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Basic information
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Black Rat Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyColubrids
GenusNorth American rat snakes
- English name
- Black Rat Snake
- Alternative names
- Black Ratsnake, Central Ratsnake, Eastern Rat Snake, Eastern Rat Snake (alleghaniensis), Eastern Ratsnake, Erdnatter, Everglades Ratsnake, Everglades Ratsnake (rossalleni), Graue Pilotnatter (spiloides), Gray Rat Snake (spiloides), Gray Ratsnake, Midland Rat Snake, Texas Rat Snake (lindheimeri), Western Rat Snake, Western Rat Snake (obsoleta), Yellow Rat Snake, Yellow Rat Snake (quadrivittata)
- Synonyms
- Coluber alleghaniensis, Coluber obsoletus lemniscatus, Coluber reticularis, Elaphe obsoleta rossalleni, Elaphe quadrivittata deckerti, Elaphe quadrivittata parallela, Elaphe williamsi, Elaphis holbrookii, Elaphis spiloides, Scotophis alleghaniensis
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 2,565 mm
- SVL
- max 1,185 mm
- Body mass
- max 1,281.4 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 19.9 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 5–30 individuals
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4CGY8 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 17040 · dryad-v5