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Rat Snakes

Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2007.
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
Black Ratsnake too hot?
by enanitoleg - Apr 16, 2007 03:38 PM
7 Apr 18, 2007 10:41 PM
by enanitoleg
BREEDING !.getting worried . need advice
by closedcasket88 - Apr 16, 2007 10:25 AM
2 Apr 17, 2007 11:04 PM
by FRoberts
Sub-oc eye question
by Sighthunter - Apr 16, 2007 10:15 AM
4 Apr 17, 2007 09:22 PM
by Sighthunter
At it again!
by phiber_optikx - Apr 15, 2007 11:44 PM
4 Apr 19, 2007 12:33 AM
by wisema2297
GREEN GONY TURNING BLUE??
by slitherin2903 - Apr 15, 2007 03:51 PM
5 Apr 21, 2007 10:08 PM
by DMong
Breeding question
by phiber_optikx - Apr 15, 2007 12:48 AM
2 Apr 15, 2007 11:20 AM
by Dwight Good
a few new pics
by RandyWhittington - Apr 14, 2007 08:18 PM
24 Apr 21, 2007 09:40 PM
by DMong
06 BR growing.....
by wisema2297 - Apr 14, 2007 04:54 PM
2 Apr 14, 2007 10:43 PM
by wisema2297
Shake your tail baby!
by SSSs_R_US - Apr 14, 2007 01:10 AM
7 Apr 14, 2007 11:01 PM
by SSSs_R_US
An end to collecting herps in Texas
by LBenton - Apr 13, 2007 05:05 PM
7 Apr 16, 2007 05:42 AM
by KJUN
T+ Albino Radiated Ratsnake
by souix - Apr 13, 2007 12:20 PM
2 Apr 13, 2007 12:53 PM
by jfirneno
Ptyas help
by debndan_uk - Apr 12, 2007 07:28 PM
0 No replies
Mandarin. Sichuan or not Sichuan
by formosa - Apr 12, 2007 11:41 AM
8 Apr 14, 2007 04:29 AM
by SSSs_R_US
how do I get a black ratsnake to eat
by snake96 - Apr 11, 2007 10:36 PM
6 Apr 13, 2007 04:23 PM
by draybar
albino emory ratsnakes
by KJUN - Apr 10, 2007 08:14 PM
13 Apr 13, 2007 06:56 PM
by KJUN
Some Calico Yearlings.
by KE - Apr 10, 2007 07:22 PM
6 Apr 16, 2007 12:12 PM
by PeterVE
Mandarins
by ecrowell - Apr 10, 2007 12:30 PM
7 Apr 14, 2007 10:11 PM
by jfirneno
European-style Caging
by enanitoleg - Apr 10, 2007 04:42 AM
32 Apr 24, 2007 10:16 PM
by zach_whitman
First Babies of the Season !
by grvdigr - Apr 09, 2007 03:30 PM
4 Apr 12, 2007 12:07 PM
by erikm
Legislation Alert
by mred - Apr 09, 2007 01:05 PM
0 No replies
King Rat Snake
by minicopilot - Apr 08, 2007 08:43 PM
4 Apr 09, 2007 11:47 AM
by minicopilot
pantherophis to be lumped into pit group
by shannon brown - Apr 08, 2007 01:29 PM
33 Apr 11, 2007 02:05 PM
by Rivets55
Five years (and 15 snakes) later........
by duffy - Apr 07, 2007 04:32 PM
1 Apr 07, 2007 11:20 PM
by Sighthunter
Possibly xanthic trans-pecos rat
by KevColubrid - Apr 05, 2007 05:36 PM
4 Apr 05, 2007 07:42 PM
by KevColubrid
Icon gone
by Sighthunter - Apr 05, 2007 01:44 PM
2 Apr 06, 2007 06:23 PM
by zhivago97
Just an ordinary wild Black Rat Snake
by SkyChimp - Apr 04, 2007 08:27 PM
11 Apr 07, 2007 11:24 PM
by Elaphefan
Orange 7 mile shed
by Sighthunter - Apr 04, 2007 04:14 PM
2 Apr 04, 2007 09:19 PM
by Sighthunter
taeniura mocquardi holdback
by RandyWhittington - Apr 04, 2007 12:08 AM
1 Apr 04, 2007 12:33 AM
by SSSs_R_US
Mexican Baird's
by mred - Apr 03, 2007 02:55 PM
3 Apr 04, 2007 06:02 PM
by byron.d
Yellow, Everglades, Whiteside????
by myklx - Apr 03, 2007 12:59 PM
11 Apr 04, 2007 06:16 PM
by byron.d
BabyAlbino/Leucistic Texas Rat..a few??
by SSSs_R_US - Apr 03, 2007 12:38 AM
7 Apr 04, 2007 10:26 PM
by SSSs_R_US
Forms of amelanism in black rats...?
by phiber_optikx - Apr 02, 2007 11:58 PM
0 No replies
Female Emoryi in tree
by Elaphefan - Apr 02, 2007 11:20 PM
3 Apr 03, 2007 08:22 PM
by Elaphefan
Female Emoryi in natural light
by Elaphefan - Apr 02, 2007 11:12 PM
5 Apr 06, 2007 11:06 AM
by KJUN
Gonyosoma janseni + 2 off topic pictures
by chris_harper2 - Apr 02, 2007 02:11 PM
3 Apr 03, 2007 11:18 AM
by chris_harper2
Mandarin musk !
by DMong - Apr 02, 2007 09:59 AM
22 Apr 05, 2007 07:12 AM
by jshipma
female shed twice in 2 weeks
by closedcasket88 - Apr 02, 2007 08:22 AM
1 Apr 03, 2007 07:49 AM
by closedcasket88
Love Stains?
