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At last, a wild-born albino morph of the Luzon Red-tailed Ratsnake (Elaphe erythrura manilliense) has been documented! The snake, a juvenile, at the time of its capture in San Mateo, Rizal Province, Luzon, Philippines, on August 15, 2006 is under my care at the Department of Herpetology at the Avilon Zoo.

Kamusta kabayan,

I know it's kind of a late entry but CONGRATS! Nice to see some Philippine herps (esp. this awesome find) and also that there are some herp lovers back home in PI. I've heard of your place (Avilon Zoo) so it's definitely on the list for places to visit when I visit PI in the future. Salamat ulit for sharing.
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Jonel M. Lopez

www.spsnakes.com

congratulations! it looks gorgeous! wow!!!!!

are there alot of rat snakes here in the philippines?

are there any in manila? i just saved a snake in my barangay from getting killed with sticks and i was wondering if it were also a rat snake, how do you identify rat snakes?

i googled them and this picture came up and i couldnt help but look at it! that snake looks awesome! how come it doesn't bite? how did you tame it that way? the snake i caught still seems pretty fiesty

anyway, good on ya mate! glad to see such a beautiful specimen alive and well

Cool snake.how big do pinoy rat snakes get ? When will it breed?
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"Wake me when its April"

Doug L