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Rat Snakes

Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2006.
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.

Topic Replies Last Post
Hasn't "gone" in a month....
by phiber_optikx - Sep 13, 2006 01:06 AM
6 Sep 14, 2006 02:03 PM
by Rivets55
young white oak pics
by donv - Sep 12, 2006 03:32 PM
8 Sep 13, 2006 11:33 PM
by Elaphefan
Yellow, Everglades, or both?
by iriri - Sep 12, 2006 09:53 AM
2 Sep 15, 2006 08:04 PM
by iriri
S. triapis hatching
by dvoss - Sep 11, 2006 07:33 PM
4 Sep 13, 2006 12:18 PM
by dvoss
bairdi pictures
by draybar - Sep 11, 2006 07:12 PM
7 Sep 14, 2006 04:47 PM
by draybar
Who's meaner a Texas Rat or Ball Python
by garweft - Sep 11, 2006 12:32 PM
3 Sep 15, 2006 10:34 AM
by vidusa
The bandits are hatching!!!!
by jpc75 - Sep 11, 2006 11:06 AM
10 Sep 15, 2006 05:37 AM
by bertgrit
Black Rat Morphs
by dawnrenee2000 - Sep 11, 2006 10:16 AM
18 Sep 21, 2006 05:19 PM
by SurfinSerpents
More lavenders...different clutch
by Dewey - Sep 10, 2006 10:20 PM
1 Sep 11, 2006 08:39 AM
by Dre
Lavender black rat babies....
by Dewey - Sep 10, 2006 10:13 PM
2 Sep 11, 2006 09:44 PM
by lbrat
Dre, Dwight, Jolliff...need help...
by Dewey - Sep 10, 2006 10:09 PM
2 Sep 11, 2006 08:32 AM
by Dre
whats a bubblegum ratsnake?
by RobertIIII - Sep 10, 2006 07:41 PM
5 Sep 11, 2006 03:58 PM
by RobertIIII
Some Photos to share.
by cantilxcotton1 - Sep 10, 2006 01:32 PM
0 No replies
Some blackrat babys.
by lbrat - Sep 10, 2006 11:04 AM
0 No replies
This one did not make it....
by lbrat - Sep 10, 2006 11:03 AM
0 No replies
Big Baby..
by lbrat - Sep 10, 2006 10:58 AM
4 Sep 10, 2006 09:45 PM
by lbrat
Bad luck with TPR's...
by lbrat - Sep 10, 2006 10:56 AM
2 Sep 10, 2006 06:24 PM
by lbrat
The bulging egg.Update...
by lbrat - Sep 09, 2006 07:27 AM
5 Sep 10, 2006 01:12 PM
by ratsnakehaven
New Photography Set Up. *pics*
by jennrosefx - Sep 09, 2006 12:42 AM
10 Sep 11, 2006 01:01 AM
by jennrosefx
Yellow and everglades rat snake breeders
by jmonahan - Sep 08, 2006 10:23 PM
2 Sep 09, 2006 09:16 PM
by jmonahan
I've joined the club!
by btorgy - Sep 08, 2006 07:54 PM
3 Sep 09, 2006 02:39 PM
by MurphysLaw
Amazing Technicolor Dreamscales....
by chrish - Sep 07, 2006 11:28 PM
5 Sep 12, 2006 09:47 AM
by iriri
My new baby - Brindle Rat
by evilbill - Sep 07, 2006 06:47 PM
15 Sep 09, 2006 09:29 PM
by MurphysLaw
Bogy breeders....
by lbrat - Sep 07, 2006 02:59 PM
3 Sep 09, 2006 07:09 AM
by lbrat
Outdoor Pics
by phiber_optikx - Sep 06, 2006 10:55 PM
2 Sep 08, 2006 02:37 PM
by phiber_optikx
Damn, just a litte further....pic
by chrish - Sep 06, 2006 10:48 PM
2 Sep 07, 2006 10:14 PM
by chrish
Pic of New Amel Emory
by ScottKennedy - Sep 06, 2006 10:33 PM
5 Sep 11, 2006 04:47 AM
by ratsnakehaven
Ever see an egg do this?
