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I hope to have some little ones from this girl this year. We'll see what happens. These guys are the fastest striking species when upset I have ever kept. I have an adult male that I swear will bite 3 times in just over a second when pissed off. He just reminded me of this last night. Randy W.

This is a old pic of the same female. RW

Those are beautiful snakes, Randy, and interesting info on them as fast strikers. Are they fast movers in general also, or just fast strikers? Thanks -Toby

Thanks. They are fast in general but not unusually so. It's just their repeat strike speed thats amazing. I have had someone else that keeps them say the same thing. Randy

I've always read that leopard rat snakes were'nt aggressive? Or is this just when they get mad like all snakes eventually do?
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It's mainly when they are young but I have an adult male that likes to give me a shot or five everytime I get him out. Randy

Thanks Randy, I may get some of those in the near future, and that's the kind of info that's interesting to me. I like comparing different species for similarities and differences. For example, I find that Texas rats, wild and captive, are generally much more deliberate and slower in their movements than guttatus/emoryi, but can strike with amazing speed.

-Toby

Can they give you a bad bite, or is it just a nip? Are they docile enough to handle?

As with any small colubrid I wouldn't say it's a bad bite buy any means but the one thing interesting about them is it never seems to be a threat bite. Randy

Randy,

Do you feel the striped phase of these animals in a co-dominant trait?
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