I had an eastern coachwhip when I was younger, he tamed down, as do black racers. The thing these snakes have in common id they are highly active and usually diurnal. I think rat snakes are both depending on the conditions and time of the year. My eastern kingsnake hunts day and night. Round pupils most times indicate diurnal habits. They like rat snakes in my opinion and my observations are also both.









>>That room I described was my bed room when I still lived with the parents. I had my cages in there and did spend a lot of time in there with all the heads looking at me all the time. The rat was very observant, which I think they are in nature too. Don’t you usually find them right out in the open and not under a tin? I’d like to hear anybody that “flipped” an everglades rat! I never had the pleasure (!) to work with a coachwhip, but I suspect they would have that same ability to tame themselves with observation. Sort of like an Indigo too, except they figure it out in about ten minutes. Maybe that’s how you rate the intelligence of a snake- how long does it take for the snake to figure things out. If you have not had the experience of spending hours with your snakes like this, you are really missing out on learning their true habits and personalities. Now married with children and using the racks, a lot of that is lost or never fully appreciated any more.
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