Did Ya Miss Me
by Kathy Kelly
Title
Did Ya Miss Me
Artist
Kathy Kelly
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This lovely Black Rat snake and I played a wonderful game of "Hide and seek." This one was hunting for bird eggs or field mice. She was full grown, about 5 feet long, thick bodied, and a powerful constrictor. Watching her climb among the bushes was mesmerizing.
The Black Rat snake is a large non-venomous constrictor that can grow up to 7 feet in length. They have shiny black scales on their backs and light colored bellies. Their throats and chins are white. Mostly found in fields, woodlands and around farms, their prey usually consists of mice, bird eggs, and frogs.
Unlike the adults, young Black Rat snakes have a distinct pattern on their backs. Sadly, they are often mistaken for young venomous Copperheads. One just has to remember that young Copperheads have bright yellowish - green tails. Young Rat Black snakes do not.
This work has been featured in the following FAA groups.
Reptile Photography
Kingdom Animalia
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May 24th, 2018
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Miroslava Jurcik
Congratulation, your beautiful shot with great description of your hide and seek adventure , was featured in Kingdom Animalia !! l/f
Al Powell Photography USA
Congratulations, this IMAGE is now FEATURED on the REPTILE PHOTOGRAPHY group home page.
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