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Black snake

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    I'm sure this has to be a black snake, but the color is strange. This one is about 4 foot long, and behaves exactly like one, including imitating a rattlesnake by shaking it's tail. It's in our yard, and welcomed. Has anyone seen a black snake this color? IMG_7795.jpg
     
    Stihl Kicking, May 24, 2021
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    I would say its a black snake. At least I think so. I have seen them like that in the past and assumed it was one.
     
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    Black Rat Snake?
     
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    I get confused on the different names, but a Black snake may also be called a Black Rat snake, there's more rat snakes than I realized. Apparently they can change colors as they mature also.
     
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