Trait. Copperhead. Black Rat Snake. Size. 2-3 feet in length. 4-6 feet in length. Color/Pattern. Coppery-brown with hourglass bands. Shiny black with a faint white underbelly ...

Gray rat snakes are among the most common snakes in Mississippi. Their unique body shape helps them climb almost anything.

Some herpetologists consider kinking a response to feeling threatened. Others have reported it occurring without apparent ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3/Gray News) - A woman in Missouri found a black rat snake in the hood of her car while driving her son to baseball practice.The woman and her son attempted to “chase” the snake ...