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Here are a couple of wild caught Ratsnakes from Texas. The normal one was collected in Nueces Co., Tx and the other is a "brindle" looking one collected in New Braunfels, TX. I have not sexed them, but I hope they are a pair. It is hard to tell by tail length on Ratsnakes what gender they are. It is simple with my Kingsnakes.
Enjoy,
John Lassiter

It is hard to tell by tail length on Ratsnakes what gender they are. It is simple with my Kingsnakes.

I find Ratsnakes even easier to sex by their tails. Males have much "meatier" tails than females of the same length. Females may have a large bulge for the scent gland, but males large bulge continues much further down the tail.
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Chris Harrison

Thanks Chris,
I know the best way to find out is to have them probed. I will check these Texas rats out again later and see if I can see a difference. If there is a "difference" they should be a pair if not they are either both male or both female.
John Lassiter

You can sex 95% of all ratsnakes with a glance, you don't even have to pick most of them up

I am glad it is that easy for you.
Not for me. lol !
John Lassiter

John,

if you end up not having a pair let me know what you need, on our ranch we run across texas rats on a regular basis and would be glad to catch and send you a mate. That way you will have completely unrelated wild caught genes to wrok with.

John Cherry
Cherryville Farms

Cherryville Farms - Reptiles

John,
I will appreciate that. I want to prove out the "brindle" looking one. It was caught up in New Braunfels area. I have never seen one like it. The other is a local Nueces Co. Texas rat. We grew up calling these the "chicken snakes".
Thanks again John,
John Lassiter