what kind of snake is this

[bull420]

i found this snake in my back yard today. it is gray on top with brown saddles with a thin black border and the belly is lite gray with black checks and the tip of it's tongue looks black. it is really mellow and only tryed to bite a couple of times and is not really squirmy. sorry for the lousy pics best i can get on my web cam.

 

[Jay@PJCReptiles]

Hard telling from the pictures you posted but by the description you are giving I think it could very well be an Eastern Milksnake. Great find.
Jay

 

[bull420]

thanks that is what i thought it was. this is the second time i found one and am thinking about keeping it since it is so docile if i can get it to eat.

 

[Marshall_P]

Ditto!..

I was thinking eastern milk too, I recently caught one myself around 3' long and it's a dead ringer, here's the one we got in July just for reference..

http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70214&highlight=eastern+milk

Good luck if you keep him & keep us posted, I wanted to keep the one we got but decided we had enough critters at home, take care...

 

[Allison]

Yep, my guess is Eastern Milk as well. Nice! I found an angry little one last summer in Wisconsin.