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Rat Snakes

Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2008.
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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Bimaculata with eggs
by RandyWhittington - May 25, 2008 04:14 PM
7 May 26, 2008 11:49 AM
by RandyWhittington
Trans Pecos Medical Concern
by ham1 - May 25, 2008 06:30 AM
2 May 28, 2008 07:16 AM
by RandyWhittington
Three Brothers
by dustyrhoads - May 24, 2008 11:01 PM
5 May 25, 2008 10:25 AM
by RandyWhittington
Mexican Bairdi juvenile male pics
by dustyrhoads - May 24, 2008 10:42 PM
5 May 26, 2008 12:25 AM
by shannon brown
hybrid NA RAT
by ameratsnake - May 24, 2008 04:40 PM
7 Jun 02, 2008 11:45 PM
by TwoSnakes
Who breeds Rosalie Rats
by RussBates - May 24, 2008 10:42 AM
0 No replies
black rats
by aera - May 23, 2008 06:22 PM
8 May 25, 2008 11:10 AM
by GRich
Gettin' jiggy wit it
by dustyrhoads - May 23, 2008 06:05 PM
5 May 24, 2008 05:24 PM
by Chris jones
Anyone know where Tim Turmezi is???
by lateralis - May 23, 2008 05:04 PM
0 No replies
Bowl o' Bairds
by Lee McMurtry - May 23, 2008 02:01 AM
0 No replies
My 2 cents Randy
by rbrennan - May 22, 2008 10:05 PM
5 May 22, 2008 11:04 PM
by rbrennan
So,...you want somma' this?
by DMong - May 22, 2008 10:02 PM
3 May 23, 2008 11:39 AM
by DMong
Emory Size Question
by Trolligans - May 22, 2008 03:23 PM
2 May 28, 2008 06:11 PM
by Godfrey
Baby pictures (please post)
by RandyWhittington - May 22, 2008 12:28 PM
46 May 30, 2008 06:24 PM
by snakemaster24
Help me get my subocs to eat...
by ROC - May 21, 2008 10:36 PM
2 May 22, 2008 08:07 AM
by brhaco
red ratsnake
by RandyWhittington - May 21, 2008 08:24 PM
4 May 23, 2008 08:29 AM
by RandyWhittington
het albino mocquardi
by RandyWhittington - May 20, 2008 11:34 PM
6 May 21, 2008 12:11 PM
by FRoberts
fresh flav clutch
by RandyWhittington - May 20, 2008 11:32 PM
7 May 21, 2008 09:50 AM
by Trolligans
New wild caught yellow rat question
by buddygrout - May 18, 2008 08:06 PM
3 May 20, 2008 12:21 PM
by Trolligans
Rat Snake?
by mrtigger - May 18, 2008 07:03 PM
12 May 22, 2008 06:46 PM
by draybar
whoo whoo
by draybar - May 18, 2008 11:08 AM
4 May 19, 2008 05:56 PM
by draybar
Baird's incubation tmeps????
by oxyjansen - May 18, 2008 10:08 AM
4 May 19, 2008 05:57 PM
by draybar
it has been a while
by dirty_jarvis - May 17, 2008 05:50 PM
9 May 22, 2008 10:16 PM
by dirty_jarvis
Tim Turmezi...
by lateralis - May 17, 2008 04:42 PM
0 No replies
update
by draybar - May 16, 2008 05:32 PM
2 May 18, 2008 06:14 AM
by DraigGochHerp
triaspis, anyone?
by viborero - May 16, 2008 10:25 AM
7 May 20, 2008 09:03 AM
by viborero
Herping today and found this beauty
by tmh7 - May 14, 2008 06:39 PM
6 May 17, 2008 05:23 PM
by AmandaTolleson
Just ordered him!!!!
by snakemaster24 - May 13, 2008 07:36 PM
3 May 19, 2008 12:54 PM
by eponymous
Elaphe emoryi "intermontanus"
by viborero - May 13, 2008 06:22 PM
5 May 15, 2008 06:36 AM
by Camby
Strangest Problem Feeder
by Trolligans - May 13, 2008 08:32 AM
1 May 13, 2008 08:45 AM
by RandyWhittington
Black rat snake in Oklahoma
by herplover1978 - May 12, 2008 10:38 PM
3 May 13, 2008 09:15 AM
by DMong
Found 1 egg!!!
by Dang - May 10, 2008 02:22 PM
7 May 17, 2008 06:56 AM
by DraigGochHerp
utilities box snakes
by scottc - May 09, 2008 12:42 PM
2 May 16, 2008 08:27 AM
by Trolligans
Black Ratsnake stop eating...
by Joeycoco98 - May 08, 2008 09:47 PM
4 May 14, 2008 04:46 PM
by Trolligans
VBB eggs
by melanie76 - May 06, 2008 07:57 AM
4 May 06, 2008 04:16 PM
by melanie76
everglades rat vibrating tail
by board917 - May 05, 2008 07:38 PM
7 May 08, 2008 03:00 PM
by FRoberts
Bogeys!!
by Bogey22 - May 04, 2008 05:54 PM
4 May 08, 2008 03:01 PM
by FRoberts
Breeding Info for TX Rats
by MCConstrictors - May 04, 2008 12:52 PM
4 May 04, 2008 11:53 PM
by DMong
"T-Albino" Bairds Rat Pic....
