Sunday, June 21, 2009

Black Rat Snake






The black rat snake can reach a length of eight feet, but is usually much smaller. Mating generally takes place in the spring, with 10-14 eggs laid in June or July. Eggs deposited beneath rocks or in manure piles, rotting vegetation, stumps or logs generally hatch in August and September.






1 comment:

  1. You are privileged to have this species visiting your yard! I'd like to come out to your property some time and look around. I recently started the Connecticut Herp Atlas Project. Our aim is to provide distribution and other data on Connecticut's reptile & amphibian species. Please consider joining our Yahoo group, Your observations are exactly the type of thing I am hoping for from CT's residents.

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