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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.

Topic Replies Last Post
New Year's Eve babies!
by tbrock - Dec 31, 2010 01:02 PM
3 Dec 31, 2010 06:44 PM
by DMong
Seeking Tom Crutchfield Reply
by Ameron - Dec 31, 2010 12:45 PM
0 No replies
Trans Peco Ratsnake
by actioncritter - Dec 27, 2010 11:52 AM
4 Dec 31, 2010 06:32 PM
by KevinM
current favorite
by RandyWhittington - Dec 25, 2010 11:49 AM
12 Dec 27, 2010 11:53 AM
by actioncritter
Happy Holidays
by RandyWhittington - Dec 24, 2010 10:50 PM
18 Dec 28, 2010 11:38 AM
by RandyWhittington
What happened to the suboc market?
by CMSMITH - Dec 24, 2010 03:56 PM
10 Dec 28, 2010 08:44 PM
by DannyBoy9
picture
by draybar - Dec 24, 2010 11:29 AM
7 Dec 26, 2010 03:24 PM
by monklet
Ratty Christmas!
by DMong - Dec 19, 2010 10:17 PM
9 Dec 24, 2010 02:56 PM
by DMong
Sorry about the name messup meant Dusty.
by Tad Fitzgerald - Dec 16, 2010 01:39 PM
0 No replies
Rusty Rhodes please give some feedback.
by Tad Fitzgerald - Dec 16, 2010 12:56 PM
5 Dec 23, 2010 05:49 PM
by rodneyj
What type "blonde" color morph is this ?
by Tad Fitzgerald - Dec 16, 2010 12:14 AM
15 Dec 19, 2010 02:52 PM
by Aaron
Leucistic Texas Rat Snakes
by DelicateMelodies - Dec 14, 2010 04:43 PM
3 Dec 30, 2010 11:34 PM
by DelicateMelodies
Hypo Everglades revisited
by Sonya - Dec 14, 2010 02:31 PM
7 Dec 16, 2010 11:49 AM
by Sonya
Scaleless question
by Sonya - Dec 14, 2010 02:22 PM
6 Dec 17, 2010 01:52 PM
by DMong
Axanthic Baja Ratsnake pics
by dustyrhoads - Dec 13, 2010 03:21 PM
13 Dec 16, 2010 08:35 PM
by Jay_the_Snake
Glamour pic (Baird's)
by monklet - Dec 13, 2010 09:41 AM
7 Dec 15, 2010 09:41 PM
by BillMcgElaphe
Miami-Dade County Yellow Rat Snake
by foxturtle - Dec 06, 2010 08:39 PM
7 Dec 09, 2010 10:33 AM
by KevinM
Brumating Temp.(Black Rats)
by LM71 - Dec 06, 2010 01:07 PM
7 Dec 09, 2010 06:56 PM
by BillMcgElaphe
couple pictures
by draybar - Dec 05, 2010 05:42 PM
10 Dec 07, 2010 08:51 PM
by draybar
greenish ratsnake picts
by Sonya - Dec 05, 2010 01:47 PM
31 Dec 12, 2010 08:47 PM
by foxturtle
took some pictures
by Sonya - Dec 05, 2010 01:41 PM
3 Dec 06, 2010 09:04 PM
by Sonya
Hey Doug...
by monklet - Dec 05, 2010 11:36 AM
3 Dec 05, 2010 04:19 PM
by DMong
More on Brumating Beauty Snakes.
by LloydHeilbrunn - Dec 04, 2010 10:27 PM
2 Dec 05, 2010 11:43 PM
by ratsnakehaven
brand new baird
by FireDrake - Dec 03, 2010 04:10 PM
9 Dec 07, 2010 05:38 PM
by ratsncorns
best hypo everglades ?
by surpera1 - Dec 03, 2010 12:39 AM
11 Dec 05, 2010 09:04 AM
by cochran
about Everglades tongues!!
