First off, to the questions asked by the poster.



Black rats and Texas rats are pretty much the same in temperament. You have nasty black rats and you have docile ones, the same with texas rats. Just depends on the snakes personality. If you get one as a hatchling, it might be nippy, might not. If it is, steady handling will get it to calm down over time and be as docile as any corn. I have a few rat snakes and a few of them as hatchlings were nippy, but outgrew it.



As far as leucistic, if they are clean leucistics, they would be darn near impossible to tell apart.



Now for everyone else that posted here...

Have you guys ever compared black rat snakes from here in KY to the Texas rats??? Some of the black rats here in KY look just like Texas rat snakes!!! For comparison, here is a pic of my Bullitt county locale black rat snake....







Looks pretty close to some of the Texas rat snakes doesnt he. Gotta love the rats!!

Brian


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RATS

1.0 Corn snake "Warpath" (KY locale)

1.0 Black rat snake "Havok" (KY locale)

1.1 Black rat snakes "Reaper and Mystique" (MO locale)

1.0 Albino Black rat snake "Malakai" (Dwight Good stock)

1.0 Everglades rat snake "Deadpool" (Dwight Good stock)

0.1 Greenish rat snake "Rogue" (Dwight Good stock)

1.0 Yellow rat snake "Wolverine" (Dwight Good stock)

1.0 Grey rat snake "Punisher" (White oak phase)(Dwight Good stock)



RACERS

1.0 Eastern Yellow Belly racer "Nightcrawler" (MO locale)



KINGS

1.1 California king snake "Bandit and Moonstar" (Coastal phase)

1.0 Prairie king snake "Bishop" (KY locale)

0.1 Black king snake "Domino" (KY locale)

1.0 Desert Kingsnake "Gambit"



MILKS

0.0.1 Eastern Milk snake "Cable" (KY locale)

0.0.1 Eastern/Red milk intergrade "Omega Red" (KY locale)

Good luck and Happy Herping

Brian

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