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RE: Exciting Times

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Posted by: ratsnakehaven at Thu Jul 24 01:02:16 2008   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by ratsnakehaven ]  
   

>>Our rescued Black Rat shed for the first time last night. Previously we had estimated him/her to be just under 4 feet. I measured the shed this AM and (depending on how much it's stretched) it's between 5'0" and 5'2".
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>>We officially have a pretty big Black Rat Snake.
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>>Just wanted to share.


I don't see anything wrong with this statement. You never said the snake was 5', or more, just that the shed was. Unfortunately, a shed skin is normally quite a bit longer than the actual snake. I've found sheds to measure around 20-25% longer than the actual snake. Your 60 inch shed probably comes from a snake around 48 inches. Just my 2 cents...

   

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