That's a black racer.

They can look a lot like black rats until you've seen a lot of each, but racers' heads are shaped differently (a little rounder and with that almost-eye-brow ridge above their eyes) and their color is a little different - a very even, solid powdery black instead of the rat snake's faint pattern.

Either way it'll eat rodents, but the racer might be a little less likely to try to eat chicken eggs.

Billy

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Phillyherping

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