by phiber_optikx - Apr 01, 2007 11:41 PM
0 No replies
Original Sunglow Black Ratsnake
by dewey - Apr 01, 2007 11:10 PM
10 Apr 02, 2007 10:00 PM
by dewey
Pygmy rattlesnake
by buddygrout - Apr 01, 2007 12:08 PM
1 Apr 01, 2007 01:57 PM
by DMong

by BBR - Apr 01, 2007 11:52 AM
5 Apr 03, 2007 08:09 AM
by BBR
Amel Color Variation (lg photo)
by Elaphefan - Apr 01, 2007 12:09 AM
12 Apr 02, 2007 02:20 PM
by FRoberts
rat mix
by jimfmcdonald - Mar 31, 2007 11:41 PM
12 Apr 02, 2007 08:12 PM
by jimfmcdonald
The World's First Snow Suboc..It's Here!
by dustyrhoads - Mar 31, 2007 06:22 PM
8 Apr 01, 2007 05:14 PM
by h-y-b-r-i-d
post pics of large emoryi please
by wisema2297 - Mar 31, 2007 12:03 AM
27 Apr 05, 2007 11:38 AM
by tbrock
Feeding question
by orchdork1008 - Mar 30, 2007 12:04 AM
3 Mar 30, 2007 11:03 AM
by orchdork1008
Mandarin import (1980's)
by DMong - Mar 29, 2007 11:20 PM
10 Mar 31, 2007 08:23 PM
by DMong
Newest Acquisition
by PeterVE - Mar 29, 2007 08:33 PM
5 Mar 31, 2007 09:28 AM
by CrotalusCo
male in females cage? female in male?
by closedcasket88 - Mar 29, 2007 07:16 PM
6 Apr 02, 2007 09:36 PM
by Sighthunter
red tailoed green rat snakes
by hawiiangecko - Mar 28, 2007 06:56 PM
2 Mar 29, 2007 10:21 AM
by hawiiangecko
Humidity Level for a LTR...
by caramia12 - Mar 28, 2007 06:47 PM
4 Mar 31, 2007 12:46 PM
by GRich
What do I gotta do????
by DannyBoy9 - Mar 27, 2007 08:35 PM
5 Mar 28, 2007 05:08 PM
by DannyBoy9
Hypo/leucy Fox snakes
by littleleeper23 - Mar 27, 2007 08:50 AM
10 Apr 05, 2007 05:02 PM
by jshipma
sunglow black rat?
by wisema2297 - Mar 25, 2007 05:25 PM
21 Mar 28, 2007 06:46 PM
by cochran
Pictures of Laticinctus, Rhynchophis etc
by GidivandeBelt - Mar 25, 2007 10:17 AM
4 Mar 26, 2007 06:17 AM
by MikesMonitors
Can You ID This Rat Snake
by DSL - Mar 24, 2007 05:55 PM
12 Mar 28, 2007 06:10 PM
by DSL
Pictures of Laticinctus, Rhynchophis etc
by GidivandeBelt - Mar 24, 2007 10:24 AM
5 Mar 24, 2007 08:09 PM
by DMong
How large...
by VicsVariables - Mar 24, 2007 02:31 AM
3 Mar 25, 2007 11:01 AM
by Shaky
WC Boy Scout Rd suboc......
by brhaco - Mar 23, 2007 06:39 PM
15 Mar 26, 2007 10:33 AM
by Sighthunter
Yellow Rat Feeding Problems.
by myklx - Mar 23, 2007 12:13 PM
3 Mar 23, 2007 02:27 PM
by FRoberts
What is this?!
by phiber_optikx - Mar 21, 2007 08:07 PM
3 Mar 21, 2007 09:55 PM
by DMong
Black Gap Subocs
by MikesMonitors - Mar 21, 2007 10:43 AM
14 Mar 22, 2007 08:25 PM
by Sighthunter
divided belly scales.....
by wisema2297 - Mar 21, 2007 07:56 AM
4 Mar 31, 2007 06:08 AM
by snakemanuk
New here!
by jaci - Mar 20, 2007 02:05 PM
2 Mar 21, 2007 06:07 AM
by BillyBoy
Locale Yellow Ratsnake
by DMong - Mar 20, 2007 01:39 AM
11 Mar 23, 2007 07:10 AM
by minicopilot
What type of ratsnake?
by roadspawn - Mar 19, 2007 10:50 PM
11 Mar 21, 2007 04:24 PM
by dre
Beauty love
by RandyWhittington - Mar 18, 2007 11:38 PM
3 Mar 19, 2007 10:46 AM
by RandyWhittington
Baird Rat Snake
by lazyj - Mar 18, 2007 09:23 PM
2 Mar 20, 2007 09:35 PM
by lazyj
New guys!
by KevColubrid - Mar 18, 2007 09:20 PM
2 Mar 19, 2007 06:18 PM
by KevColubrid
emoryi pics
by draybar - Mar 18, 2007 06:14 PM
2 Mar 18, 2007 10:29 PM
by closedcasket88
yellow rat hatchling.
by buddygrout - Mar 18, 2007 08:05 AM
4 Mar 18, 2007 08:12 PM
by BillyBoy
Finally Finished!
by phiber_optikx - Mar 17, 2007 01:18 AM
11 Mar 18, 2007 02:17 PM
by FRoberts
bimac with eggs
by RandyWhittington - Mar 16, 2007 01:33 PM
6 Mar 19, 2007 11:25 PM
by RandyWhittington
Texas Rat trouble!
by PalominosNRetics - Mar 15, 2007 09:15 PM
17 Mar 21, 2007 10:42 PM
by tbrock
Question about Lavender Texas Ratsnakes.
by FRoberts - Mar 14, 2007 05:11 PM
18 Mar 17, 2007 07:30 AM
by FRoberts
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