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Pancho and Lefty are a little smaller than a typical 8-year-old rat snake, at around 2 to 3 feet long, but the snake is in overall good health and eats well, Michels-Boyce said.
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Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2023
Michels-Boyce told The Dallas Morning News that Pancho and Lefty are around 2 to 3 feet long — smaller than an average 8-year-old rat snake — but overall remain in good health.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2023
The rat snakes are common in Texas and usually prey on chicken eggs.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2023
Various rat snakes are also known for eating a bunch of bird eggs, as are bull snakes, kingsnakes, and eastern racers.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2023
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Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2023
Michels-Boyce told The Dallas Morning News that Pancho and Lefty are around 2 to 3 feet long — smaller than an average 8-year-old rat snake — but overall remain in good health.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2023
The rat snakes are common in Texas and usually prey on chicken eggs.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2023
Various rat snakes are also known for eating a bunch of bird eggs, as are bull snakes, kingsnakes, and eastern racers.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2023
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“Rat snake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rat%20snake. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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