Not a corn, but still a rat snake!
First off, black rats are not common in Texas (they are further northeast of here). What we have here, and what you have caught is a baby Texas Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta lindheimerii). The head pattern gives it away and also the blotch count is to low for an Elaphe guttata emoryi (Great Plains Rat Snake).
Texas rats are great little snakes, that get pretty big and like to bite. They are quite common over the eastern 2/3 of the state.
I'm sorry that it's not a corn, but like I said. It's still a rat snake!
Brian Miller
|