Talk:Gray ratsnake

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Common name spelling[edit]

It strikes me as inconsistent to use "grey" in the main title but "gray" throughout the article. I read up on the rules for usage and it seems to be "tasters choice". Doing a Google search, there 2,180K hits for "gray rat snake" versus 319K for "grey rat snake". Since this is a southern US subspecies, I would vote to change the title to Gray. Comments? Pinethicket (talk) 13:35, 27 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

After-the-fact support. This is a US subspecies, so it should have US spelling. Ucucha 13:24, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No longer recognized as subspecies?[edit]

The article of Elaphe obsoleta, black rat snake, says that no subspecies of Elepha obsoleta are currently recognized with reference from ITIS. Should this article be merged with Elepha obsoleta? MKFI (talk) 14:15, 28 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Something wrong with the word "species" in this context[edit]

The article states: "the gray ratsnake is less likely to bite than other members of its species". What is this supposed to mean? Since the gray ratsnake IS the species, the sentence appears, to me, to be nonsense. Maybe it should be ""genus" instead of species? --— Dave (Talk) 13:45, 31 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Meaning of venter[edit]

"The venter is usually off-white or pale gray with darker irregular blotches ..." Can I read "belly" for "venter"? No need for such specialised terminology.Mathyeti (talk) 07:51, 28 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Lol[edit]

Oko look 174.240.234.65 (talk) 21:15, 9 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]