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melanistic texas ratsnake?

westtexas May 01, 2005 10:13 PM

i came across a 4 foot tx. ratsnake. ive seen many in the wild and i know they tend to darken up as they get bigger. the one i came across was the darkest i have ever seen. i was wondering how dark they can get before being considered melanistic? i could still see the blotches though. the pictures i took came out horrible, thx, troy.

Replies (3)

chrish May 02, 2005 12:50 AM

I have seen some pretty dark ones that were mostly black with just a faint pattern and some reddish skin showing in between.

Here's pic of a dark one (with no red) from Freestone county, TX.

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Chris Harrison

westtexas May 02, 2005 11:41 AM

thank you, you have answered my question

Snake_Master May 08, 2005 09:43 AM

Ita a black rat snake not a texas, texas aslo have black rats.

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