Wild Corn?

[Silverwind]

Hiya guys. My friend and I were returning from a movie when we saw a snake on my drive way! We're not sure if it's a corn, but it's not at all aggressive, and isn't poisonous (We know that much). It's markings look like a corn, but it's grey and I'm not sure if it's too natural to have a grey, wild corn. Here's a pic of the little guy. (Their a LITTLE fuzzy, I took them through plastic and I'm not used to this camera yet.)

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[Flygning]

That looks like a corn to me, but I'm no expert. However, it could have been someone's pet that got out.

 

[tat2d1]

could be a white oaks ratsnake , looks pretty similar to white oaks babies i've seen. i guess it could be an emory's too. hard for me to tell with those pics.

 

[Skye]

where did you see it? (state)

 

[Silverwind]

I saw it on a driveway. I live in a neighborhood with about 5 houses total. We're pretty alone, and I don't think it could have traveled that far from someone's house, especially when no one near us even likes snakes (Except me). I live in Maryland, where the corn snake is naturally found. Still, I think it's pretty wierd that it's grey... Thanks for helping us out!

 

[LawrenceM]

snake I.D.

I think it is an eastern fox snake. Maryland is a perfect location for them. It is hard to tell from your photo but the coloration looks more like a fox snake than a corn. Go to www.google.com and click "images", do a search for eastern fox snake and you will see photos of them. Also, check out eastern milk snakes, that is a possibility too, but I'd say it is more likely a fox.

 

[Silverwind]

I don't know... We're taking him/her to a snake expert tomarrow, hopefully that will help.

 

[mbrown]

doesn't that look like an anery corn??

 

[Silverwind]

Thats what I was thinking, but i didn't think they were natural.

 

[cka]

If you are in MD than i'd go with either an eastern milk snake, a corn snake (depends on where in MD) or a juvenile black rat snake, which that one looks too big to have a juvenule b.r. pattern...always could be someone's escaped pet, too...

 

[Kevin S.]

rat

I'd say black or gray ratsnake, judging from the head pattern.

 

[Khaman]

To me the dorsal pattern says corn but without a better head shot the head pattern and eyes look like a gray rat. :headbang:

 

[Silverwind]

Do you guys think it might be a cross?

 

[mbrown]

yikes i thought it was obvious. i didnt know it could be a rat snake or anything else. i would have sworn it was an (escaped ??) anery. guess i got a lot to learn.....

 

[gardenmum]

That looks like a rat snake, the head pattern and side pattern to me says rat not corn.

 

[pookie bear]

It is definitely an Elaphe Obsoleta... If you're in Eastern Maryland it's probably a black rat snake, and probably not someone's escaped pet. Rat snakes are pretty common just about everywhere they range.

 

[Silverwind]

Well, we now know EXACTLY what little "Arete" is. He is....


A Black Snake?!

Apparently, baby black snakes (which are ALL OVER my house) are grey and have a corn snake pattern when they're young. Well, thats quite a shocker. Anyways, it was fun seeing what all of us thought! That just shows us one thing- Always look around at EVERYTHING!! Oh well!
~Very confused Rio

 

[gardenmum]

A Black Snake?? You mean a black rat snake?

 

[CrazyCorn]

Thats a black rat snakes, please its not evern close to a black racer, and anyone who uses the name black snake doesn't know their species. Tell that guy hes no expert.

 

[CAV]

Nope, those Black Snakes. Their big, black snakes that feed on rats. They live in my house's tunneling and such, though we don't mind them here. They sure do cut down on the rat population!

So if I understand correctly, it is a black, rat snake, but it isn't a Black Rat Snake?