On April 4, 2025, @brenna2588 shared a video from Powhatan, Virginia, USA, where they rescued an eastern ratsnake from the middle of the road. In the video, they explained that the snake was basking ...

Image by Virginia State Parks staff ... The various rat snake species, including black rat snakes and Texas rat snakes, can cause alarm due to their considerable size (often reaching 5-7 feet) and ...

Immagine di Virginia State Parks staff ... The various rat snake species, including black rat snakes and Texas rat snakes, can cause alarm due to their considerable size (often reaching 5-7 feet) and ...

Merchants Millpond State Park in Gatesville is that rare destination that makes you question whether you’ve somehow slipped ...

The Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center will celebrate the 20th anniversary and “retirement” of its 20-year-old ...

Rat snakes: Rat snakes are shiny and black and can reach up to 6 feet in length. They are not venomous but may strike or bite if they perceive a threat. Since this type of snake can climb ...

“All snakes are predators of one thing or another. Timber rattlesnakes, copperheads, rat snakes and hingsnakes are all bigger snakes that eat a lot of small mammals, like rats and mice. They're ...

Good news is, most of the 21 species of snakes a person might encounter — rat snakes, garter snakes, etc. — are harmless. But there are three snakes, in particular, in Pa. that are venomous.