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Milk snake gets a bad rap for its rattler cousin: Local couple thought they'd met up with one at their Rochester home
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region - Don't get shook from this snake's shake. When threatened, black rat snakes will mimic venomous snakes by “rattling” their tail. Reaching 8ft in length,
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![Fact, this snake, be it king snake or black snake, whatever, rattles it's tail like a rattlesnake to fend off predators, the rapid movement of the tail in leaves mimics the sound. : Fact, this snake, be it king snake or black snake, whatever, rattles it's tail like a rattlesnake to fend off predators, the rapid movement of the tail in leaves mimics the sound. :](https://i.redd.it/nsklt2i044r71.jpg)
Fact, this snake, be it king snake or black snake, whatever, rattles it's tail like a rattlesnake to fend off predators, the rapid movement of the tail in leaves mimics the sound. :
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