The three coyotes had found a rat snake and a ground squirrel that were about to do battle with each other.

Another wild rat snake was found having swallowed about two-thirds of its body.

A few black rat snakes have been seen in and around logs and brush areas.

He wrote journal entries on the order of "the black rat snake is happy in his new cage."

These rat snakes thrive under cool and very humid conditions.

One way to distinguish them from other rat snakes is they are the only ones with a solid grey head.

At first my father had not been sympathetic; rat snakes are harmless and just a part of life on the farm.

When frightened, rat snakes may freeze, which is why a lot has been killed in traffic.

Also some big rat snakes and rattlers, which we leave alone.

The western rat snake is found throughout the eastern and central United States.