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The Indian rat snake or Oriental rat snake (Ptyas mucosa) is the second-longest colubrid snake in the world. The longest recorded rat snake is 3.7 m or over 12 feet. These snakes are harmless to humans, they a fast-moving, excitable snake that plays a very crucial role in the food chain. An oriental rat snake is crawling around on a date palm tree to catch prey at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 29/05/2022. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)


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