HOME WILDLIFE EMERGENCIES OUR FACILITY WILDLIFE REHABILITATION VETERINARY CARE RELEASES EDUCATION PROGRAMS NEWS NEWSLETTER VOLUNTEERS MAPS CONTRIBUTE CONTACT US	Do you know which of these snakes is a copperhead? Every year many innocent snakes are killed because they are thought to be venomous copperhead snakes. Click on the snake pictures below to learn more about those species.	Black racer A shiny black snake with a white nose and a gray belly. They eat insects, small birds, and  rodents and can grow to 6 feet in length. Black rat snake This black snake has a white chin and a black and white checkered abdomen.  They eat rodents, birds, and eggs, and can grow to 7 feet in length. Eastern garter snake These snakes can vary in color but all have the bold stripe down the back.  They eat insects, spider, fish and amphibians and can grow to 4 feet in length.