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Conrad
at Sun Oct 17 19:15:36 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Conrad ]
Well, considering my interests and the new "break up" of the genus former genus "Elaphe", I am considering anything that has a common name "ratsnake" to be a ratsnake, and hereby answer these poll questions as such.
1. The most beautiful.
A very tight race here...Blues are my snake of choice, but close behind are coxi, moellendorfi, and Zaocys carinatus.
2. The most docile.
I'm gonna get some flak here, but blue beauties are the most docile snakes in my collection...even over my corns!
3. The least friendly.
Experience give this to members of Gonyosoma, however reports are that Zaocys can be straight ugly!
4. The most willing feeder.
Spilotes pullatus! These things will eat an rodent, any time, and at speeds that may only be rivaled by cribos and indigos.
5. The most picky feeder.
To agree with what Chris said, WC Gonys are very tough to get going!
6. The easiest to breed.
Well, since house snakes aren't considered "ratsnakes" I will go with their "ratsnake" conterpart, radiata. Though the beauties I've worked with are high on the list too...what's easier than a snake that needs to temperature adjustment?
7. The toughest to breed.
The only two species of "ratsnakes" that I'm working with that have stumped me so far are Gonys and Spilotes, though I've actually had more luck with Gonys that Spilotes. Hopefully next season will change both of those and I can list something I've never worked with! 
 ----- Conrad
Too Fast Reptiles
www.toofastreptiles.bravehost.com
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- Rat snake poll. - Foreman, Sat Oct 16 13:45:07 2004
- Poll - chris_harper2, Sat Oct 16 15:01:52 2004
- RE: Rat snake poll. - chrish, Sat Oct 16 15:39:14 2004
- RE: Rat snake poll. - stevefounduk, Sat Oct 16 17:46:46 2004
- RE: Rat snake poll. - draybar, Sat Oct 16 19:10:30 2004
- RE: Rat snake poll. - korell, Sat Oct 16 22:47:52 2004
- RE: Rat snake poll. - lolaophidia, Sun Oct 17 06:06:20 2004
- RE: Rat snake poll. - Hotshot, Sun Oct 17 08:58:40 2004
- RE: Rat snake poll. - thmpr134, Sun Oct 17 13:23:19 2004
- A combined answer from Denmark - søe pedersen, Sun Oct 17 16:41:53 2004
- I think the answers tell more about us than the snakes, but... - jfirneno, Sun Oct 17 18:52:24 2004
RE: Rat snake poll. - Conrad, Sun Oct 17 19:15:36 2004 
- RE: Rat snake poll. - panther13half, Sun Oct 17 21:02:40 2004
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