the snake uses energy from the sun to heat itself
No, rats have the ability to centrally warm themselves, so they do not need the sun for warmth, which is why they can be primarily nocturnal. Snakes do not have this ability, like all reptiles, and must seek warmth from the sun or other warm things.
No, the black rat snake is not poisonous.
Rats... that's why it's called a rat snake.
There is no recognised species called a 'brown rat snake' - HOWEVER - Members of the Rat snake family are constrictors - not venomous.
That depends. The term black snake can apply to many different species of snake. The black rat snake, Pantherophis obsoletus, sometimes called the black snake, is indeed a rat snake.
The longest black snake in North America is named the black rat snake. The record size recorded of this black rat snake is eight feet in length. Which makes the black rat snake is the record longest.
Rat snakes are generally black whereas corn snakes are orangey yellowy and look like ground up corn.
The hawk will typically have more available energy because it sits at the top of the food chain and consumes the rat and snake, which are lower on the food chain. As energy is lost through each trophic level, the top predator tends to have the most energy available to them.
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A snake kills a rat to eat it, but may refuse to eat it if it is not hungry or if the rat is too large to swallow.
Rat snakes are not venomous.