It can be identified by its smooth scales and a line of dark brown to deep ... ratsnake is the biggest snake we have in Massachusetts. Some adults also have traces of white patterning, which ...

It can be identified by its smooth scales and a line of dark brown to deep ... ratsnake is the biggest snake we have in ...

Protected under the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act, this is the largest snake in the state. You’ll find it in the Connecticut River Valley with it’s mostly-black body and white throat.

Most snakes in Massachusetts are relatively harmless ... Others appear sulfur-yellow with black, brown, or rust-colored blotches, which are separated by cross bands on the back and sides ...

A group of teachers encountered a dramatic snake fight while hiking a trail in Massachusetts' Blue Hills ... other are sulfur-yellow with black, brown, or rust-colored blotches.

In fact, in Massachusetts ... All the snake really needs - even a big rattlesnake only needs about the equivalent of four chipmunks in a summer. And there's lots of chipmunks and white-footed ...

There are only about 200 of the endangered snakes indigenous to Massachusetts left in five scattered pockets from greater Boston to the Berkshires, French said. Loss of habitat and human-caused ...

In fact, in Massachusetts ... All the snake really needs - even a big rattlesnake only needs about the equivalent of four chipmunks in a summer. And there's lots of chipmunks and white-footed ...