";s:4:"text";s:2802:" The southern black racer has a white chin, whereas an indigo snake normally has a dark to reddish-orange chin.. Adult Racers are uniform in color, and can be various shades of brown, green, blue, and occasionally black. The southern black racer has a white chin, whereas an indigo snake normally has a dark to reddish-orange chin..
It is found widely and commonly in the U.S. in the states of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, and Iowa. As their common name suggests, the blue racer is a very fast snake that can move at speeds of almost 7 Km or 4,3 mph, even so far from the lightning speed of the highly venomous black mamba.
Blue racer snakes, commonly known as eastern racers are subspecies of Coluber constrictor – a nonvenomous species of colubrid snakes.
The blue racer, C. c. foxii , is found from Michigan, Wisconson, and Minnesota south to Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. It is a large, long slender snake with a whiplike tail, an elongated head, relatively large eyes, and smooth lustrous scales. Texas Glossy Snake... Arizona occidentalis Mojave Glossy Snake Bogertophis rosaliae Baja California Rat Snake ... Buttermilk racer... Coluber mormon Western Racer Coniophanes imperialis Black-striped Snake Contia ... Iowa (28) Colorado (27) Utah (27) Maryland (26) Nebraska (25) West Virginia (22) Ohio (21) Pennsylvania (20) Description. They are found in large parts of North America. The Black Racer tens to wooded areas such as forested areas, thickets, brushes, open fields, and gardens found around suburban homes.