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Rat Snakes

Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2004.
Photo: Yellow ratsnake
Photo courtesy of Billyboy

New World Rat snakes are medium sized constrictors that can be found through a great portion of the north and central America. They feed primarily on rodents and birds in the wild and some species are known to be avid climbers. Most make attractive and docile pets while others can be skittish and sometimes aggressive. Bites are seldom serious and no species of ratsnake is dangerous to humans. They are popular as first time reptile pets or breeding projects due to their relatively small size and basic care requirements Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of all Rat Snakes. Don't forget to check out our other Ratsnake related subforums. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting: Terms of Service.

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Yellow rat snake eating a bird.
by buddygrout - Jun 05, 2004 09:32 PM
1 Jun 06, 2004 02:48 PM
by HerperHelmz
Rhyno eggs!
by RonW - Jun 05, 2004 04:09 PM
1 Jun 08, 2004 12:20 PM
by gapnda7
milk and rat together?
by crtoon83 - Jun 05, 2004 01:21 AM
2 Jun 06, 2004 10:31 PM
by crtoon83
Texas rat snake food help
by Dragon_Tamer - Jun 03, 2004 06:23 PM
11 Jun 06, 2004 02:09 PM
by Shaky
Heating
by crtoon83 - Jun 03, 2004 04:03 PM
11 Jun 07, 2004 03:19 PM
by sullman
Rhyno production!!!
by gapnda7 - Jun 03, 2004 12:34 PM
1 Jun 03, 2004 03:15 PM
by terryp
Taiwans Pair refusing food - any help appreciated
by lovelyleopards - Jun 02, 2004 11:38 PM
6 Jun 07, 2004 06:34 PM
by lovelyleopards
5 Jun 06, 2004 01:38 PM
by necoris
BEAUTY SNAKES
by slytherin - Jun 02, 2004 04:31 PM
13 Jun 08, 2004 06:23 PM
by Conrad
Help Please!
by chriSsS - Jun 02, 2004 02:27 PM
1 Jun 02, 2004 03:33 PM
by chriSsS
Leuci Texas Rat
by Lady_Crotalus - Jun 01, 2004 02:31 PM
1 Jun 04, 2004 11:58 PM
by ChriSsS
situla from milos for andrew
by slangenbroed - Jun 01, 2004 01:04 PM
1 Jun 03, 2004 04:07 PM
by rearfang
incubation
by abstract - Jun 01, 2004 11:01 AM
1 Jun 03, 2004 11:34 AM
by krisg
Incubation temps.......
by SlipKorn - May 31, 2004 11:14 PM
1 Jun 01, 2004 08:55 AM
by Sonya
Oxycephala enclosures?
by c&f - May 31, 2004 09:07 PM
4 Jun 04, 2004 09:20 PM
by TomD
Mandarins and Leopard rat snake pics
by lolaophidia - May 31, 2004 08:06 PM
3 Jun 05, 2004 03:57 PM
by sidnake
0 No replies
Texas Rat...
by TravisG - May 30, 2004 07:47 PM
6 Jun 04, 2004 08:37 AM
by terryp
Rhyno pic with eggs
by cunninghamselaphe - May 30, 2004 06:19 PM
5 Jun 03, 2004 12:27 PM
by gapnda7
Okay, one of my last questions
by crtoon83 - May 30, 2004 12:46 PM
3 Jun 01, 2004 07:36 PM
by sullman
Ok, Flavirufa fans... have a question...
by MillionPoundBomb - May 29, 2004 02:21 AM
1 May 29, 2004 07:58 AM
by ThomasHarrison
Cage painting?
by RobertPreston - May 28, 2004 02:40 PM
8 Jun 01, 2004 10:26 AM
by RobertPreston
Gonyosoma jansenii
by Newearth - May 28, 2004 01:27 PM
4 May 31, 2004 09:02 PM
by c&f
Finally decided, made a purchase.
by crtoon83 - May 27, 2004 08:08 PM
10 May 29, 2004 07:33 AM
by lolaophidia
*sigh* day 35...
by Kestrel - May 27, 2004 06:50 PM
5 May 30, 2004 03:48 AM
by Kestrel
bairds rat snakes....
by carl3 - May 27, 2004 06:18 PM
3 Jun 04, 2004 09:00 AM
by terryp
albino Black Rat or Bubble Gum Rat?
by goshawk - May 27, 2004 02:09 PM
2 May 28, 2004 01:41 AM
by goshawk
Request: adult Gulf Hammock pix
by guttersnacks - May 27, 2004 11:33 AM
0 No replies
Color change
by CrazyCorn - May 26, 2004 08:53 PM
2 May 29, 2004 09:21 PM
by Elaphefan
Mocquardi with fused vertebrae?
by creaturemd - May 26, 2004 03:57 PM
2 May 30, 2004 02:16 PM
by John Q
Situla from iland milos
by slangenbroed - May 26, 2004 12:44 PM
1 May 29, 2004 06:13 PM
by Andrew Godambe
genetics of whitesideds.......color question
by Sonya - May 26, 2004 11:53 AM
2 May 27, 2004 11:10 AM
by Sonya
CASSANDRA - The Blue Beauty
by fourfeathers - May 26, 2004 03:38 AM
4 May 28, 2004 11:47 AM
by fourfeathers
Wild caught Black Rat Snake...Help!
by mahalia - May 25, 2004 11:27 PM
2 May 26, 2004 02:11 PM
by mahalia
REAL stupid question....
by savvgawd - May 25, 2004 09:54 PM
1 May 25, 2004 10:35 PM
by DoorGunner
Licorice Stick Rat Snake
by crtoon83 - May 25, 2004 08:36 PM
2 May 30, 2004 02:23 PM
by John Q
poasting multiple pics
by bosc1973 - May 25, 2004 01:35 PM
4 May 25, 2004 02:43 PM
by bosc1973
Need some help
by bmulcahy - May 25, 2004 12:23 AM
2 May 25, 2004 07:59 PM
by duffy
Strange Lindheimerii (TX Ratsnake)
by jlassiter - May 24, 2004 08:33 PM
8 May 31, 2004 11:25 PM
by chrish
Comparison:Taiwans vs. Blues
by Conrad - May 24, 2004 07:59 PM
3 May 25, 2004 05:01 PM
by Conrad
questions about breeding my emoryi
by tribbielvr - May 23, 2004 04:18 PM
2 May 24, 2004 04:47 PM
by tribbielvr
Gony heartbreak...
by Conrad - May 23, 2004 03:32 PM
2 May 28, 2004 05:59 AM
by MarkW
What is the market value for Hypo Everglades?
by Roy Stockwell - May 23, 2004 12:00 PM
1 May 23, 2004 06:00 PM
by dre
What type of rats are these?
by uromastyx - May 23, 2004 11:04 AM
7 May 30, 2004 07:13 PM
by TravisG
Hey, Duffy or anyone with albino Greenish rats
by Sonya - May 22, 2004 07:38 PM
2 May 23, 2004 12:50 PM
by Sonya
sichuan province mandarin
by RandyWhittington - May 22, 2004 06:59 PM
2 May 23, 2004 07:25 PM
by RandyWhittington
taeniura mocquardi laying eggs
by RandyWhittington - May 22, 2004 03:01 PM
6 May 26, 2004 10:19 PM
by CanopicJar
albino taeniura mocquardi
by RandyWhittington - May 22, 2004 02:40 PM
2 May 22, 2004 02:52 PM
by RandyWhittington
leopard ratsnake
by RandyWhittington - May 22, 2004 02:36 PM
6 May 26, 2004 02:44 PM
by gofer
quick albino taenuira shot
by Kestrel - May 22, 2004 12:45 PM
2 May 23, 2004 12:26 AM
by Kestrel
Elaphe Flavirufa... Just shed
by millionpoundbomb - May 22, 2004 10:55 AM
2 May 22, 2004 12:46 PM
by Kestrel
2 May 22, 2004 09:51 PM
by rick s.
Yearling Yellow Rat getting HUGE!
by sullman - May 21, 2004 03:30 PM
19 May 25, 2004 02:57 AM
by mariasman
2 May 21, 2004 11:33 PM
by Kevin Saunders
mandarina
by slangenbroed - May 20, 2004 01:22 PM
6 May 23, 2004 01:24 PM
by jfirneno
What's a good size tank for a texas ratsnake? np
by Tigergenesis - May 20, 2004 11:41 AM
2 May 20, 2004 06:20 PM
by duffy
green ratsnake
by ricksiri - May 19, 2004 11:06 PM
2 May 21, 2004 05:04 PM
by ricksiri
How to treat snake mites??
by sullman - May 19, 2004 04:04 PM
5 May 22, 2004 12:30 PM
by Terry Cox
local black rat caught in va
by bosc1973 - May 18, 2004 10:42 PM
6 May 21, 2004 11:27 PM
by Kevin Saunders
piebald black rat
by pattymom - May 18, 2004 09:54 PM
3 May 19, 2004 10:50 PM
by Kevin Saunders
snow rat snakes?
by crtoon83 - May 18, 2004 07:17 PM
7 May 20, 2004 10:54 AM
by duffy
Spoke too soon....
by krisg - May 18, 2004 01:16 PM
3 May 18, 2004 09:29 PM
by crtoon83
Schrencki x Anomala
by snakefreak1 - May 18, 2004 11:45 AM
2 May 19, 2004 06:31 AM
by stevefounduk
Sheer Beauty............pics
by krisg - May 18, 2004 10:26 AM
0 No replies
young black ratsnake hideing
by bosc1973 - May 17, 2004 01:33 PM
4 May 19, 2004 10:49 PM
by Elaphefan
One more...
by Thane - May 17, 2004 12:08 PM
2 May 18, 2004 01:10 PM
by Thane
Another...
by Thane - May 17, 2004 12:08 PM
0 No replies
Cave rat. New pics
by Thane - May 17, 2004 12:07 PM
2 May 19, 2004 01:12 PM
by Thane
1 May 22, 2004 12:14 PM
by Terry Cox
hohenackeri mating pic
by zamenis - May 17, 2004 11:29 AM
0 No replies
Rescue Story! Hes home!!!
by spydergirl - May 16, 2004 09:16 PM
1 May 17, 2004 08:42 PM
by Mark Banczak
Breeding Carinata Q's
by Katt - May 16, 2004 08:21 PM
0 No replies
feeding
by spock - May 16, 2004 07:20 PM
0 No replies
Lavender AlbinoTexas Rat
by mass_chaos - May 16, 2004 06:02 PM
0 No replies
What's the largest species of rat snake?
by thewho - May 16, 2004 04:01 PM
1 May 18, 2004 12:00 AM
by nechushtan
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