As of this morning, the snake was out of surgery and was resting, beginning its path to recovery. Black rat snakes are native to Pennsylvania, and are commonly found along the east coast.

Black rat snakes are found across the U.S. eastern states and can grow between 3 and 5 feet long. As their name suggests, they are black in color, with a faint grey background behind their scales.

While it’s true a black rat snake’s diet isn’t entirely rodent-specific (they also eat bird eggs, poultry eggs, etc.); people should remember they are called “rat snakes” for a good reason.

Black rat snakes are nature’s pest control specialists. They eat the rodents that spread disease and infest our basements and pantries. Because they are a nonvenomous species, they rely on ...

The three-foot-long D. gansi rely solely on bird eggs for their sustenance, while P. obsoletus, also called black rat snakes, are generalist eaters that consume mostly rodents, but also gulp down ...

About Black Rat Snakes Black Rat snakes are the most common snake you may see in your yards at home. It gets to be over 6 to 7 feet long. You’ll notice it’s almost solid black with white under ...

Black rat snakes can also climb trees, so you may see them in trees. They do eat birds; they also eat mice and rats. But those are the two big differences, non-venomous versus venomous.

You’ll likely only ever see four of Delaware’s 19 species of snakes; the eastern rat snake, black racer, common garter snake and common watersnake. The rest are rarely seen, for a variety of ...

A two-headed female black rat snake has survived 16 years. The Missouri Department of Conservation Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center is celebrating.

A common garter snake warms its little body in the sun. Harmless to humans, these snakes eat garden pests including slugs as well as lizards, amphibians, ants, crickets, minnows and small rodents.