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thought I would post a few pictures of the black rat snake I found in May.
It is doing pretty good. It gets nervous when handled but it doesn't try to bite.
so here you go
Hamilton County, Tennessee black rat snake



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Corn snakes and rat snakes..No one can have just one.
"resistance is futile"
Jimmy (draybar)

Draybars Snakes

Very nice Jimmy. Is the second picture a true indication of what he looks like, or is he more of a solid black? I know sometimes the flash on a camera will make them look lighter then they really are. I take it by now, your keeping this fellow Anyway, love to see pics of locality black rats, and the variations they show in different parts of the county. Thanks,

Steve

>>Very nice Jimmy. Is the second picture a true indication of what he looks like, or is he more of a solid black? I know sometimes the flash on a camera will make them look lighter then they really are. I take it by now, your keeping this fellow Anyway, love to see pics of locality black rats, and the variations they show in different parts of the county. Thanks,
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>>Steve

He has a nice visable pattern. Very rarely do I see any around here that are solid black. They usually have a noticeable pattern and some white and red flecking around the saddles.
I will try to get some clearer pics tomorrow when I feed him.
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Corn snakes and rat snakes..No one can have just one.
"resistance is futile"
Jimmy (draybar)

Draybars Snakes

That's what I love about them. Here in Virginia, they tend to run very black with little to no pattern. Here is a couple of pics of one I posted a few weeks ago that I found at York River State Park in Va.

IF he hadn't been located in a state park I would have been tempted to keep him.

Steve

Nice looking black rat Jimmy.Blacks are our most common snakes up north.Central Illinios.We call them pilot snakes here.Ive seen alot in barns and chicken coups but they hide in the rafters till dark.Black rats are an underated snake also.Not to this forum but in general.Nice plump bass in the cornsnake forum...Paul

>>Nice looking black rat Jimmy.Blacks are our most common snakes up north.Central Illinios.We call them pilot snakes here.Ive seen alot in barns and chicken coups but they hide in the rafters till dark.Black rats are an underated snake also.Not to this forum but in general.Nice plump bass in the cornsnake forum...Paul
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He is the one I caught while fishing. He seems like he will turn out to be a pretty good pet.
Yeah that bass pictured on the corn forum is a plump little guy.
Like I said..when didn't catch any big ones but we did catch a bunch of nice ones.
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Corn snakes and rat snakes..No one can have just one.
"resistance is futile"
Jimmy (draybar)

Draybars Snakes