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The gray rat snake can have such markings, and even the common black rat snake can show gray bands when distended.

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Is a rat snake a carnivore or an omnivore?

ALL snakes are carnivores - regardless of the species.


Do you have any info about snakes?

snakes have tales!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they also love humans so next time u seee a snake, make it seem small and it will bite u!!!!!!!!!!! Please disregard the (*) who wrote the above answer. There are many kinds of snakes. Most are not harmful, and some are helpful (king snakes and rat snakes for example).


What is the binomial name for a rat?

We call them rats because their scientific name is Rattus norvegicus. All the pet and lab rats are belonging to this species. The tiny black colour, house hold rats are under the species of Rattus rattus.The strain name depends on what kind of rat it is.l


Lets say that the allele for black fur B is dominant to the allele for white fur b in rats If you cross a black rat with a white rat and get offspring which are 6 black and 5 white what is the?

There are two base colors of rats, black and agouti. Agouti is the 'wild-type' rat, and it is designated with an A and is dominant. Black is the recessive form of agouti, and is designated with an a. So if you have a black rat, he is doubly recessive (aa). When you say 'white rat', I'm assuming you mean your rat is a pink-eyed-white or an albino. Rats can get this way in two different ways, either they are homozygous for albinism (cc) or they have so many other recessives that it washes out their color entirely. I am willing to bet it is an albino, as they are very common in pet stores. The problem with albinos is that when a rat is homozygous for albinism (cc), it makes them albino no matter what their other genes are. This rat could have all kinds of recessives hidden or it could have none. Since you bred your two rats and got both black and 'white' babies, I would say that your black rat carries the albino gene 'c' and your albino rat does not carry any recessives that your black rat has, except for black of course (a). So your albino rat is technically a black rat with two copies of the albino gene. I know it seems kind of confusing =) For more information about rat care including genetics please visit my website at http://careguide.evergreenrattery.com or feel free to email me at info@evergreenrattery.com . Good luck with your rats!


What animal would eat a rat?

They eat anything, kinda like a racoon; they eat trash fruuit and small rodents and insects

Related Questions

What colour is a rat snake?

Rat snakes are black,yellow and gray. black ones are from new england.they are harmless.


What class of vertebrates is a black rat snake in?

Snakes, including rat snakes, are reptiles.


What is The Closest Relative to a corn snake?

Corn snakes are one of several species of North American rat snakes. There closest relatives would be the Eastern Rat snakes (such as Black, Everglades, Gray, Texas, and Yellow Rat snakes), Fox Snakes, and Baird's Ratsnake. Depending upon who you ask, some people consider the Great Plains Rat Snake either a subspecies of Corn Snake, or a separate species.


Are black and gray snakes dangerous?

It depends. Color alone does not identify a species. Some gray snakes, such as the great plains rat snake, are harmless while others such as rattlesnakes, can be deadly. The same goes for black snakes. If you see a snake and cannot identify the species it is best to steer clear in case it is venomous.


Can rattlesnakes and black rat snakes interbreed and produce venomous offspring?

No, rattlesnakes and rat snakes cannot interbreed.


Are black snakes considered rat snakes?

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.


How do Black Rat Snakes breathe?

Through their nostrils !


What do baby black rat snakes drink?

Water


Are black rat snakes endangered at all?

yes


If a gray rat and another gray rat mate what color will there babies be?

obviously grey,but if they have any specific markings it can come out that way too, with the same or different markings.But they should come out the same color as their parents!


When do black rat snakes lay eggs?

Late August


Name three snakes?

Python, Black Rat, Black Racer, Rattler, Corn snake