Rat Snake

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Rat snakes (Elaphe obsoleta) are commonly found in wooded or swampy areas. Known as the "chicken snake" in farming areas because they will readily eat chicks and chicken eggs, rat snakes also enter barns in search of mice and rats. Like corn snakes, they are very good climbers.

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