Native to North America and cataloged under the family Colubridae, the Eastern Black Rat snake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis) is also called a pilot snake, chicken snake, yellow rat snake, and everglades rat snake. The body color is a mix of shiny and black on the dorsal with cream or white on the chin and throat or white and black checkerboard pattern on their underside. As a terrestrial and arboreal snake, it prefers wetlands, farmlands, abandoned urban woodlands, thickets, and even water bodies. The Eastern Black rat snake freezes or musk predators with a foul-smell, coiling, snap, or shake tail in defense mode.
The Eastern Black Rat Snake has an overall length between 3.5’-6’ (1.07-1.83 m), body width of roughly 1”-1.4” (2.5-3.5 cm), and weight from 1.1-4.9 lb (.5-2.2 kg). The typical lifespan of the Eastern Black Rat Snake is between 10-34 years.
Native to North America and cataloged under the family Colubridae, the Eastern Black Rat snake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis) is also called a pilot snake, chicken snake, yellow rat snake, and everglades rat snake. The body color is a mix of shiny and black on the dorsal with cream or white on the chin and throat or white and black checkerboard pattern on their underside. As a terrestrial and arboreal snake, it prefers wetlands, farmlands, abandoned urban woodlands, thickets, and even water bodies. The Eastern Black rat snake freezes or musk predators with a foul-smell, coiling, snap, or shake tail in defense mode.
The Eastern Black Rat Snake has an overall length between 3.5’-6’ (1.07-1.83 m), body width of roughly 1”-1.4” (2.5-3.5 cm), and weight from 1.1-4.9 lb (.5-2.2 kg). The typical lifespan of the Eastern Black Rat Snake is between 10-34 years.