Further information on hunting habits of the beauty rat snake is not currently available. It is closely related to "Euprepiophis conspicillata", the Japanese forest rat snake. It is among the largest and most robust of all the rat snake species. The white-bellied rat snake prefers forested habitats. When frightened, a rat snake will freeze. Reptiles include king cobra, python, rat snake, crocodile and monitor lizard. The programme also includes the Amblypygi,Python molurus, Coleonyx variegatus, Rat snake. In captivity, it is one of the most sought-after rat snake species. It can be confused with the common krait and even with the Indian rat snake. Snakes of the surrounding area include the copperhead, timber rattlesnake, rat snake, and kingsnake. The eastern rat snake occurs in a variety of habitats. As such, it is sometimes referred to as Emory's rat snake. A two-headed black rat snake with separate throats and stomachs survived for 20 years. A two-headed albino rat snake named "We" survived in captivity for 8 years. In the Florida Panhandle, it readily hybridizes with the gray rat snake ("Pantherophis spiloides").