>>Does anyone work with or know of anyone who works with thorn scrub rats? They have peaked my interest as of late.
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>>Matt Kauffman


Toby Brock works with Nueces Co. ratsnakes. His thornscrub rats have reached 60+ inches, and he seems to breed some every year. Thornscrubs are just a name given to Southern Great Plains ratsnakes, Pantherophis emoryi meahllmorum. It is an Emory's rat, but somewhat distinctive, and I think deserving of a subspecies designation.

Locality specimens are nice. I have worked with Brazos Island thornscrubs. This is a female I've had...

She was kinda dark, but some have nice light colors.

I also have a reverse-striped female from the Freer area and 1.2 from La Salle Co. Each group is somewhat distinctive. Here's a female from La Salle Co....


Cheers...TC

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