by lbrat - Sep 06, 2006 09:46 PM
7 Sep 07, 2006 07:33 PM
by cochran
Question...
by johninbs - Sep 06, 2006 08:51 PM
8 Sep 07, 2006 09:55 PM
by phflame
yellow rat humidity
by billysbrown - Sep 06, 2006 08:16 PM
4 Sep 11, 2006 08:56 AM
by billysbrown
Size of a yearling?
by bdwilliams - Sep 06, 2006 10:04 AM
3 Sep 07, 2006 10:02 PM
by bdwilliams
Bairdi Baby Update Photos
by LloydHeilbrunn - Sep 05, 2006 10:32 PM
2 Sep 08, 2006 11:10 PM
by LloydHeilbrunn
just a pic
by jimfmcdonald - Sep 05, 2006 09:45 PM
1 Sep 06, 2006 02:37 AM
by RandyWhittington
16 Suboc Eggs
by MikeMurphy - Sep 05, 2006 06:00 PM
1 Sep 06, 2006 02:20 AM
by RandyWhittington
rossalleni vs. quadrivittatus
by Jan Grathwohl - Sep 05, 2006 07:45 AM
5 Sep 06, 2006 09:25 PM
by Elaphefan
my bairdi's tell me what you think..
by pyboa - Sep 04, 2006 06:55 PM
2 Sep 04, 2006 10:39 PM
by MurphysLaw
Final suboc egg count
by MikeMurphy - Sep 04, 2006 05:20 PM
2 Sep 05, 2006 10:59 AM
by LloydHeilbrunn
The Runaway RatSnake
by blackfoot1c - Sep 04, 2006 02:22 PM
14 Sep 14, 2006 12:46 PM
by blackfoot1c
Force feeding help please.
by replover - Sep 04, 2006 02:11 PM
1 Sep 04, 2006 10:52 PM
by MurphysLaw
Steve Irwin Memorial Forum
by PHWyvern - Sep 04, 2006 11:44 AM
0 No replies
Elephae obsoleta?!?!
by wink0083 - Sep 04, 2006 11:01 AM
9 Sep 07, 2006 04:57 PM
by garweft
Suboc with egss!!!
by MikeMurphy - Sep 04, 2006 10:21 AM
4 Sep 04, 2006 01:27 PM
by MikeMurphy
a few photos
by draybar - Sep 03, 2006 12:19 PM
1 Sep 04, 2006 10:54 PM
by MurphysLaw
Little oak
by Bridog - Sep 03, 2006 10:47 AM
0 No replies
Yellow rats and corns at Chicago show?
by jmonahan - Sep 02, 2006 11:17 PM
0 No replies
A few pics of my rat snakes.....
by Hotshot - Sep 02, 2006 02:18 PM
8 Sep 04, 2006 11:14 AM
by ratsnakehaven
Shedding to egg laying
by MikeMurphy - Sep 02, 2006 08:52 AM
2 Sep 02, 2006 11:36 AM
by MikeMurphy
Bairdi hybrid?
by btorgy - Sep 02, 2006 08:49 AM
2 Sep 02, 2006 03:29 PM
by shaky
Change in the Ratsnake Classifieds!!
by LloydHeilbrunn - Sep 01, 2006 10:34 PM
7 Sep 03, 2006 01:59 AM
by HaikuDan
Lavender Black rats......3 clutches
by Dewey - Sep 01, 2006 08:48 PM
5 Sep 02, 2006 02:19 PM
by addictedtoherps
WV ROAD RAT RESCUE UPDATE
by Rivets55 - Sep 01, 2006 03:25 PM
8 Sep 02, 2006 02:13 PM
by Hotshot
Black rat genetics.....
