Rat Snake Black basic information
The Black Rat Snake is really quite large, averaging four to six feet in length, though some especially huge examples have grown to eight feet. As the name implies, the Black Rat Snake is mostly black, although in infancy these snakes are a lighter color, often gray, with patterns on them in gray, red, or brown. These patterns are retained in adulthood and may be seen faintly in the adult black scales.
