I have a Black rat from the Delaware water gap area along the new york border. It was a newborn back in Sept of 2001.
He was fed well and is just shy of 7' now and I think the growth has slowed down so he won't be one of those record BRs.
He probably won't top 7'.
Absolutely the best tempered snake I have though.

The biggest american rat snake I ever personaly saw was down in florida at "Uncle Donalds Farm". It was a yellow rat that was in excess of 8' and very thick. It was obvious at first glance that this snake was a possible record being way bigger than your average rat snake.
I inquired about it last summer and was told after having it as an adult for better than 15 years it passed on. If any snake lover here had visited that farm they would remember it for sure.
Mike.

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