Eastern Rat Snake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

The Eastern ratsnake is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae, endemic to North America.

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Nature Reserve a mile south of Darien on US17. Georgia. Photo shared on Wikipedia by gailhampshire.
Nature Reserve a mile south of Darien on US17. Georgia. Photo shared on Wikipedia by gailhampshire.
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Eastern Ratsnake observed by bex-mckimmy
Jan 13, 2026
Micanopy, FL 32667, USA
bybex-mckimmy
Research Grade
· 2 IDs
Eastern Ratsnake observed by jakescott
Jan 9, 2026
Alachua County, US-FL, US
byJake Scott
Research Grade
· 4 IDs
Eastern Ratsnake observed by hmartin231
Jan 9, 2026
Florida, US
byhmartin231
Research Grade
· 5 IDs
Eastern Ratsnake observed by onlybugs
Jan 9, 2026
Old Miakka, FL, USA
byBeata
Research Grade
· 2 IDs
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