WESTERN BLACK RAT SNAKE
SPECIES: Pantherophis obsoletus
STATUS: Least Concern
HABITAT: Rocky areas and farmland
DIET: Rats, mice, moles, voles, frogs, lizards, small rabbits, song birds, and eggs.
GENERAL: During the winter months the Western Black Rat Snake dens with Copperheads and Rattlesnakes.
They are known by several other names: Black Chicken Snake, Mountain Black Snake, Pilot Snake, and other names as well.
This is one of the largest snakes in North American getting upwards to 6 feet in length.
