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English: Western Rat Snake (Pantherophis obsoleta)
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English: NPS photo
Title
English: Western Rat Snake (Pantherophis obsoleta)
Description
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Large black snake with vague mottle pattern and white under head and neck.

Rat Snakes prefer the wooded areas of eastern Kansas. Young have a blotchy pattern of dark brown and cream that becomes indistinct in adulthood. Adults can grow over 6 feet typically with a white patch under the throat. Hawks are their main predator.

  • Keywords: snake; rat snake; ratsnake
Depicted place
English: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Chase County, Kansas
Date Taken on 24 January 2000
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9f0a2391-18b2-458b-8a86-c6849a4b3a5f
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English: NPGallery
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Public domain This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.
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