Black Rat Snake

Had to move this snake off the trail to avoid running him over. I think it was probably a little bigger than 4 ft. I tried to get it to go on it's own and it struck my boot instead at about :25

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Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Black
• Rat
• Snake

[halosecrets526]

man i want one. are they legal in iowa?

[TVDUDE33]

@canishunter black ratsnakes also have a checkered pattern on the belly

[canishunter]

that honestly looks more like a king snake then anything i only say that cause king snakes typically have a distorted belly coloration while other snakes like racers and rat snakes tend to have a more solid uniform belly like a king snakes belly might be a mix of black and white or yellow ....a black racer tends to have a solid gray belly and so roth

[redneckcracker1]

@Accumulator1 stop it before it goes to far up ur pants leg lol

[videogirlrocks]

I have this type of snake living in a small ditch between me and my friend's house, my friend told me it only eats rats and it's not poisonous, there are always rats roaming around in my garage, so I need one of these

[Accumulator1]

@coldbloodedsam Nope. If you google 'texas rat snake' you will see plenty of info and photos of them.

[Accumulator1]

I read that the black rat snake exists mostly in southeast US and they are more aggressive and grow longer than other types of rat snakes. Here in TX is a different rat snake that gets up to 5 feet. They are dark brown patterned shades. I did run across a black snake here last summer apx 3 feet. Not sure if it was a rat snake or racer. I sure would not stick my boot up at it. It might lunge at it and crawl up your pants leg. Ha! What would you do then?