"it is quite helpful in keeping your garden pest-free.ReplyDeleteSunitaApril 18, 2010 at 7:43 PMHobo, the rat snake looks very much like a cobra at a quick glance but here is what I look out for ... those black markings on its body especially near the tail, round wide eyes,those black lines near its mouth, plus its scales are closer together than that of the cobra." . . . .