The climbing abilities of ratsnakes are well documented, but there is a world of difference in knowing a snake can climb a tree and seeing how it actually accomplishes such a task with no hands ...

“The black rat snake is plain, shiny black. The skin between its scales may be bluish white, yellow, red or orangish, although this coloration is not always evident.

Juvenile Black Rat snake. ... but in a tree. ... but something with texture makes for easier climbing. “Rat snakes are good at climbing up the sides of trees and things like that where there’s ...

Of all the snakes we have in the area, black rat snakes are the real climbers. My snake bible, “Amphibians and Reptiles of the Carolinas and Virginia,” says that black snakes may even live in ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The nesting bald eagle family in the city's Hays section had an unusual visit Tuesday afternoon. Around 4:20 p.m., a large black rat snake was spotted by the live web cams ...

Snakes use their muscular bodies and scales to grip surfaces and propel themselves upward and some can even climb vertical ...

While your kid is unlikely to meet a python or anaconda coiled in willow at your local park, trees aren't as off limits to snakes in Massachusetts as you might think. Here are som ...

Juvenile Black Rat snake. Courtesy of Talena Chavis. In more terrifying snake news for Georgia, it seems that some of the 46 species can climb, and this includes trees, fences, and sometimes even ...

Juvenile Black Rat snake. ... but in a tree. ... but something with texture makes for easier climbing. “Rat snakes are good at climbing up the sides of trees and things like that where there’s ...

Juvenile Black Rat snake. Courtesy of Talena Chavis. In more terrifying snake news for Georgia, it seems that some of the 46 species can climb, and this includes trees, fences, and sometimes even ...