by DMong - Dec 02, 2010 03:36 PM
7 Dec 05, 2010 01:44 PM
by monklet
Bad odds?
by lbrat - Dec 01, 2010 08:23 PM
3 Dec 02, 2010 06:38 PM
by draybar
Just an old pic
by lbrat - Nov 30, 2010 08:12 AM
1 Nov 30, 2010 10:40 AM
by monklet
Blonde to 100% het clutch concern/???s
by jamesalternafan - Nov 30, 2010 01:53 AM
9 Dec 11, 2010 06:23 PM
by Aaron
LOL
by DannyBoy9 - Nov 29, 2010 07:58 PM
1 Nov 30, 2010 09:44 AM
by TJ.
everglades tongue
by cochran - Nov 29, 2010 10:02 AM
7 Nov 30, 2010 07:19 AM
by BillMcgElaphe
White Sided Glades
by AllenSheehan - Nov 28, 2010 07:50 PM
3 Nov 29, 2010 01:26 PM
by DMong
Picked this little beauty up today
by scrappy907 - Nov 28, 2010 12:25 PM
3 Nov 29, 2010 09:52 AM
by scrappy907
Mexican Baird's
by brhaco - Nov 28, 2010 11:29 AM
3 Dec 15, 2010 06:57 PM
by Gsc
Radiated Origins, Who Has Insight?
by Ameron - Nov 25, 2010 12:50 PM
6 Dec 04, 2010 05:25 PM
by DMong
Help with ID please
by goombasreptiles - Nov 23, 2010 01:02 PM
38 Dec 03, 2010 12:37 AM
by PeeBee
pic of 2010 Panther Canyon suboc
by 53kw - Nov 22, 2010 03:35 PM
5 Dec 03, 2010 03:01 PM
by MikeMurphy
little grey rat
by draybar - Nov 21, 2010 03:26 PM
8 Nov 22, 2010 07:33 PM
by DMong
My collection so far.
by kyledickerson - Nov 20, 2010 02:09 PM
5 Nov 23, 2010 10:50 AM
by kyledickerson
Trans Pecos Rat Snake
by slitheringdead - Nov 16, 2010 02:01 AM
4 Nov 16, 2010 05:51 PM
by bobassetto
Licorice (White-Sided) Rat Questions
by terrylove - Nov 15, 2010 05:32 PM
4 Nov 23, 2010 12:09 PM
by terrylove
Albino tiger ratsnake
by bsr inc - Nov 13, 2010 06:11 PM
16 Nov 19, 2010 10:26 AM
by DMong
Water Bowl
by scrappy907 - Nov 13, 2010 12:17 PM
3 Nov 14, 2010 05:30 AM
by tbrock
Ms. Jekyll/Hyde
by HappyHillbilly - Nov 11, 2010 07:35 AM
5 Nov 11, 2010 09:35 PM
by DMong
OddBall Suboc
by pecoskid - Nov 10, 2010 09:30 PM
2 Nov 15, 2010 12:17 PM
by MikeMurphy
Mexican Bairds Rats Anyone? Anyone?
by orchidspider - Nov 10, 2010 12:18 PM
10 Dec 15, 2010 06:59 PM
by Gsc
Assorted rat snakes
by donv - Nov 07, 2010 06:08 PM
6 Nov 08, 2010 10:23 PM
by donv
Intergrade information request
by Kevin Saunders - Nov 05, 2010 03:32 PM
27 Nov 18, 2010 04:04 PM
by Elaphefan
More on Panther Canyons plus Hueco pic
by 53kw - Nov 04, 2010 12:04 PM
2 Nov 10, 2010 10:59 AM
by MikeMurphy
Best Snake Cage?
by wmerker - Nov 02, 2010 12:13 AM
4 Nov 03, 2010 05:19 PM
by cochran
Is shipyourreptiles.com shipping snakes?
