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Black racer or black rat snake?

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Melissa32483

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I just rescued a snake from my cousins friend pool. It's about 4 feet long. The boys were about to wack it with a shovel (to stun it) and then decapitate it.

Considering I just moved to NC from NY a few weeks ago... I know NOTHING of the venomous snakes here. I was a little hesitant at first because I was afraid of getting bit. But I caught it and it's in a 30-40 gal sterilite in my garage. I snapped a couple pictures. I'm pretty sure it's a black racer or black rat snake. But I'm leaning more towards black rat because in the sterilite it seems very mellow and isn't fussing much when I open the lid. Oh and the stomach from what I can see is white and black "speckled" looking. Very grainy.

I'm going to attach a couple pictures. Please, any and all opinions are welcome. Also... considering it does seem reasonably mellow, would it be ok to keep it? I have a 40 gallon tank with nothing in it and I certainly wouldn't mind an extra pet. :)

Thanks everyone!

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It looks like a Black Rat to me as well. :) A little underweight (from what I can see) but still pretty.
They're commonly kept in captivity. I'd say if the snake is willing to take f/t then you should be ok - if it doesn't take f/t then the best thing for it is to release it. (If you do decide to keep it, make sure you read up on their care sheets. I'm not sure how much their care differs from a Corn - it probably isn't that much different - but it still doesn't hurt to check.)
Good luck, and keep us updated! :)
 
It is definitely a Black Rat Snake. Racers only have a white chin and a solid black color. Black Rats have the white spots on them like that and white and black checkered bellies.
 
Black rat snake. I'd release it and not fool with wild caught stuff. Parasites, mites, ticks and all the rest as well as trying to get it to eat. Not worth it. Enjoy the fact you saved it and turn it loose. make sure it stays far, far away from the rest of your collection unless you want mites.
 
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