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The gray ratsnake, aka gray rat snake, black ratsnake, chicken snake, central ratsnake, midland ratsnake, or pilot black snake, is a nonvenomous colubrid that can be found in midwestern and eastern United States and a small portion of southeastern Canada. They are threatened by habitat loss and destruction at the […]

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The eastern milk snake. aka eastern milksnake among other names, can be found throughout central and eastern United States and into eastern Canada. These snakes face the threats of habitat loss at the hands of residential and commercial developments, as well as from the agricultural industry; hunting; trapping; and invasive […]

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The chicken snake, aka caninana, serpiente tigre, tiger rat snake, or yellow rat snake, is a nonvenomous colubrid that hails from Mexico, Central America, north and central South America, Tobago, and Trinidad. Often found near water, these snakes prefer forested areas. Even though they face the threats of habitat destruction […]

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