Help identify please

[Mary-Beth]

I just found this little guy in my back yard. He's not very fast, but I ended up using a stick to get him in the bucket because he kept tagging me. :grin01:

 

[Tula_Montage]

Looks like a baby black rat? :shrugs:

 

[Mary-Beth]

I wish it was a black rat! I think it's a racer though. If that's what it is I'm gonna let it go.

 

[Tula_Montage]

After seeing the tail is it maybe a black whip snake?

This is a differnt variation of whip snake but its the same kind of shape, especially the tail

 

[Tula_Montage]

Ruthvens whip... tail shape is better this this picture

 

[Kat]

I dunno... the spots say ratsnake but the headshape looks more garter snake-ish... (I know it's not a garter though)... Don't think it's a black rat...

-Kat

 

[Mary-Beth]

I'll see if I can get a better pic of it's head. It kept glaring at me while I was taking the pics.

 

[Tula_Montage]

I'll see if I can get a better pic of it's head. It kept glaring at me while I was taking the pics.

lol... I would say whip snake of some sort JUST because of the tail. I know theres many pattern variations on whips and the head is quite rat snakey...

 

[Dank241]

It appears to be a blk racer

 

[Mary-Beth]

It appears to be a blk racer

Yep! It matches that perfectly. I just took about 30 pics trying to get one of his head pattern, but they all came out to dark.

I caught him mid-tag a few times though.