Pantherophis obsoletus lindheimeri

"Two snakes seen in the park. Both were 35-40"" long and very glossy."

Caught in snake trap. Sandy annually burned pine forest.

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With Christian Swanson

seen in late evening

Snake was about 3 feet long. I only got the tail as it slithered away. Can anyone tell from just what I got? I've been seeing a yellow belly water snake in the garden, but I don't think the tail looks right. What do you think?

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Crashes my uncles birthday party!

"Texas Rat Snake (Pantherophis obsoletus lindheimeri) 25 May 2015 Near the corner of University Drive and Nottingham Drive Denton, Denton County, Texas A little over a year ago we came upon this Texas Rat Snake as we drove past and saw that it was being attacked by a very large American Crow (or it might have been a Common Raven). Since we didn’t have our camera we decided to drive home and get it. When we returned to the scene the American Crow was gone but the Texas Rat Snake was still in place. It lay in front of a home’s driveway and was close enough to the curb to be outside the flow of traffic, which would have caused it to be harmed. We photographed the snake and it appeared to be injured. We don’t know whether it was partly injured by the vehicular traffic on the busy street or by the American Crow pecking at its eyes and mouth area, which were a bit bloody. The snake assumed a defensive position and appeared distraught, but as it turned out the snake was still mobile and may have eventually recovered from its ordeal. After taking a few pics we picked up two sticks nearby and lifted the snake away from the street (where only danger awaited it) and placed it squarely on the green lawn of the home next to where it stood on the street. And just in time as the owner of the home whose driveway it had lain in front of arrived shortly after. We explained what was occurring and were allowed to continue our observation. Eventually, once it was on the green grass the snake began to pull away in the direction of the undeveloped area that is found behind the homes of the street in question. Hopefully it made it back safely and had a good journey. The snake was easily between four and five feet in length. Texas Rat Snake occurs primarily in Texas but also shares its range in parts of Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. Five subspecies of this rat snake occur in the United States (see range map cited in Source). Texas Rat Snake is an authentic resident of North America and the Western Hemisphere. Source: ""Texas Ratsnake Locality Guide,"" Rat Snake Foundation, range map of the five subspecies, photographs, description, accessed 6.3.16, http://www.ratsnakefoundation.org/index.php/guides/locality-guides/north-american-ratsnakes/133-texas-ratsnake-locality-guide"

"Texas Rat Snake (Pantherophis obsoletus lindheimeri) 25 May 2015 Near the corner of University Drive and Nottingham Drive Denton, Denton County, Texas A little over a year ago we came upon this Texas Rat Snake as we drove past and saw that it was being attacked by a very large American Crow (or it might have been a Common Raven). Since we didn’t have our camera we decided to drive home and get it. When we returned to the scene the American Crow was gone but the Texas Rat Snake was still in place. It lay in front of a home’s driveway and was close enough to the curb to be outside the flow of traffic, which would have caused it to be harmed. We photographed the snake and it appeared to be injured. We don’t know whether it was partly injured by the vehicular traffic on the busy street or by the American Crow pecking at its eyes and mouth area, which were a bit bloody. The snake assumed a defensive position and appeared distraught, but as it turned out the snake was still mobile and may have eventually recovered from its ordeal. After taking a few pics we picked up two sticks nearby and lifted the snake away from the street (where only danger awaited it) and placed it squarely on the green lawn of the home next to where it stood on the street. And just in time as the owner of the home whose driveway it had lain in front of arrived shortly after. We explained what was occurring and were allowed to continue our observation. Eventually, once it was on the green grass the snake began to pull away in the direction of the undeveloped area that is found behind the homes of the street in question. Hopefully it made it back safely and had a good journey. The snake was easily between four and five feet in length. Texas Rat Snake occurs primarily in Texas but also shares its range in parts of Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. Five subspecies of this rat snake occur in the United States (see range map cited in Source). Texas Rat Snake is an authentic resident of North America and the Western Hemisphere. Source: ""Texas Ratsnake Locality Guide,"" Rat Snake Foundation, range map of the five subspecies, photographs, description, accessed 6.3.16, http://www.ratsnakefoundation.org/index.php/guides/locality-guides/north-american-ratsnakes/133-texas-ratsnake-locality-guide"