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how big are some of your rat snakes?
i often wonder how big my snow corn could get with a healthy feeding schedule? pictures?

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1 snow corn
1 redtail
1 baby BRB

Is your snake a male or a female? A very large male might reach six feet. I have a good size male, but it is not a monster. I keep my WT corn for his looks, not his size. BTW, Black Rats are much larger, but who cares? I don't care if my snakes are record setters. I care that they are healthy.

my snow is a female, just about 3 foot i'd say..
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1 snow corn
1 redtail
1 baby BRB

I would expect her to grow another foot if she is fed well and stays healthy. Remember that feeding her well is not getting her fat. Best of luck.

Rick

The largest corns have been wild caught, non-color mutations. Captive bred morphs average 3-1/2 feet. I'm not saying that they cannot get bigger than this, but it's what you should realistically expect.

Tim

Third Eye

most of mine are still juvies

I do have a Texas Rat that is nearly 7 feet and the diameter of a coke can.
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1.0.0 Great Plains Ratsnake
1.0.0 Corn, Lavender Aztec het for Amel
0.1.0 Black Ratsnake
0.0.1 Texas Rat (tame)
1.0.0 Broad Banded Water Snake, Hypo
1.0.0 Black Bassador Retriever
2.1.0 Godchildren, 1 Evil, 2 possible hets

I'd like to see a pic of that texas. There are some monsters out there.
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Matt Kauffman

This was the day that I got him. He's actually grown a bit since then. He's thicker and is exactly 6'8".

He was captured in someone's garage in Sulphur. The guy dropped him off at a pet store and told them it was a bull snake. By the time they got to open the box and look at the snake, the guy had already left. So they stuck it in an aquarium with the intention of releasing it in the woods outside of town. Then I "accidentally" adopted it the next day.

And the coolest part is: it's completely TAME!
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1.0.0 Great Plains Ratsnake
1.0.0 Corn, Lavender Aztec het for Amel
0.1.0 Black Ratsnake
0.0.1 Texas Rat (tame)
1.0.0 Broad Banded Water Snake, Hypo
1.0.0 Black Bassador Retriever
2.1.0 Godchildren, 1 Evil, 2 possible hets

"damn". that's a fine lookin' rat snake.
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1 snow corn
1 redtail
1 baby BRB

That's a nice looking Texas rat snake. I didn't see any this year, although I didn't get out all that much. I've caught many in previous years, but now that I want one, can't find one. That's the way it goes.
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Matt Kauffman

my largest corn is around 5 feet....

my black rat is around 6 foot

~kin

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My albino Black Rat snake Vegas is 7ft and as round as a soda can. He's grown more since this photo was taken, I haven't had the chance to take an updated one.

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