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Basic information
Pantherophis obsoletus
Black Rat snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyColubrids
GenusNorth American rat snakes
- Czech name
- Užovka černá
- English name
- Black Rat snake
- Alternative names
- Užovka černá čtyřpruhá, Cobra-rato preta, Eastern Rat Snake, Erdnatter, Everglades Ratsnake (rossalleni), Pilot Black Snake, Pilot Black Snake (obsoleta), Texas Rat Snake, Texas Rat Snake (lindheimeri), Texas Ratsnake, Western Rat Snake, Western Ratsnake, Yellow Rat Snake (quadrivittata)
- Synonyms
- Coluber obsoletus, Coluber reticularis, Elaphe obsoleta lindheimerii, Scotophis confinis, Scotophis laetus, Scotophis lindheimerii
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 2,565 mm
- Body mass
- max 1,281.4 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~8.7 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 33.9 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 18.2–38 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 4–4 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 5–30 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~0 × per year
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4CGYF · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 17044 · dryad-v5