Elaphe obsoleta, commonly known as the\u00a0black rat snake, is a species of snake found in North America, Europe, and Asia. These snakes usually have glossy black bodies with white lips, chins, and throats. Juveniles have a distinct brown and gray pattern that darkens to black as they mature. They are one of the longest snakes in North America, growing up to 34-101 inches in length.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Elaphe obsoleta, commonly known as the\u00a0black rat snake, is a species of snake found in North America, Europe, and Asia. These snakes usually have glossy black bodies with white lips, chins, and throats. Juveniles have a distinct brown and gray pattern that darkens to black as they mature. They are one of the longest snakes… Read More »Black Rat Snake leucistic (Pantherophis obsoletus)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[15,23],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1548","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-all","product_cat-snake-series","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t