new snake say what

[vangogh]

so i have two corns and have plans to get a 3rd as soon as my buds snake's eggs pop.. i get a call at work today from my wife about a snake found under a laundry hamper inside my house she put it in a coffee can we have 5 cats and a dog so it still being alive is a miracle i get home and open the can and this is what i see

 

[vangogh]

the first half of its belly is pure white no black at all the second half is a crazy gray patter not the normal black checker Bord pattern

 

[corngurl2011]

It's a cute that's for sure.

 

[alan]

It's a juvenile black rat snake. Easily my favorite of our native snakes in VA.

 

[vangogh]

It's a juvenile black rat snake. Easily my favorite of our native snakes in VA.

thank you for the info i was thinking it was a corn

 

[VickyChaiTea]

Nah, he'll get larger than a corn and generally more active/skittish. Beautiful as adults though.

If you can, I would release him someplace safe. Living in the wild is better than anything we can offer, both for the snake and your local ecosystem. Being taken from the wild then held in captivity is always a shame.

 

[vangogh]

Nah, he'll get larger than a corn and generally more active/skittish. Beautiful as adults though.

If you can, I would release him someplace safe. Living in the wild is better than anything we can offer, both for the snake and your local ecosystem. Being taken from the wild then held in captivity is always a shame.

yeah i released him last night

 

[VickyChaiTea]

Hooray!

 

[Stormy]

Aw hes cute!

 

[chris68]

Nice find

Easily my favorite of our native snakes in VA.

I love em too, kinda shame the different morphs aren't as popular as corns; they sure are pretty