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at Mon Jun 8 19:19:38 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by ratsnakehaven ]
>>Thanks Terry,
>> That does help. My pair do have very clean ventrums like the one you have pictured. They also love to squeaze into tight crevases even if they are side-ways or upside down(like the one pictured). Mine have very clean patterns and the female has the H-shaped blotches on about the first third of her body. They also have very large, orange eyes, with large pupils. I will post some pics as soon as I get my PC running again. They are very interesting and I love their behavior. I'm also about to get a pair of colorado local emoryi from KJ Lodrigue. It will be interesting to compare the two locals. Thanks again.
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>>Matt Kauffman
Matt, you're right, they do like to squeeze into very tight quarters. I use a small water jug, less than half a gallon, I believe, and they like that a lot. They seem to like to hang out in the water a lot. But they also use the one gallon jugs and when adults, like my 4 foot plus ones, they can fill the containers.
Another thing about Brazos Island ratsnakes is that they can come from the mainland too. ASAMOF, Brazos Island isn't separate from the mainland, but rather connected. How they do seem to get separated is by the isolation of their very sandy, dune habitat. "Brazos Island" is more of a locality form which sometimes is very nice and other times looks like a typical meahllmorum. There is no taxonomic difference. I think we try to find the nicest ones from the most isolated habitat and refer to these as "Brazos Island." Like I said previously, they tend to have some interesting behaviors and can have nice color/patterns.
I love this snake, and it's my favorite Emory's rat... 
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RE: brazos island rats - ratsnakehaven, Mon Jun 8 19:19:38 2009