LawrenceM
New member
I previously posted a picture of "skimmer" and asked for input. Many responded. To my shock, only one of you turned out to be correct. That was a 15 yr old gent from Port St. Lucie (5 miles up the road from me). He said it was a juvenile black racer, and HE WAS RIGHT! I couldn't believe it because the snake has blotches of maroon and even some orange! I consulted with a herpetologist/curator and he confirmed the result. In a google search for juvenile black racer the exact same blotched snake turns up. Kudos to you p.s.l. guy! This snake grows up to be nasty and a bad pet - it turns jet black at 24 inches and will have a white underside to its head. I shall release him into the wild and buy a captive bred corn (probably and okeetee). Thanks for all who participated!