Palm Beach Zoo - Everglades rat snake

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Everglades Rat Snake

Elaphe Obsoleta Rossalleni: The Everglades rat snake has an isolated population in southern Florida.; They have an orange ground color with poorly defined grey stripes and they average 4-6 feet in length.; Rat snakes feed mainly on rodents killing them via constriction; juveniles eat small lizards, baby mice, and some frogs.; They are not threatened but may be of special concern in the future because the population is isolated to an area that is rapidly being encroached on by human activity.