Maybe next time you check, your degree will be in taxonomy (if you are very lucky).

I agree with you on your post, but I also believe that many rat snake fans (myself included) are also fans of Philodryas. Posts in the rear fang forum don't generate this much volume, so to get such a fabulous snake into the spotlight, the closest related higher volume forum could be used, IMO. I for one am glad to stumble upon the pics here, but I wouldn't consider them ratsnakes myself.
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