Does anyone know how black ratsnakes do as pets? I wasnt really considering an American snake until I saw a huge (6') black ratsnake on my grandparents driveway today. I got my snake hook out, picked it up carefully, and it only hissed once and didnt attempt to strike. Seems like it would be a great pet. Anyone got an oppinion? Anyone know what they eat?(HAHA!,thats a joke) My favorite non-venomous American snake is the Indigo but I dont think Ill be able to have one of those since Id be looking at jail time if I got caught with one in captivity. They really are great snakes though. I picked a 6 fooeter up to move it off a dirt road once and it was calmer than a tame ball python. Too bad jackass rattlesnake roundup jackass's and housing developments had to ruin it for the rest of us.
Reptile & Amphibian Forums
Welcome to kingsnake.com's message board system. Here you may share and discuss information with others about your favorite reptile and amphibian related topics such as care and feeding, caging requirements, permits and licenses, and more. Launched in 1997, the kingsnake.com message board system is one of the oldest and largest systems on the internet.
black ratsnake pet material?
Replies (1)
They make GREAT pets, especially if you get a captive-bred one.
I saw your post below and was surprised that nobody mentioned any of the North American Ratsnakes. They make some of the best first snakes a person can own. Don't keep the 6-footer you found...Let that one be where it belongs. You can find black rats, cornsnakes and many other N Am Ratsnakes very inexpensively, especially if you go to a reptile show (click on Events, above). I would highly suggest a visit to both the ratsnake forum and the cornsnake forum. Duffy
A cornsnake, by the way, fits ALL the criterea you have listed below. Many other ratnsnakes do, too. 
