How big does a black rat snake get?

Black rat snakes are all black with a white chin. Yellow rat snakes have black and greenish yellow stripes running lengthwise down the body. Gray rat snakes have a light gray body with blotches of darker gray on the spine. Measure the snake. Adult rat snakes are 3 to 5 feet in length, but some larger subspecies can exceed 6 feet.

What kind of snake looks like a rat?

Know what rat snakes (Elaphe species) look like. Know what milk snakes (Elaphe species) look like. Know what corn snakes (Elaphe species) look like. Know what a hog-nosed snake (Heterodon species) looks like. Know what an indigo snake (Drymarchon species) looks like. Know what pit vipers look like.

What kind of snake is black and yellow?

For the purpose of this article, names will be harmonized with the TIGR Database. Philippine rat snake, C. erythrurus ( A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) Black copper rat snake or yellow striped snake, C. flavolineatus ( Schlegel, 1837) Copperhead rat snake, C. radiatus ( F. Boie, 1827)

What kind of skin does a Texas rat snake have?

All Texas rat snakes have orange skin underneath their scales. Their bellies are gray or white while their heads are gray. They also have splotchy patterns.

What is the most aggressive rattlesnake?

Western diamondback rattlesnakes are one of the most aggressive rattlesnakes in North America, and usually coils and rattles when threatened. In the winters they hibernate in caves and burrows with other snake species. They are very poor climbers.

What does a rat snake look like?

Rat snake appearance. According to Reptiles Magazine, rat snakes can vary widely in appearance. They can have blotches, stripes, a combination of both, or be single-colored. They can be black, red, brown, yellow, gray or black-and-white colored.

Do rat snakes have teeth?

Black rat snakes have many small teeth and no long fangs. Copperhead bites leave one or two holes in the skin and a rat snake bite appears as small scratches in the shape of a horseshoe.

How big do rat snakes get?

Measure the snake. Adult rat snakes are 3 to 5 feet in length, but some larger subspecies can exceed 6 feet.