by MikeMurphy - Nov 01, 2010 12:03 PM
3 Nov 03, 2010 10:13 AM
by MikeMurphy
O.T.
by lbrat - Oct 31, 2010 09:03 AM
1 Oct 31, 2010 12:26 PM
by DMong
Panther Canyon subocs long time coming
by 53kw - Oct 30, 2010 02:41 PM
5 Nov 08, 2010 08:54 PM
by Aaron
Korean Rat (E. anomala) question
by Kevin Saunders - Oct 29, 2010 06:39 PM
4 Nov 03, 2010 03:46 PM
by gila91
Brumating Beauty Snakes??
by LloydHeilbrunn - Oct 29, 2010 02:14 PM
10 Dec 05, 2010 11:17 PM
by ratsnakehaven
Switching from live to frozen
by tempest777 - Oct 27, 2010 04:43 PM
13 Nov 04, 2010 08:04 PM
by johnthebaptist
How Pronounce Coelognathus radiatus?
by Ameron - Oct 26, 2010 10:26 PM
4 Oct 27, 2010 07:12 PM
by Ameron
Prey size Q
by pavel - Oct 25, 2010 08:27 PM
1 Oct 26, 2010 03:14 AM
by pinelandsghost
Leucistic Texas Rat...
by pgcc0912 - Oct 25, 2010 02:16 PM
4 Oct 25, 2010 11:59 PM
by DMong
Not knowing the history...
by foxturtle - Oct 25, 2010 11:22 AM
4 Oct 25, 2010 08:25 PM
by cochran
Radiated Breeding Stock Origins?
by Ameron - Oct 25, 2010 12:07 AM
0 No replies
Calling Radiated & Trinket Owners
by Ameron - Oct 23, 2010 10:37 PM
6 Oct 24, 2010 10:31 PM
by Ameron
Everglades Rat Snake
by AllenSheehan - Oct 23, 2010 03:54 PM
17 Oct 28, 2010 04:51 PM
by cochran
Some of My Triaspis
by vegasbilly - Oct 21, 2010 10:16 PM
7 Nov 08, 2010 09:52 PM
by orchidspider
Trinkets? Who Knows Trinkets??
by Ameron - Oct 19, 2010 09:59 PM
1 Oct 21, 2010 05:59 PM
by JYohe
Randy Whittington.Axanthic Subocularis
by robchallis - Oct 18, 2010 12:48 PM
4 Nov 05, 2010 08:30 AM
by hm74snake
Greenish X Everglades
by Sonya - Oct 18, 2010 12:39 PM
4 Oct 18, 2010 07:46 PM
by KevinM
Safe cleanser for a reptile room?
by pinelandsghost - Oct 15, 2010 03:28 AM
2 Oct 17, 2010 12:12 PM
by pinelandsghost
Question about racks
by hayseed - Oct 14, 2010 01:50 PM
4 Oct 16, 2010 12:57 AM
by tbrock
Wild black rats of all ages
by CarlKoch - Oct 12, 2010 06:02 PM
13 Nov 08, 2010 09:59 PM
by orchidspider
Baja and Green Rat Snake Production
by Paul Lynum - Oct 11, 2010 12:44 PM
12 Oct 24, 2010 01:21 PM
by ratsnakehaven
Baja and Green Rat Snake Production
by Paul Lynum - Oct 11, 2010 12:25 PM
1 Oct 11, 2010 12:38 PM
by Paul Lynum
Amel Everglades
by westernNC - Oct 10, 2010 08:32 AM
6 Oct 11, 2010 09:47 AM
by FoxTurtle
yearling Deckert's rat snake
by AlexNevgloski - Oct 09, 2010 12:39 PM
4 Oct 10, 2010 03:44 PM
by monklet
A couple random shots of some NA Rats
by BillMcgElaphe - Oct 08, 2010 07:56 AM
23 Oct 24, 2010 01:27 PM
by ratsnakehaven
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