Why Rat Snakes are called Rat Snakes

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January 29, 2019, 06:10 PM

Micropterus

Why Rat Snakes are called Rat Snakes

Multi-taskers.

(not my picture, just thought it was cool)

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January 29, 2019, 06:16 PM

220-9er

They are much better at this than cats. They kill Copperheads too.

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January 29, 2019, 06:17 PM

nojoy

Interesting. I thought snakes ate their prey head first.

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January 29, 2019, 06:18 PM

pbslinger

I always thought constrictors ate their prey head first.

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January 29, 2019, 06:40 PM

Sig2340

quote:
Originally posted by nojoy:
Interesting. I thought snakes ate their prey head first.

Sometimes they need to kill'em first, then the snake changes the preyed animal into a head first orientation before snarling it down.

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January 29, 2019, 07:23 PM

frayedends

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Originally posted by nojoy:
Interesting. I thought snakes ate their prey head first.

Generally they will turn the prey around to eat head first. Sometimes they just screw up. I had a python that would mess it up and it would take him a bit longer to swallow. But I’m guessing since this snake is hanging it was not easily possible to turn the rat around.

January 29, 2019, 07:32 PM

wrightd

lub me some black shankes. that's one bad mofo. great picture too. i didn't know they were THAT skilled, and hungry ! do they also eat cottonmouths ? i doubt it because connmouths are fast and mean, copperheads are slow and friendly. I wish they ate cottonmouths too.

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January 29, 2019, 08:13 PM

mod29

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Originally posted by .38supersig:
Got a McDouble (no cheese).

good one!

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January 29, 2019, 08:35 PM

Muddflap

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Originally posted by sigmonkey:
That's one long assed rat!

Took a minute for that to soak in.

January 29, 2019, 08:56 PM

Bassamatic

We have garden snakes that big but I have only seen black ones. Wonder where this was?