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Do rat snakes bite humans

Updated: 10/9/2023
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no rat snakes do not bite although they do let off a loud musky scent telling the predator to back off, although they are more afraid of you than you are of them

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15y ago

Yes! My neighbor was bitten by a common black snake that had been after his chickens. If they are provoked they will bite anything.

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Yes, if the dog is annoying the snake or getting particuarly close to it, a snake will attack in self defence.

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The bite from a poisonous snake may well kill a dog.

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Any snake will bite if it feels threatened.

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yes, all snakes bite.

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