At this point, the small black rats that are symbolic of Blek le Rat first adorned the walls of the 14th Arrondissement along with bananas, running red men and a self-portrait.
It wasn’t until late 1981 that Blek started to create his own work, however, he encountered challenges the ‘American style graffiti’ didn’t integrate well with the old architecture of Paris as that’s the essence of graff art – social context and the surrounding environment.Īs a student of the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts Blek had studied classical forms of art and arrived the idea of using the old technique of pochoirs(stencils). Blek was first inspired by graffiti on a trip to New York in 1972 at the time, graff art was only just in its infancy. Tail rattling may lead some people to mistake them for rattlesnakes.Banksy has been quoted as saying: “Every time I think I’ve painted something slightly original, I find out that Blek le Rat has done it as well. Although they are not particularly aggressive, they may bite, defecate or spray musk when handled. Black rat snakes readily bask in the open during spring and fall.
Young rat snakes feed on frogs and other small prey. Mammals, birds and bird eggs make up the bulk of their diet and rat snakes will readily climb trees to raid bird and squirrel nests. Eggs deposited beneath rocks or in manure piles, rotting vegetation, stumps or logs generally hatch in August and September.Įxceedingly rare in Massachusetts, black rat snakes have been found only in the Connecticut Valley and southern Worcester County, where they occupy rocky ledges and forested hillsides. Mating generally takes place in the spring, with 10-14 eggs laid in June or July. This pattern darkens with age and is generally undetectable once the snake reaches a length of three feet. A juvenile rat snake is gray with light spots running down the middle of the back, and has white eyes.
Light areas are often apparent between scales, and the scales on the back are weakly keeled. In contrast to the black racer, the belly of a rat snake is a mixture of light and dark, giving a somewhat mottled appearance. The adult snake is black with a white or creamy yellow chin and throat. Our largest snake, the black rat snake can reach a length of eight feet, but is usually much smaller.
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