by KEN_DIEHL - May 04, 2008 10:46 AM
5 May 13, 2008 05:20 PM
by Tony D
red rat & ever rat housing
by board917 - May 03, 2008 08:09 PM
2 May 07, 2008 12:03 AM
by handofmidas
How long do you think
by DEldien - Apr 30, 2008 07:01 PM
1 May 01, 2008 08:11 AM
by DEldien
ALBino Asian ratsnakes
by outcastexotics - Apr 30, 2008 05:42 PM
3 May 07, 2008 10:33 PM
by althea
Nueces Co, TX meahllmorum
by wisema2297 - Apr 30, 2008 05:17 PM
7 May 03, 2008 01:25 PM
by tbrock
Did you do your part? Did YOU ?
by boaphile - Apr 30, 2008 03:03 PM
3 May 01, 2008 07:43 PM
by Alan Garry
everglades rat very aggressive
by board917 - Apr 28, 2008 02:49 PM
3 Apr 29, 2008 10:31 AM
by trolligans
Rat or Red King?
by Rowebert - Apr 27, 2008 09:19 PM
6 Apr 29, 2008 07:28 AM
by brhaco
Taiwan Beauty
by snakemaster24 - Apr 26, 2008 08:50 PM
4 Apr 28, 2008 01:30 PM
by donv
WHOO WHOO bairdi eggs
by draybar - Apr 26, 2008 07:47 PM
6 May 05, 2008 07:36 PM
by MurphysLaw
When a black is red
by blueselaphe - Apr 23, 2008 12:57 PM
42 May 21, 2008 07:39 PM
by dirty_jarvis
Emoryi
by Shaky - Apr 21, 2008 10:10 PM
8 Apr 24, 2008 01:52 PM
by STEVES_KIKI
The Complete Suboc
by brhaco - Apr 21, 2008 05:48 PM
16 Apr 25, 2008 08:41 AM
by dustyrhoads
strange shed?
by scottc - Apr 21, 2008 10:44 AM
5 Apr 22, 2008 12:48 AM
by sean1976
New Baird's Rats (Pics)
by tspuckler - Apr 19, 2008 01:27 PM
2 Apr 21, 2008 01:15 PM
by STEVES_KIKI
Another rat snake Q
by ravensmom - Apr 18, 2008 03:32 PM
17 Apr 22, 2008 01:48 PM
by antelope
Suboc ticks
by Shaky - Apr 18, 2008 07:56 AM
3 Apr 19, 2008 08:12 AM
by brhaco
Leucistic TX rat snake
by ravensmom - Apr 17, 2008 10:59 PM
17 Apr 25, 2008 10:33 AM
by MCConstrictors
whoo whoo
by draybar - Apr 17, 2008 07:03 PM
2 Apr 17, 2008 11:31 PM
by DMong
is a fox snake a rat?
by Burner - Apr 15, 2008 07:06 PM
15 May 04, 2008 05:08 PM
by CKing
mexican night snakes ? elaphe
by Burner - Apr 15, 2008 07:04 PM
5 Apr 18, 2008 09:11 AM
by DMong
emoryis
by draybar - Apr 14, 2008 07:15 PM
1 Apr 14, 2008 11:36 PM
by antelope
06 emory female
by Steve_Craig - Apr 13, 2008 10:16 AM
6 Apr 14, 2008 06:33 PM
by Steve_Craig
bairdis hooked up
by draybar - Apr 12, 2008 06:43 PM
7 Apr 20, 2008 08:49 AM
by MurphysLaw
Vaillanti hooked up
by jimfmcdonald - Apr 11, 2008 08:59 PM
1 Apr 13, 2008 10:53 PM
by waspinator421
little bairdi action.
by shannon brown - Apr 11, 2008 11:08 AM
5 Apr 13, 2008 10:53 PM
by waspinator421
New Taxonomy on Pantherophis
by mwthalman - Apr 09, 2008 11:21 PM
15 Apr 29, 2008 03:05 PM
by Tony D
Orange Blast Lucy's in the makin'...
by FRoberts - Apr 09, 2008 06:33 PM
11 Apr 13, 2008 12:05 PM
by FRoberts
Locality Yellow after shed !
by DMong - Apr 08, 2008 01:07 PM
16 Apr 10, 2008 03:05 PM
by DMong
Gobble...gobble..goble...
by tokaysrnice - Apr 07, 2008 08:47 PM
3 Apr 09, 2008 07:32 PM
by Clydesdale
Huge male bairdi.
by MurphysLaw - Apr 07, 2008 07:52 PM
6 Apr 12, 2008 08:25 PM
by MurphysLaw
Lemon Cow Suckers!!
by jeosbo01 - Apr 07, 2008 12:52 PM
9 Apr 08, 2008 12:13 PM
by DMong
one GREAT! weekend
by jimfmcdonald - Apr 06, 2008 10:37 PM
8 Apr 08, 2008 07:00 PM
by FRoberts
Worried about my snake
by taniam - Apr 06, 2008 10:18 PM
3 Apr 07, 2008 10:03 AM
by Clydesdale
Bulky spilotes
by donv - Apr 06, 2008 07:51 PM
11 Apr 10, 2008 03:01 PM
by donv
King rat
by donv - Apr 06, 2008 07:46 PM
8 Apr 09, 2008 01:40 PM
by donv
What is this... Even a rat snake? Help!
by loktai - Apr 06, 2008 05:25 PM
4 Apr 09, 2008 03:49 PM
by DraigGochHerp
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