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Central Ratsnake
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Central Ratsnake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

The gray ratsnake or gray rat snake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis), also commonly known as the black ratsnake, central ratsnake, chicken snake, midland ratsnake, or pilot black snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The gray ratsnake is one of eight species within the American ratsnake genus Pantherophis.

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