Rat snake

Rat snake – Wikipedia

Rat snakes, such as the black rat snake, are commonly found near farms. Rat snakes got their name from one of their favorite foods—rats. Although they are …

Species Profile: Rat Snake (Elaphe [Pantherophis] obsoleta)

Species Profile: Rat Snake (Elaphe [Pantherophis] obsoleta) | SREL Herpetology

Rat snake facts | Live Science

Rat snakes are medium-to-large, nonvenomous snakes that kill by constriction. Recent research has complicated the taxonomic classification of rat snakes.

Eastern Rat Snake | National Wildlife Federation

Learn about the eastern rat snake’s habitat, diet, lifespan, and more.

Rat snake | reptile | Britannica

rat snake, any of between 40 and 55 species of the genus Elaphe, of the family Colubridae and similar forms. They occur in North America, Europe, and Asia east to the Philippines. Most are found in woodlands and around farm buildings. They hunt rats and mice and kill them by constriction. They also eat eggs, and some species raid poultry yards and are sometimes called chicken snakes. Some hunt birds in trees and have the ventral scales keeled (ridged), for climbing. These rather large, nonvenomous, egg-laying snakes are normally slow and docile, but in self-defense they vibrate the tail, discharge

rat snake – Britannica Kids

rat snake – Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help

Rat snakes got their name from one of their favorite foods—rats. Although they are rather large in size and may look alarming, rat snakes are nonpoisonous and harmless to…

Rat Snake – N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission

Eastern Ratsnake – Florida Snake ID Guide

Black Rat Snake | The Maryland Zoo

Black rat snakes are known to some as “pilot snakes” for the mistaken belief that they lead other snakes to suitable winter denning areas.

8 Surprising Facts About the Rat Snake – Earth.com

8 Surprising Facts About the Rat Snake • Earth.com

Rat snakes are non-venomous constrictors. Learn a few amazing facts and about some incredible North American species.