Candy-Level t1_jdl7qzd wrote on March 25, 2023 at 5:17 AM

Reply to comment by thewetsockdevil in Need help identifying snake found in backyard by D3ATH_ADDER

Always called these “Rat snakes”… assuming they are one in the same?

ratinthecellar t1_jdlcqzn wrote on March 25, 2023 at 6:21 AM

I think they just eat bugs and slugs

Katzesensei t1_jdli7n9 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 7:38 AM

Nope, rat snakes are different.

thewetsockdevil t1_jdngnwi wrote on March 25, 2023 at 6:38 PM

That is the problem with what we call common names, actually. There are probably a dozen or more species of snakes in the US that people call rat snakes, but they are all distinct species. Here in NJ, I believe we have black rat snakes, which are different from these guys.