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: Hi, I am not sure what information may
: be useful; so, details follow.
:
: Sighted in Springfield, VA...black
: snake with broad yellow bands.
: Probably three to four feet long and
: one to one and one-half inches in
: diameter. Yellow bands were several
: inches apart. As I recall, there were
: five or six bands each about one-half
: inch wide. Snake was crawling across
: street near corner of Greenview Lane
: and Harland Street. This a residental
: area with a deep ravine which runs
: toward northeast from intersection of
: Greenview and Harland. I assume the
: snake was crawling toward the ravine.
:
: Thanks for assistance identifing this
: snake.
:
: Yours truly, Larry Holmes.
:
Message Thread black snake with broad yellow bands - Larry Holmes June 25, 2010, 3:05 pm
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