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Angela Berkley,
High School Student
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Black rat snakes emerge from their rocky crevice retreats in April or early May.
Black Rat Snakes hunt by scent and sight.
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Rob Bruff,
Nightclub Bouncer
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Many rat snakes move to the other side of the bluff during the summer, but individuals may be scattered along the entire bluff.
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Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder
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Rat snakes breed in the spring and the female deposits about 15 eggs in rotting wood in late summer.
Rat snakes have been known to live up to 15 years in captivity.
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Tony Howell,
Skateboarder
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These snakes are heavy rat feeders and if your snake is not eating even if a fresh import you have got a problem.
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Sasha Prevette,
Kindergarten student
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Rat snakes begin their lives relatively small at roughly 6 to 8 inches long.
Adult rat snakes tend to blacken with age.
Yellow Rat Snakes are very calm.
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Shane Kelly,
Bar Tender
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Because rat snakes spend most of their time in areas where other snake species are not, many herpers do not look in places that these snakes are found.
Black Rat Snakes are large nonvenomous snakes which eat rats, mice, squirrels and birds.
All snakes are carnivorous and some aid in controlling many destructive pests, especially rats and mice.
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