Educational resources on Eastern Rat

Eastern Rat or Rattus mordax is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Eastern Rat

Academic web links for the Eastern Rat.

Eastern Ratsnake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis)
Genus: Pantherophis is derived from the Greek words "pan" which means bread, referring to the bread loaf, cross-section shape of the snake, "thero" means a wild beast of
fwie.fw.vt.edu/VHS/reptiles/snakes/eastern-ratsnake/blackrat_snake.htm

Eastern Hognose Snake
Generally a well-patterned snake, its background color can be yellow, gray, pinkish brown, olive or black, patterned with large rectangular spots down the middle of the back
www.umass.edu/nrec/snake_pit/pages/hog.html

Eastern Ribbon Snake
The ribbon snake is a very slender, striped snake, similar in appearance to the garter snake but with a much longer tail.
www.umass.edu/nrec/snake_pit/pages/eribbon.html

Black Ratsnake
Natural History. Description: The Black Ratsnake is one of the most common snakes found in West Virginia. It is considered to be the state’s largest serpent.
www.marshall.edu/herp/Snakes/Black_Ratsnake.htm

Rat Snake
Description: Adult rat snakes are typically 3-5 ft (91-152 cm), but large individuals may be more than 6 ft (183 cm) long. The appearance of rat snakes varies greatly throughout
www.uga.edu/srelherp/snakes/elaobs.htm

fwie.fw.vt.edu
However, unlike the eastern rat snake that may retain the juvenile pattern for several years, the pattern of the black racer usually fades to a uniformed black within the first two
fwie.fw.vt.edu/VHS/venomous-look-a-likes/copperhead-look-a-likes/copperhead.asp

ADW: Rattus: Classification
... Rattus mordax (eastern rat)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Rattus.html

GAWW: Species Description
Classification. Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae. Description. The Eastern Rat Snake is a variable
dromus.nhm.uga.edu/~GMNH/gawildlife/index.php?page=speciespages/species_page&key=eobsoleta

Molecular insights into the history of plague
The Eastern rat flea Xenopsylla cheopis has been recognized as the main vector of Y. pestis during the third pandemic 13. X. cheopis, however, was unlikely to have been present in
www.macalester.edu/~cuffel/molecularplague.htm

ghammerson.web.wesleyan.edu
Page 323: Some herpetologists have adopted the name Elaphe alleghaniensis for the eastern rat snake. Page 330: From the 2003 A.O.U. supplement, I adopted the new common name for the
ghammerson.web.wesleyan.edu