 Coluber constrictor priapus (Southern Black Racer). | This snake surprised me while I was looking for insects in my beautiful jasmine-covered trellis. It seems to be a Black Racer (Coluber constrictor priapus). They can reach a length of over 60 inches and feed on rodents, frogs, birds, and lizards. They kill they prey by suffocation or crushing. This snake held itself in the jasmine at a height of approx. 6 ft. and did not move at all.
wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coluber_constrictor_priapus |
