. Dagtezobius seems to be full of clever humour and skilled at gaining an advantage through deceit, having a very good understanding of situations and possibilities. He’s eager to help in a beneficial and advantageous way, and noticeably adventurous, willing to take risks and try new methods.
He’s as tall as the largest mountain, possessing a trapezoidal endomorphic body with robust limbs, chiselled pecs, broad shoulders, a prominent belly, a well-endowed penis, four arms, and Irish elk antlers. His shoulder-length, curly hair and long, unruly beard are a shimmering maroon oak with streaks of old brick. He even has thick, bushy eyebrows and curly pecto-sterno-infraclavicular and sagittal hair of the same hue. He has heterochromia eyes, the right is sky blue and the left is jade, and a fair complexion with reddish-brown freckles on his face, neck, and hands. He wears a woollen saffron-yellow cloak, an ill-fitting linen copper rust tunic, and Connemara pony fur boots. He dons a knee-length pleated goblin green kilt with black, white, hippie blue, and gold stripes. In order to hold Dagtezobius’ kilt in place, he has a cow leather belt with a golden buckle, a red fox tail, and a lucky rabbit’s foot. He carries a shepherd's crook named Lorg Mór, a mace of dual nature named Lorg Anfaid, and a richly ornamented harp of oak named Uaithne. Uaithne could place the seasons in proper order and even command the wills and emotions of sentient beings. The head of Lorg Anfaid can slay nine men in a single swing, while its handle could revive the slain through physical touch. He also has a bottomless cauldron that’s tied to his back named Coire Ansic, which produces a bountiful feast, never runs empty, and acts as a portal to other dimensions.
He manipulates size, fertility, agriculture, manliness, druidry, wisdom, war treaties, traditional music, life, death, the weather, crops, time, and the four seasons. As a result of his absolute charisma, he has the ability to command the respect and admiration from both Æylphitus and mortals alike. He possesses omnicompetence, absolute strength, and total knowledge of the earth and fire. Dagtezobius has a perfected mastery over agriculture, meteorology, alchemy, astrology, conjuration, divination, herbalism, necromancy, music, and the art of war. He can prevent the sun from setting by holding it in place for nine months and summon a drift of pigs and a herd of cows.
FAMILY:
Unnamed goddess of motherhood and agricultural prosperity or “Danu” (mother)
Kaleszochi Moraghuine (ex-wife)
Ayngezobius (son)
Brigedonus (daughter)
ALIASES/NICKNAMES:
The Dagda
Fatherly Horseman
Striking Creator
Horned Man
The Fiery One
The Fertile One
Man of the Peak
Mighty Lord of Great Knowledge
FUN FACTS/EXTRA INFORMATION:
His domain is an infinite series of Neolithic mounds, having an orchard that bore perennial sweet fruit and being aligned with the rising sun during winter solstice.
He has two pigs, one of which was always growing whilst the other was always roasting.
He also has a black-maned heifer that causes all cattle to graze by calling for its calf.
As an Æylphitus, his name means “good god”.
His sacred animal is a pig
A cauldron, mace, and harp are his sacred symbols.
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coreofgold · 2 months
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@wndrstruck for anyone
"Please don't worry. It's just an Eastern Ratsnake." Ban Yue said. "They normally like to climb and hang out in places like this." They whisper to the snake and it moves to curl around her arm. "They aren't venemous."
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omg-snakes · 10 months
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Hi! Is the albino patternless everglades ratsnake the same thing as the bubblegum ratsnake? When I bought my little one I googled looking for adults and the first one i found was your Kevin, so I named mine Kevin too. You can see him in my pic whispering in my ear to eat the apple. Love your page and your snakes except I live in a state where i can't own cornsnakes and looking at your beauties makes me want one.
Hello to you and also to your Kevin!
Okay so my understanding on this is limited to what I was told by a guy who knew Gino Sassani, the dude who is often credited as having developed the bubblegum ratsnake. According to what I was told, albino patternless Everglades ratsnakes are the same as bubblegum rat snakes, and the name change came about because somebody wanted to obfuscate the fact that they were selling hybrids.
