Gray Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus spiloides)

Created: May 14th, 2011 - 01:27 AM
Last Modified: December 4th, 2011 - 04:16 PM Entered by: Tamara McConnell
Record 76328

Country: United States		State: Louisiana	County: Saint Tammany Parish	Time: 2011-05-13 16:30:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Road cruising	Habitat: swamp
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 87.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Few clouds		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

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Posted by Tamara McConnell on May 24, 2011 at 10:10 PM

Thanks, Eric.

Posted by Eric Rittmeyer on May 24, 2011 at 09:49 PM

In St. Tammany Parish, this should be Pantherophis spiloides. Pantherophis obsoletus was restricted to west of the Mississippi River by Burbrink based on mitochondrial (Burbrink et al. 2000) and morphological (Burbrink 2001) data.