by SnakeCrazy
Aug 6, 2002 8:37 PM · 837 views · 25.1 k · 551 x 162
I bought this little guy at a reptile show. It was sold as a greenish rat snake, but I don't think that is what it is. This picture doesn't show it's true color, so I'll post another one tomorrow.
This snake looks like a gray rat snake, not a greenish rat snake. I will look in my snake books to see if I can find a photo of the snake
kingfan
Aug 12, 2002 9:04 PM
I think this looks like a baby racer. The rat snakes have a more squared-off head and this snake also has the large eyes of a sight hunter like a racer.
SnakeCrazy
Aug 12, 2002 9:33 PM
Kingfan...I believe you are right. I have contacted someone else and was told the same thing. He also sent me some pictures of juvenile racers and mine looks EXACTLY like them. Unfortunately, I live in a state that has funny laws. I am required to have an importation permit in order to bring native snakes into my state. Well, racers aren't on my importation permit so I had to contact the seller. He was nice enough to pick the little one up AND return my money! I didn't want to take any chances on getting fined so I had no choice but to give him up. I guess it is better to find out now, than after I was really attached to him! I definitely learned my lesson...only buy from a REPUTABLE and KNOWN breeder!!!
SKYLINE
Sep 8, 2002 11:34 AM
Elaphe quatuorlineata(four-lined snake)look like a young guy ~
Hotshot
Sep 12, 2002 9:06 AM
Rating: 3/5
It is a juvenile racer.
SKYLINE
Sep 12, 2002 9:29 AM
yoyoyo..look u are so stick ,of course.u are right. look its frontal scale is different from 4 lined snake....hahah
SnakeCrazy
Sep 12, 2002 5:42 PM
Rating: 5/5
Thanks to all of you who replied. I no longer have this snake, however. My permit did not cover importing racers so I had to get a refund on it.
