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Texas Rat Snake.jpg
Stanley Jones

Texas Rat Snake.jpg (Elaphe obsoleta)

Texas Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri: Colubridae) This snake was ca. 1.5 m (5.0 ft) long. It was hanging out in a black willow tree (Salix nigra) along the margin of a wet oxbow.
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Habitat
Lions Club Park, bottomland, open park with a small oxbow, adjacent to a pecan grove with a number of other deciduous species of scattered trees at 147 m elevation.
Location
Lions Club Park, Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
October 2021
Scientific name
Elaphe obsoleta
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: Danielbirdwatcher and delia todd
bievreJJ
that's quite an impressive snake, Stanley, I wouldn't like to get too close to it, fantastic photo, love it, many tfs!!
 
delia todd
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LOL he sure is making full use of all the twigs to support him, isn't he.

A right grand picture you've taken of this snake Stanley - very well done.
 
drjpmenon
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Excellent find and shot of this wonderful reptile! I would have taken it as a baby python!
 

Media information

Category
Reptiles
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
312
Comment count
6

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
109.0 mm
Exposure time
1/640 second(s)
ISO
3200
Filename
Texas Rat Snake in a black willow tree, Lions Club Park, Temple-SharpenAI-stabilize.jpg
File size
1.2 MB
Date taken
Thu, 14 October 2021 9:15 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 646px

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