Black snakes (racers or black rat snakes) in your area do not have fangs They have sharp, backcurved teeth, as beowulffsaid Getting bitten by a black snake is mildly painful and might scare a child, but that doesn't warrant a death sentenceThe black pine snake have a keel down the center The black racer (Coluber constrictor) may reach a length of 6 ft (19 m) but is often shorter (45 ft), and has an entirely black body with a white chin Black coloration of the racer tends to be a slatygray, dull black, and the body is thinSea snakes dine on fish and eels Snake Teeth The type of teeth a snake has is dependent upon how the species catches food All nonpoisonous snakes have teeth on the upper jaw and the lower jaw A snake can often grow more teeth as needed because teeth are sometimes lost while feeding The teeth are hookshaped and angle toward the throat
Eastern Rat Snake National Wildlife Federation
