Coluber constrictor

On March 27, 2018 our class encountered a Coluber constrictor at the Francis and Marion national park. It is most commonly known as a Southern Black racer. It was provided to us by some of our guides that had caught the snake for an upcoming group of schoolchildren in order to show them some of the common species. The weather was also quite cold so snakes were very hard to be found as most were burrowing to keep warm. The snake was't all that large as it was around 4 feet long indicating that it was an adult. This snake was remarkably docile as it bit no one when they handled it, and a seemed quite calm. It was easily identifiable as it's shiny black scales that covered it's entire body showed. If you look closely at the picture you see that there are some brown spots. This is normal as they are damaged scales but will appear like new once the snake sheds it's skin.