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Texas Rat Snake.jpg
Stanley Jones

Texas Rat Snake.jpg (Elaphe obsoleta)

Texas Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri: Colubridae) A non-venomous species but a snapper. 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
Bottomland, open park with a small oxbow, pecan grove with a number of other 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: Tired, delia todd, aloktewari and 4 others
Danielbirdwatcher
Great day he may not be poisonous but he sure is nothing to be messed with. He does have that shape of the head though.
 
bievreJJ
makes me think of Kaa from the Jungle Book lol, fantastic closeup of this impressive snake, Stanley, congratulations, many tfs!!
 
Jonno52
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Good lord, this was startling!

It's fascinating and sinister: we don't expect a snake appear above us - we're probably hard-wired to find such a sight alarming, because of our evolutionary history. At the same time, it's a very beautiful creature. Exceptional work Stanley, thanks for sharing.
 

Media information

Category
Reptiles
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
730
Comment count
12

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/800 second(s)
ISO
3200
Filename
Texas Rat Snake, Lions Club Park, Temple-adjust.jpg
File size
1.1 MB
Date taken
Thu, 14 October 2021 9:20 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 990px

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