Bubblegum Rat Snake

The Bubblegum Rat Snake.........

The Bubblegum Rat Snake is an exquisite animal to own or take care of. They are beautiful animals to study, but yet quite interesting because of their genetic "crossings". Information on the Bubblegum Rat Snake includes:

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Subphylum:Vertebrata
Class:Reptilia
Subclass:Diapsida
Infraclass:Lepidosauromorpha
Superorder:Lepidosauria
Order:Squamata
Infraorder:Serpentes
Family:Colubridae

Genus:Various

Important Information:

Rat snakes are constrictors by nature, and they feed on a varied diet of rodents, birds, frogs, squirrels, and eggs. Rat snakes play an important role in many ecosystems by keeping the population of rodents at a constant, low level. That's also why rat snakes are liked by farmers and others that prefer rat snakes to rats. Rat snakes use their sight and their Jacobsen's organ inside their mouth to smell any prey in their surroundings, and they are experts at finding and killing small rodents.

Bubblgum and various rat snake behavior:

Rat snakes are extremely more aggressive than the average West Virginian corn snake and will bite if handled incorrectly or if they feels uncomfortable. Although rat snakes are not venomous and they lack two fangs, a bite from any rat snake can be rather painful, as the saliva of the snake may contain bacteria causing an infection that must be treated. Furthermore, rat snakes can secrete an ill-smelling substance they can release on any predator.

Rat Snake Diet and Care:

Rat snakes diet usually consists of mice and rats, but if they are living out in the wild it will more than likely be birds and lizards.