by phiber_optikx - Sep 01, 2006 02:46 PM
1 Sep 01, 2006 04:11 PM
by redmoon
Loma Alta Bairds
by Camby - Aug 31, 2006 04:09 PM
4 Sep 01, 2006 10:11 AM
by pyboa
Some strange bairdi hatchlings.BIGHEAD?
by MurphysLaw - Aug 31, 2006 09:06 AM
4 Sep 02, 2006 02:15 AM
by MurphysLaw
PICS OF MY BABY FOX SNAKES!
by polarpooch1 - Aug 30, 2006 08:58 PM
7 Aug 31, 2006 12:14 PM
by polarpooch1
Elephae obsoleta
by wink0083 - Aug 30, 2006 03:49 PM
10 Sep 03, 2006 10:34 PM
by zoestardust
pic of my new pink eye Leucistic ratsnak
by robertIII - Aug 30, 2006 11:26 AM
5 Aug 30, 2006 07:30 PM
by robertIII
Multiple males to one fem? Is it poss...
by Dewey - Aug 29, 2006 11:09 PM
5 Sep 02, 2006 10:46 PM
by metalpest
Rat pics..
by crimsonking - Aug 29, 2006 09:28 PM
5 Sep 02, 2006 10:48 PM
by metalpest
expert help need...snakes hatching
by polarpooch1 - Aug 29, 2006 07:47 AM
7 Aug 29, 2006 09:52 PM
by polarpooch1
whats the difference between these 2 leu
by RobertIII - Aug 28, 2006 11:06 AM
5 Aug 29, 2006 10:18 AM
by RobertIII
Fat or Gravid? lg. photo
by Elaphefan - Aug 27, 2006 11:19 PM
5 Aug 29, 2006 04:58 PM
by Elaphefan
bairdi
by pyboa - Aug 27, 2006 07:54 PM
5 Aug 28, 2006 12:35 PM
by MurphysLaw
don and sally shores
by pyboa - Aug 27, 2006 07:40 PM
3 Aug 29, 2006 10:17 AM
by Gsc
05 Black Ratsnake
by Steve_Craig - Aug 27, 2006 06:53 PM
3 Aug 27, 2006 09:48 PM
by phiber_optikx
05 Grey Ratsnake (white-oak)
by Steve_Craig - Aug 27, 2006 11:13 AM
9 Aug 27, 2006 09:21 PM
by phiber_optikx
05 Emory female
by Steve_Craig - Aug 27, 2006 10:36 AM
6 Aug 27, 2006 08:21 PM
by tbrock
Baird's Babies
by LloydHeilbrunn - Aug 26, 2006 10:44 PM
2 Aug 27, 2006 08:37 AM
by MurphysLaw
Suboc eggs--Dusty
by MikeMurphy - Aug 26, 2006 01:53 PM
6 Aug 27, 2006 09:49 AM
by MikeMurphy
My 2 favorite rats.
by MurphysLaw - Aug 26, 2006 09:32 AM
2 Aug 26, 2006 11:22 PM
by robertIII
Question about eyes *pics*
by jennrosefx - Aug 26, 2006 01:19 AM
5 Aug 28, 2006 12:39 AM
by jennrosefx
Rhino Rats Snakes: Guppies ?
by toyvet - Aug 25, 2006 09:24 PM
3 Aug 26, 2006 01:30 PM
by robyn@ProExotics
hunting in south texas
by pdcreptiles - Aug 25, 2006 07:35 PM
4 Aug 25, 2006 11:25 PM
by pdcreptiles
a couple of shots
by draybar - Aug 25, 2006 07:02 PM
1 Aug 25, 2006 10:23 PM
by jtclark
Future incubator...
by lbrat - Aug 25, 2006 04:21 PM
6 Aug 25, 2006 10:40 PM
by lbrat
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