# Id this snake? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 2, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-snake/657280 "2013-05-02T01:32:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-snake/657280/1 "2013-05-02T01:32:44Z")
[Central South Carolina.](http://s294.photobucket.com/user/badger60/media/snakbird_zps38a49752.jpg.html#/user/badger60/media/snakbird_zps38a49752.jpg.html?&_suid=136745820114709276315397089436)Not exactly sure of the location other than that, but I’ll go out on a limb and say that was in a tree somewhere. I think the bird is having a very bad day. ---
**Author:** ![CannyDan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cannydan/32/548_2.png) [@CannyDan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CannyDan)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-snake/657280/2 "2013-05-02T02:12:44Z")
This time I’m positive it isn’t a brown water snake 🙂 . It is one or another of the named subspecies or recognized and unrecognized intergrades of the Rat Snake (_Elaphe obsoleta_). I think it is probably closest to Gray Rat Snake in vernacular usage. See [link](http://srelherp.uga.edu/snakes/elaobs.htm). And no, the bird has definitely seen better days. But at least it will never see a worse one. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-snake/657280/3 "2013-05-02T02:18:09Z")
Cool, thanks.