The black rat is black to light brown in colour with a lighter underside.
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Like pythons and boas rat snakes are constrictors which suffocate their prey.
Snakes climb to look for food and shelter and often find both in attics and rafters.
The adult snake is black with a white or creamy yellow chin and throat.
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It likely originated in the indian subcontinent but is now found worldwide.
Black rat snakes are one of the longest snakes in north america occasionally reaching lengths of 8 feet.
Brick stone and other textured siding materials are especially fit for climbing.
The black rat snake is a constrictor so they will coil around the bodies of prey and cut off the ability to breathe.
They will use these skills to catch a variety of food from bird eggs to frogs the federal agency says online.
They consume a wide variety of food including rodents chipmunks other snakes and just about anything else they can find in their given habitat.
Black rat snakes are excellent swimmers and climbers.
When threatened rat snakes will rattle their tail fooling other animals into believing they are venomous.
The black rat rattus rattus also known as ship rat roof rat or house rat is a common long tailed rodent of the stereotypical rat genus rattus in the subfamily murinae.
The black rat snake can reach a length of eight feet but is usually much smaller.