MsMario

Need help identifying a snake I saw over the weekend.

While driving on a back road near Giddings, Texas I came across a snake sunning itself. I didn't know what type of snake it was and am very curious to see if anyone can figure it out:

The snake was about 4 - 4.5 feet long. The head was not distinctly triangular - just regular. The coloring on the snake was a brilliant black. Down its length where perfectly shaped diamonds that consisted of four squares each. The diamonds were a brilliant yellow. There was about 1/2" - 1" between each diamond, so they didn't touch. There was no rattle at the end of the tail. It never even moved as my truck went by and even after I stopped didn't seem at all interested at moving out of the way.

I've not found a darned thing that has help ID this snake. SO - I'm hoping that one of y'all might know.

Thanks,
Brenda

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see if you can find a picture of a desert kingsnake. the bright yellow dots in the center of most scales are sometimes arranged in patterns. did the snake appear more black or more yellow?

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p. s. texas rat snake is also a possibility. texas monthly's field guide to texas snakes is a good source.

MsMario

The snake was definitely more black on top than yellow. We just had a rat snake caught at our office - the coloring wasn't anything like the one I'm trying to figure out.

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i just caught a snake. i
found a pic of the snake at this site
www.texassnakes.net/pictures.html
it is the picture at the top of the screen. on the home page. what kind of snake is this? if you know email me at scooternu@yahoo.com thanks

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it is a Speckled Kingsnake