rat snakes
Non-venomous mouse hunters
Rat snakes are a group of non-venomous snakes found across North America, Europe, and Asia, named for their diet of rodents.
They kill by constriction rather than venom.
Common as pets and generally docile, they're considered beneficial for controlling pest populations around farms and homes.
A rat snake got into the chicken coop.
- nonvenomousProducing no poison
- preysHunts and feeds on
- constrictorSnake killing by compression
- rodent controlManaging unwanted small mammals
- harmlessCausing no injury
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