Black Rat Snake
Pantherophis obsoletus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Constrictor
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Pantherophis
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Common
About
Black Rat Snake (Pantherophis obsoletus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in United States. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, subtropical forest, broadleaf forest and 30 more. Common: recorded in 4095 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
Related snakes
- Corn Snake Pantherophis guttatus
- Baird's Rat Snake Pantherophis bairdi
- Great Plains Rat Snake Pantherophis emoryi
- Eastern Fox Snake Pantherophis vulpinus
- Slowinski's Cornsnake Pantherophis slowinskii
- Eastern Rat Snake Pantherophis alleghaniensis
- Western Foxsnake Pantherophis ramspotti
- Gray Rat Snake Pantherophis spiloides
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.