It's not uncommon to mistake the black-masked racer for an adult black rat snake or another black snake, especially when it's slithering through shadowy areas. As its name suggests, this snake has ...

The Black Mamba, found in Sub-Saharan Africa ... snake that can move swiftly both on land and in water. The Texas Rat Snake, found in Texas and neighboring states, can reach speeds of 6 mph.

Twitchy, the black rat snake, consumes a frozen rat. In the wild, rat snakes typically live 10 to 15 years, but Twitchy has ...