While the eastern hognose does produce a toxin that helps immobilize toads, it’s generally considered to be non-venomous to humans. Rat snakes are a group of medium to large constricting snakes ...

Rat snakes, which can appear quite daunting at a length of roughly 4 to 5 feet, are actually non-venomous and tend to avoid human interaction unless they feel under threat or have been disturbed.

Rat snakes are not venomous, instead they kill their prey by swallowing them whole. Alongside bats, they will typically hunt small rodents, birds, frogs and lizards. Sugandhi Gadadhar, wildlife ...