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Originally Posted by snowgyre
No, this is a juvenile eastern coachwhip, Masticophis flagellum, not a southern black racer. The extreme slenderness of the snake and the pointed nose is what gives it away.
https://srelherp.uga.edu/snakes/masfla.htm |
It is a racer. Both racers and coachwhips could be described as slender. The color and pattern is wrong for a juvenile Eastern coachwhip. The temporal scales do not match.
https://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/snakes/coachwhip.shtml
Here is a juvenile Eastern coachwhip from the same location (Boca Raton, FL):
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/30959641
Here is a juvenile Southern black racer from the same location (Boca Raton, FL):
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/83068863
Here is another juvenile Eastern coachwhip from the same county (Miami-Dade):
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90134801