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At least I think. Whatever phase I just really like this guy. Pretty good attitude also.

Very nice. Is this one CB or WC?

Picture of my normal male Gray Rat Snake at about one year of age.

That's a good looking snake. Is that considered to be a white oak? I know you said normal but isn't the white oak just a normal color variation? How big is he at a year. I don't know the age of mine but I'm guessing just under 2 being that he's gotta be about 3'. The head pattern on yours is quite a bit different, a more organized pattern. Now I'd be really curious to see some adult grey rat pics. Oh, answering your question, I really don't know. Got it at a show. The guy said it was captive bred but I beleive he would have told me anything I wanted to hear. I will note there are no scars of any sort. Basically perfect condition. Slender yet well muscled. I may have to look into getting a female.

To answer your question about him being a "White Oak" Gray Rat Snake, I think that most of the people on this forum would say no. If you look, you will notice that his background color is a little darker than yours and he has saddles that are darker and cover more area.

Length is often not a good indicator of age. A reptiles size when they are young has a lot to do with how well they are fed or over fed. I would guess that your three foot obsoleta is about three years in age.

The picture of my Gray is at two years of age. He is a year older and still shows the same pattern on his head.

Below are picture of some unrelated females and a Gulf Hammock male.