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Here are the two new rats that I got on the 8th in San Diego. They are a little nippy, but I love them. Sorry for the blurry pics.

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**********Misty**********
We are the people our parents warned us about!

1.1.2 bearded dragons
0.1.1 water dragons
2.4.5 leopard geckos
15.23.7 corn snakes
1.1.0 jungle corns
5.2.0 king snakes
1.0.0 royal (Ball) pythons
1.0.0 Sinaloan milk snake
0.1.0 Tri-Hybrid milk snake
0.1.0 rat snake
1.1.0 Leucistic rat snakes
0.0.1 prairie ringneck snakes
0.1.0 chilean rose hair tarantula
1.1.0 emperor scorpions
1.1.0 Congo African Grey Parrots
0.1.0 German Shepherd hybrid dog

Is that what happened to your index finger? I like the look of the texas rats but refuse to get one no matter how many people say "They aren't nippy!" Good luck with them!
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0.1 Snow Corn "Hope"
1.0 Ball Python "Wilson" (Castaway)
1. Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Chunk" (Goonies)
.1 Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Peaches"
0.0.1 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Onyx"
0.0.1 Black Ratsnake "Shadow"

ya, I was going to point out the blood, but not sure if it made it in the picture cropping. The first time I saw these guys, I decided I had to have them. They rattle their tail at me all the time. Most of the time I can pick them up fine, but they have their moods! lol.
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**********Misty**********
We are the people our parents warned us about!

1.1.2 bearded dragons
0.1.1 water dragons
2.4.5 leopard geckos
15.23.7 corn snakes
1.1.0 jungle corns
5.2.0 king snakes
1.0.0 royal (Ball) pythons
1.0.0 Sinaloan milk snake
0.1.0 Tri-Hybrid milk snake
0.1.0 rat snake
1.1.0 Leucistic rat snakes
0.0.1 prairie ringneck snakes
0.1.0 chilean rose hair tarantula
1.1.0 emperor scorpions
1.1.0 Congo African Grey Parrots
0.1.0 German Shepherd hybrid dog

hey misty~
are these the bug eyed kind?? they actually look kinda cute here.... at first i thought they were scarey looking... but i guess they are kinda cute
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SNAKIES~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Corns:
.1 Normal (Gertrude)
1. unknown hypo? normal? (Romeo)
.1 Miami Phase (Emily)
1. Amel het Blizzard (Dunesbury)
1. Classic het Hypo, Anery, poss het Amel (Cobra)
1.1 Classics (Henry VIII, Cassy [Emilys babies])
.1 Amel (Pepperoni)
1.1 Hypo zig zags poss het Caramel (Bernard, Abegail)
.1 Classic het Hypo, Stripe (Gracie Lou)

Rats:
1.1 Black rats (Cecily, Willard)

Cal Kings:
1.1 Striped Cal Kings (Skunky, Dweezil)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~LEOPARD GECKOS~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1. Normal het Midnight Blizzard (Mr. Spot)
.1 Blizzard

~~~~~~~~~~~~~TURTLE~~~~~~~~~~~~
.1 white cheeked mud (Opel)

I am pretty sure these are not bug eyed. I looked in Junes reptiles magazine and it has a pic of a snake bug eyed on only one side. My little guys look like the side that is not. i think this type of snake in general has the big eyes. They are adorable. Thanks
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**********Misty**********
We are the people our parents warned us about!

1.1.2 bearded dragons
0.1.1 water dragons
2.4.5 leopard geckos
15.23.7 corn snakes
1.1.0 jungle corns
5.2.0 king snakes
1.0.0 royal (Ball) pythons
1.0.0 Sinaloan milk snake
0.1.0 Tri-Hybrid milk snake
0.1.0 rat snake
1.1.0 Leucistic rat snakes
0.0.1 prairie ringneck snakes
0.1.0 chilean rose hair tarantula
1.1.0 emperor scorpions
1.1.0 Congo African Grey Parrots
0.1.0 German Shepherd hybrid dog

The snakes pictured are not bug eyed, the bug eye thing is very dramatic, you'd know. Also to the guy who said he wouldn't get one because they were so nippy, mine is the most aggressive snake I've ever dealt with when going in, but once you have them in hand, they are fine. I have a reasonable amount of experience with ratsnakes and have found this to be true, unlike other snakes that can be very unpredictable. They seem to stand their ground until they are picked up, then are fine. May have to do with confidence though, thats the variable that is difficult to quantify. Just get in there, get them up, and walk around. Aggressive snakes always concentrate on movement, so if you're moving they will relax, or at least focus on the fact that they are moving and not on you, then they will realize they are not being eaten and calm down. Good luck, Eric-

Though I haven't had a leucistic Texas rat for long, he hasn't biten me yet or even tried. However, he does bite if picked up by somebody who is nervous. If picked up by somebody calm and determined (basically reach in and pick him up, no hesitating etc) he is quite calm. THough he does squirm a bit in hand.
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PHLdyPayne

Worm's a sweetheart! LOL.

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- JENN ROSE -
www.jennrose.com

0.1.0 classic corn~ "Pumpkin"
1.0.0 leucistic texas ratsnake~ "Worm"

Peachcakes likes to kiss with her mouth open.

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"Life without risk is to merely exist."

Looks like it stung a bit Bleed much? BTW what is that snake?
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0.1 Snow Corn "Hope"
1.0 Ball Python "Wilson" (Castaway)
1. Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Chunk" (Goonies)
.1 Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Peaches"
0.0.1 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Onyx"
0.0.1 Black Ratsnake "Shadow"

AHAHAHAHAHA!!! What a slut! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

What kind of snake is that, btw? Amazing looking.
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- JENN ROSE -
www.jennrose.com

0.1.0 classic corn~ "Pumpkin"
1.0.0 leucistic texas ratsnake~ "Worm"

That was a Yellowtail Cribo. Notice the inner row of teeth when they really bite down.

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"Life without risk is to merely exist."

Amazing looking snake. Reminds me of a cobra.
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- JENN ROSE -
www.jennrose.com

0.1.0 classic corn~ "Pumpkin"
1.0.0 leucistic texas ratsnake~ "Worm"

i could be wrong but it kinda looks like a mussuarana or a fwc..,
as for the ratsnakes...my baby leucy rat is a angel...i got to carry him around petsmart the other day and he coiled very tightly around the tip of my middle finger...you can imagine my joy in showing him off to the "snake haters" lol...