Thursday, May 30, 2019

Black Rat Snake

Found this black rat snake (Pantherophis obsoletus) crawling across the overlook deck of Trail 2 at Prophetstown State Park.
A closer view of the traces of this mature snake's scale pattern left over from its earlier juvenile period.

Photos taken May 27, 2019.

Link to Wikipedia page on Pantherophis obsoletus:
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