In truth, it was Kathy Love who made the first bubblegum ratsnakes and she did so by hybridizing a wild-caught Everglades ratsnake with the Stripe gene with an albino eastern black ratsnake, and then continuing to breed the offspring back to albino black ratsnakes. When the project was handed to Gino, he is thought to have added more Everglades ratsnake to the mix and popularized the line, and other breeders down the line have bred black ratsnake and/or Everglades ratsnakes back in so they're pretty variable from one line to the other.
I got two of my four snakes (Kevin and Taffeta) from Frank Patinella, having purchased a pair (Mouse and Peachpit) the year before from a seller at a Herpetological Society meeting as just albino blotchless Everglades ratsnakes, and it was Frank who tipped me off that they're almost assuredly all hybrids.
I think Kev and Taffy are higher black rat percentage and Mouse and PP are probably higher Everglades content since their breeder also had wild-type Everglades rats he was working with.
In my mind there's nothing really wrong with making closely-related hybrids within the same genus, as long as you're not releasing them into the wild or misrepresenting them, and you're being certain that people who are taking them understand fully what they're getting. I think with genus Pantherophis in particular there might not be as clearly delineated species groupings as we humans would prefer. I don't know that I would have originally purchased Mouse and Peachpit had I known they were hybrids, but ultimately I'm glad I did.
TL;DR: yeah I'm pretty sure albino patternless Everglades ratsnakes are the same thing as bubblegum ratsnakes.
I'm really sorry that corn snakes are illegal where you are, but we know that it's to protect the genetic integrity of your native population. Just think: you can go out and see corn snakes doing their thing in the wild! That's really really awesome!
I honestly think rat snakes are cooler than corns, though, and they're definitely an underappreciated and very rewarding snake to keep. You may occasionally think of your Kevin as a consolation prize for not being able to keep corns, but I think he's a gold medal through and through.
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thetragicallynerdy · 1 year
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saw the longest snek today!!
[ID: a one minute video watching a snake crawl along the ground and then slither into a hole. End ID.]
Like. He was BIG. Easily 2.5-3 feet. I don't know snakes very well, but some research tells me he was maybe either an eastern milksnake or grey ratsnake! (He was seen in southwestern Ontario.)
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[ID: two photos of the snake - the first shows most of his body lying on a rocky bare stream bed, showing that he is very long. The second shows his head close up. He has a grey body with patches of brown lined with black. End ID.]
It was so cool! Biggest snake I've ever seen in the wild for sure.
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bestbackroads · 1 year
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Eastern Ratsnake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis) 🐍 04/15/2023 - 04/17/2023 #easternratsnake #ratsnake #snake #bestbackroad #bestbackroads #natgeoyourshots #natgeo100contest #natgeo #rutlandcountyvt #washingtoncountyny #whitehallny #wildphotography #naturephotography #adventurephotography #wildlifephotography — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/H5oReyF
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photobiophilia · 1 year
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Unusually hot April weekend brings all the reptiles to the (Frontenac Provincial) Park.
April 15-16, 2023
Eastern Gartersnake (1 & 6)
Blanding’s turtle (2 & 3)
Northern ribbon snake (4 & 5)
Smooth green snake (7)
Not pictured: grey ratsnake that got away too quickly, and a million midland painted turtles.
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herpsandbirds · 8 months
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Everglades Rat Snake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis), family Colubridae, found in southern FL, USA
This snake was once considered a subspecies of the Black Ratsnake, Elaphe (Pantherophis) obseleta rossalleni, but is now not considered to be a full subspecies, but just a population of Eastern Rat Snake (P. alleghaniensis).
Some herpetologists consider the Everglades Rat to be a population of Yellow Rat Snake, which is seen as only another population of Eastern Rat Snake (itself, also not a full subspecies), and as a subspecies by others. :S
They are larger and more orange than the typical Yellow Rat Snake.
North American Rat Snake (Pantherophis spp.) taxonomy is a bit messy, with a lot of disagreement. There are visibly different populations that have been traditionally seen as distinct subspecies or species, that are now lumped together, due to genetic evidence. Also, there has always been doubts about how to place or consider the Everglades Rat, regardless.
photograph by Ole Dost
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rjalker · 1 year
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I've observed 4 confirmed species of snakes so far:
2 banded watersnakes (1 dead) 2 eastern ratsnakes (both dead) 2 eastern copperheads (both dead) 1 rough greensnake (Very much alive)
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