especially the yellow rat snake. Lighter-colored belly, usually cream or white. Range: Most of the southeast, northeast, and ...

The black rat snake color variation has a more northerly range, however, and can be found within the same range, just north ...

Many snakes are top level predators; for example, a single rat snake can consume over 100 rodents a year ... It is the only large (up to 42 inches) water snake in our range. This species is frequently ...