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Snakes at my place tend to come in waves. First it seemed they were all copperheads, then speckled king snakes and now big black rat snakes with a sprinkling of cottonmouth water moccasins throughout.

Black rat snakes are found across the U.S. eastern states and can grow between 3 and 5 feet long. As their name suggests, they are black in color, with a faint grey background behind their scales.

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And sometimes, their food is not on the ground, but in a tree. Bird eggs comprise a significant part of the rat snake’s diet, so rat snakes often climb trees to find bird nests.

Black rat snakes are significantly longer than copperheads, often reaching 4 to 6 feet in length. Some even reach lengths of 7 feet, making them one of the longest snakes in North America.

Black rat snakes are significantly longer than copperheads, often reaching 4 to 6 feet in length. Some even reach lengths of 7 feet, making them one of the longest snakes in North America.