Black Rat Snake - Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta. Black rat snakes are known to some as âpilot snakesâ for the mistaken belief that they lead other snakes, including rattlesnakes, to suitable winter denning areas. âWhere I liveâ. Black rat snakes are native to the central and eastern United States. They live in a variety of habitats, from rocky hillsides to flat farmland, and are able to survive at wide-ranging elevations. At the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, black rat snakes are on exhibit in the Tree in Maryland Wilderness.
The native people, however, made their own flags to honor the nature gods of Bon, their shamanistic religion. They used colors of the five elements: blue for sky or space; white for air or clouds; red for fire; green for water and yellow for earth.
Brown is symbolic of the earth and was often the color of a monks robe, signifying humility and God's connection with the commonplace and the ordinary. Blue. Blue signifies the blue skies or the life-giving air and often signifies hope or good health. It is an alternate color for the season of Advent.