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Pantherophis obsoletus, also known commonly as the western rat snake, black rat snake, pilot black snake, or simply black snake, [5] is a nonvenomous species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to central North America. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. [6] Its color variations include the Texas ...
When startled, the gray ratsnake, like other ratsnakes, stops and remains motionless with its body held in a series of wave-like kinks. The snake will also rattle its tail against whatever it is lying on, making an audible buzzing sound; this is intended to fool a potential threat into thinking that they've encountered a rattlesnake. The gray ...
Eating a southern leopard frog. The southern black racer is a predator that relies on lizards, insects, moles, birds, eggs, small snakes, rodents, and frogs. Despite its specific name constrictor (scientific name: Coluber constrictor), the racer is more likely to suffocate or crush its victim into the ground, rather than coiling around it in typical constrictor fashion.
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Snakes aren’t found as often in densely urban areas as they are in rural barns and wooded areas, but it’s still possible to find a snake in a public park or a highly trafficked neighborhood.
The upperside of the mud snake is glossy black. The underside is red and black, and the red extends up the sides to form bars of reddish-pink. Although, some have a completely black body with slightly lighter black spots instead of the common reddish colors. The heavy body is cylindrical in cross section, and the short tail has a terminal spine.
Out of Pennsylvania’s 21 species of snake only three are venomous. Two are found in the central region. ... Timber rattlesnakes are either black or yellow in color and are found on rocky ridges ...
The northern black racer (Coluber constrictor constrictor) is a subspecies of the eastern racer (Coluber constrictor), a nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae.Their geographic range extends from southern Maine to northern Georgia and westward to central Kentucky and eastern Ohio.