Black Rat Snake

Pantherophis obsoletus

First view, Footbridge across Sugar Creek, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, May 9, 2006.

Another view, Snake Road, Union County, Illinois, 26 April 2015; note blood on Jack’s left hand (this snake bit!), and chocolate-toned blotches on snake; here is another shot of this snake (held by another herper).

Another view, our yard, Crawfordsville, Indiana, July 23, 2005.

Here is a link to a some shots of a struggle between a Cottonmouth and a Black Ratsnake.