Western Rat snakes are found along river and stream floodplains as-well-as other habitats also frequented by the Great Plains Rat snake. The Western Rat snake is a common backyard snake in urban ...

Western rat snakes can be found across the central and southern Great Plains. Often called a black snake due to their dark, shiny scales, the Western rat snake can grow to lengths of up to 6 feet.

The western rat snake is a non-venomous species from the western and southern United States. Measuring anywhere between four and six feet long, it is characterized by a yellow or tan body with ...

This week’s featured creature is fairly common, and it isn’t uncommon for it to venture into residential yards. And because of that, the western rat snake has probably met the business end of ...

Clair said the Western Diamondback and Western Rat Snakes are the most common species he encounters on the job. It is natural to feel fearful of snakes, but they do a lot of good for the environment.

A two-headed, six-year-old western rat snake named Tiger-Lily is on display at Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center in Kirkwood. Naturalist Andy Klingensmith explains the extra care she ...

A two-headed western rat snake named Tiger-Lily received ovary removal surgery at Saint Louis Zoo Endangered Species Research Center and Veterinary Hospital in Missouri.

Western rat snakes are non-venomous, and kill their prey by constriction. On Sunday, a woman was driving in The Village, Oklahoma, when a 4-foot-long snake slithered out from under the hood and ...

The rare two-headed western rat snake has returned to the public enclosure of the Cameron Park Zoo two years after it suffered from a neck injury. The snake's name is Pancho and Lefty — yes ...

Tiger-Lily, the rare western rat snake with two heads, was set to leave the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Powder Valley Nature Center on March 18 until a team member discovered ...