Often, what we’re seeing in our yards is a brown snake, a black rat snake or a black racer snake -- all non-venomous. Here’s how to tell them all apart.

“Typically, baby rat snakes are this brown color to help them camouflage, and it makes them look like rattlesnakes,” explains Taylor.

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The black and yellow snake is vibrant and eye-catching, and it's not just for show. In the animal kingdom, bright colors often serve as warnings to potential predators.

Despite their name, rat snakes don't eat just rodents. This huge family of snakes, which lives on every continent except Antarctica, also eats lizards and amphibians.

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My snake wasn’t the size of Voldemort’s Nagini, but psychologically it sure seemed like it. Jerry took the snake to the far side of my property and let it go. Oddly, there is a small amount of ...

One common snake that is sometimes confused with the venomous copperhead is the similar-looking chicken snake (also known as the eastern rat snake).