Went out today to try and find a Mole King Snake in a meadow/woodland habitat area a few miles from home. I had learned from fellow naturalist that his particular site was certain to produce the kings and that now was a good time of the year to find them.

the cool thing about this porperty is that is has a variety of habitats with transitional edges that make perfect conditions not only for certain reptile species but for mammals and birds too. Today I was only interested and trying to focus on the Mole Kings but one cant help noticing all the other natural and wonderful distractions of flora and fauna that exist in this region.

Well I never found the Mole King snake but will definitely return for more trips to try and find one and other species. I did find under some old tires a black racer which at first was difficult to determine if that is what it was when I saw it laying there as if “asleep”. Turned out the snake was in its “blue phase” in otherwords getting ready to shed. Snakes shed theier skin whole (if healthy). Its their way to rid themselves of any parasites and to accommodate their new growth.

After wrangling the racer and letting it go I decided to try another locationto look for another species of black and the largest snake we have in our area the eastern black rat snake.