Caught by a security camera.
About 6 feet long, and the tip of the tail is slightly darker.
Found on a rescue site being conducted by the Cuplet Fern Chapter of FNPS.
Location:
This snake was located stretched along rocks that were placed to outline a garden.
Shape, Size, and Color:
This snake was an inky black in color, with a light gray/cream underbelly and throat. Its face was a darker shade of gray around the mouth that quickly faded to black around its eyes.
It was roughly three feet in length and about an inch and a half wide. It had a rounded head and large circular eyes.
Reference:
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/florida-snake-id/snake/north-american-racer/
Geographical distribution:
These snakes are located throughout the entirety of Florida and even go down towards the Florida Keys.
Spring Hammock Preserve, Seminole County, FL, April 2021. Bioblitz.
♥Male! However it seems the female that was here two days ago left. Too bad for him :(
Work hazard, this joker dropped from my work uniform.