Gray rat snakes are the most common snakes ... you’re not supposed to kill it. All snake species are protected in Tennessee, and it is illegal to kill them here, unless there’s an imminent ...

Of the 32 snake species in Tennessee, only four are venomous: copperhead, cottonmouth, timber rattlesnake, and pygmy ...

It’s the middle of snake season in Tennessee, and that means snakes may be appearing left and right on trails, in yards and even inside homes. Here’s what you need to know when looking out for ...

"Hopefully she listens." According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, gray rat snakes are one of the most abundant snake species in the state. They can be found in a variety of habitats ...

The black rat snake goes by many names ... be found in the southeast up into Kentucky, Tennessee, and west into Arkansas.

Western Rat snake, and the Bullsnake. All are known as Colubrids; which in Latin translates literally to snake! These snakes, most often strike at and catch prey in their mouths then rapidly coil ...

Rat snakes are the most possible contenders in the Carolinas, as they’re great climbers and can fall into unscreened ventilation pipes on your roof. (The long, black snake found in the Graham ...

It is also, effectively, a good way to convince an Oklahoman to put the business end of a shovel through the snake’s neck. But rat snakes have another move less often witnessed, and David John ...