Maturity Check. Most states don't have laws stipulating how old a child needs to be to stay home alone. So the decision is left up to the parents' judgment. It's pretty obvious to most parents that a 5-year-old is too young to be left alone in the house.
(rÃ¦ËtÃ¦n, rÉ-) n. 1. Also called rattanâ² palm`. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera. 2. the tough stems of such palms, used for wickerwork, canes, etc. 3. a stick or switch of rattan. [1650â60; by uncertain mediation < Malay rotan, alleged to be a derivative of rout scrape off, with -an nominalizing suffix]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rat snakes (or ratsnakes) are members â along with kingsnakes, milk snakes, vine snakes and indigo snakes â of the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. They are medium to large constrictors and are found throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere.