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Rat Snakes

Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2010.
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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Baja Rat article
by BillMcgElaphe - Oct 05, 2010 07:34 AM
5 Oct 15, 2010 06:14 PM
by dustyrhoads
Some new pics of my adult Bairds
by CarlKoch - Oct 04, 2010 08:22 PM
8 Oct 11, 2010 06:34 PM
by CarlKoch
Yellow rats/South Florida Yellow rats
by AlexNevgloski - Oct 02, 2010 07:01 PM
7 Oct 07, 2010 06:18 PM
by draybar
Breeding Flavirufa
by kingtrop - Oct 02, 2010 07:00 PM
0 No replies
Wild Black Rat Snake
by tspuckler - Oct 02, 2010 08:58 AM
4 Oct 07, 2010 04:37 PM
by cochran
World First!!!
by chad_proexotics - Sep 28, 2010 10:44 PM
23 Oct 07, 2010 06:14 PM
by draybar
vietnamese rat
by johnthebaptist - Sep 27, 2010 10:43 AM
5 Sep 28, 2010 10:14 PM
by pinelandsghost
Love the subocs
by tempest777 - Sep 26, 2010 10:44 PM
9 Sep 30, 2010 09:13 AM
by KevinM
Shipping
by AllenSheehan - Sep 23, 2010 03:44 PM
1 Sep 23, 2010 06:37 PM
by KevinM
Albino Blonde Suboc with eggs
by MikeMurphy - Sep 21, 2010 11:22 AM
6 Sep 27, 2010 11:41 AM
by MikeMurphy
Maculophis bellus chapaensis *PICS*
by Gidivandebelt - Sep 21, 2010 03:31 AM
9 Sep 24, 2010 04:39 PM
by Ryan_Sikola
Maculophis bellus bellus *PICS*
by Gidivandebelt - Sep 18, 2010 12:13 PM
26 Oct 24, 2010 04:32 PM
by ratsnakehaven
Black rat
by lbrat - Sep 17, 2010 03:49 PM
13 Sep 28, 2010 06:37 PM
by dre
Shipping
by AllenSheehan - Sep 17, 2010 10:53 AM
5 Sep 23, 2010 01:31 AM
by PINELANDSGHOST
Baird's rat snake
by johnthebaptist - Sep 16, 2010 10:49 PM
3 Sep 20, 2010 07:39 AM
by tspuckler
First Green Rat Pipping!!!
by tbrock - Sep 16, 2010 10:03 PM
19 Sep 19, 2010 12:08 PM
by tbrock
new pics of bairdi/rossalleni crosses
by mattkau - Sep 15, 2010 01:21 AM
3 Sep 16, 2010 01:38 AM
by mattkau
New pic of situla hatchlings
by mattkau - Sep 15, 2010 01:14 AM
2 Sep 23, 2010 12:38 AM
by mattkau
Red Tail Green Rat
by AllenSheehan - Sep 14, 2010 08:57 PM
11 Sep 17, 2010 07:19 PM
by AllenSheehan
Finally............
by RandyWhittington - Sep 14, 2010 11:00 AM
5 Sep 15, 2010 09:59 PM
by randywhittington
Kunasir Island Rats
by Aaron - Sep 14, 2010 05:05 AM
7 Sep 17, 2010 09:38 AM
by Aaron
new article on Baja Ratsnakes this week
by dustyrhoads - Sep 12, 2010 04:04 PM
2 Sep 12, 2010 08:14 PM
by BillMcgElaphe
Late Trans Pecos eggs
by jamesalternafan - Sep 12, 2010 12:16 AM
2 Sep 13, 2010 04:41 PM
by KevinM
What is this little guy/gal? ID please
by Jonathan_Brady - Sep 08, 2010 12:20 AM
10 Sep 13, 2010 01:28 AM
by DMong
More "large constrictor" terror!
by wireptile - Sep 07, 2010 06:24 PM
0 No replies
russian rats
by cochran - Sep 06, 2010 09:21 AM
6 Sep 10, 2010 05:59 AM
by cochran
peek a boo
by randywhittington - Sep 04, 2010 08:50 AM
7 Sep 07, 2010 12:35 AM
by DMong
Mandarin rat snake...
by SouthernSerpent - Sep 02, 2010 07:43 PM
3 Sep 14, 2010 01:46 AM
by pinelandsghost
Gonyosoma prasinum
by apocalyp - Sep 01, 2010 01:21 PM
0 No replies
Baird's rat hatchlings feeding question
by MikeMurphy - Aug 31, 2010 10:56 AM
9 Sep 06, 2010 10:10 PM
by Aaron
some old and some new hatchling shots
by randywhittington - Aug 31, 2010 07:33 AM
13 Sep 03, 2010 09:35 AM
by tbrock
some old and some new prasina shots
by randywhittington - Aug 31, 2010 07:24 AM
3 Sep 01, 2010 02:01 PM
by randywhittington
Green Ratsnakes pipping....
by CMSMITH - Aug 30, 2010 05:11 PM
6 Sep 03, 2010 09:30 AM
by tbrock
"Mambas" at it again...
by mavericksdad - Aug 30, 2010 02:47 PM
5 Sep 04, 2010 10:45 AM
by DMong
Coxi temperatures
by Astourna - Aug 28, 2010 10:43 PM
3 Aug 30, 2010 09:29 AM
by Chad_ProExotics
Jackson Co. Alabama grey rat
by draybar - Aug 28, 2010 05:14 PM
10 Aug 30, 2010 08:17 PM
by draybar
some new pics
by draybar - Aug 28, 2010 05:04 PM
2 Aug 29, 2010 12:16 PM
by DMong
breeding question
by seanmm1971 - Aug 27, 2010 06:01 PM
1 Aug 30, 2010 12:33 AM
by metalpest
some flavirufa
by randywhittington - Aug 27, 2010 10:29 AM
8 Sep 01, 2010 03:33 PM
by souix
everglades/bairds cross
by mattkau - Aug 26, 2010 09:19 PM
6 Aug 28, 2010 12:02 AM
by mattkau
accidental breeding eggs hatched
by mattkau - Aug 25, 2010 10:26 AM
18 Aug 29, 2010 11:08 PM
by mattkau
situla finally hatched
by mattkau - Aug 25, 2010 10:15 AM
8 Aug 26, 2010 12:18 AM
by mattkau
Strange Black Rat Feed Question
by LM71 - Aug 23, 2010 05:35 PM
10 Aug 26, 2010 12:02 AM
by DMong
Blue Beauties hatched
by DunnsMtnReptiles - Aug 22, 2010 02:48 PM
2 Aug 25, 2010 11:43 AM
by DMong
Black Mamba terrorizes MN town.
by wireptile - Aug 17, 2010 10:57 PM
20 Sep 13, 2010 09:56 PM
by CBH
Joined the Carl Koch/Jimmy Draybar Club
by tspuckler - Aug 17, 2010 03:35 PM
7 Aug 22, 2010 01:07 PM
by stevep
Just Great!!! Mites...
by joann42 - Aug 17, 2010 01:56 PM
11 Aug 20, 2010 12:33 AM
by pinelandsghost
Hypo everglades hatchlings question...
by donv - Aug 17, 2010 12:27 PM
9 Aug 19, 2010 11:37 AM
by DMong
bairdi baby
by draybar - Aug 16, 2010 08:43 PM
3 Aug 19, 2010 12:25 AM
by CarlKoch
Black Rat snake wont eat
by thevez2 - Aug 16, 2010 01:29 PM
6 Aug 20, 2010 12:49 AM
by pinelandsghost
Question on White-sided Black Rats
by peachykeen - Aug 16, 2010 12:52 PM
3 Aug 16, 2010 08:46 PM
by DMong
Senticolis Group
by vegasbilly - Aug 16, 2010 10:34 AM
4 Sep 16, 2010 07:40 PM
by vegasbilly
I have trouble keeping grey rats...
by ShadyLady - Aug 15, 2010 08:42 PM
2 Aug 16, 2010 03:47 PM
by shadylady
Albino Yellow Rats
by pgcc0912 - Aug 15, 2010 04:52 PM
8 Aug 22, 2010 08:05 PM
by JYohe
Does "bugeyes" affect the health of
by joann42 - Aug 14, 2010 08:15 PM
10 Aug 16, 2010 06:13 PM
by DMong
Vanishing pattern Coxi
by jpc75 - Aug 13, 2010 07:56 PM
6 Aug 16, 2010 08:09 PM
by tjw
Great plains rat!
by varanid - Aug 13, 2010 01:22 AM
1 Aug 13, 2010 04:50 PM
by DMong
New Bloodline Mandarin Ratsnake
by herby07 - Aug 12, 2010 06:46 PM
4 Aug 13, 2010 04:54 PM
by DMong
Rat Snakes
by JoshMolone - Aug 12, 2010 06:35 PM
1 Sep 14, 2010 05:38 PM
by pgcc0912
Blk rat Question Part2
by xblackheart - Aug 12, 2010 03:13 PM
4 Aug 15, 2010 03:05 PM
by Godfrey
Recap ... Blk rat Q pt1 (DUB)
by xblackheart - Aug 12, 2010 03:06 PM
2 Aug 12, 2010 10:59 PM
by KevinM
Black Rat Snake question
by xblackheart - Aug 11, 2010 03:20 PM
11 Aug 14, 2010 08:42 AM
by DMong
Intermontana Emory's
by Godfrey - Aug 11, 2010 03:12 PM
8 Aug 16, 2010 11:55 PM
by ratsnakehaven
Enclosure Size
by FauxMako - Aug 10, 2010 06:38 PM
9 Aug 21, 2010 07:10 PM
by FauxMako
Calico Cow Sucker??
by AllenSheehan - Aug 10, 2010 09:49 AM
18 Aug 25, 2010 10:11 AM
by souix
New shipping solution!
by a153fish - Aug 08, 2010 01:58 PM
6 Aug 19, 2010 12:28 AM
by CarlKoch
Anyone have the new scaleless Everglades
by Bluerosy - Aug 08, 2010 01:48 PM
2 Aug 09, 2010 12:04 AM
by DMong
hey Carl...mine too
by draybar - Aug 07, 2010 06:59 PM
3 Aug 08, 2010 04:45 PM
by CarlKoch
Baird's are hatching!
by CarlKoch - Aug 07, 2010 06:19 PM
6 Aug 08, 2010 04:44 PM
by CarlKoch
albino yellow rats
by cochran - Aug 06, 2010 05:01 PM
11 Aug 09, 2010 01:00 PM
by DMong
2010 hatchlings
by randywhittington - Aug 04, 2010 11:24 PM
22 Aug 10, 2010 09:33 PM
by rbrennan
Color up the forum...
by donv - Aug 04, 2010 01:56 PM
9 Aug 06, 2010 11:55 AM
by donv
Senticolis Triaspis & Rhinechis Scalaris
by Ryan_Sikola - Aug 04, 2010 12:18 AM
6 Aug 06, 2010 07:22 PM
by reako45
amel. everglades rats
by cochran - Aug 03, 2010 03:54 PM
15 Aug 06, 2010 07:20 PM
by DMong
Blackrat,new pics....
by lbrat - Aug 03, 2010 02:31 PM
3 Aug 08, 2010 06:45 PM
by cochran
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