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Dream snakes have arrived! O. t. Ridleyi

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I have wanted to work with this species for almost 10 years, since first seeing pictures on my buddy Mike Heinrich’s website oh-so-long-ago. The entire reason I started with corn snakes was to get practice with egg-laying rat snakes in hopes one day I would be able to own and breed Ridleyi; this is now a reality!

Received my Cave Dwelling Rat Snakes this AM:
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Introducing Ricky and Lucy! They are CBB proven breeder pair. Colors are a bit off in these photos, just some quick snapshots. Will do a proper photoshoot in a couple weeks once they are settled in.

Ricky:
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The following pics are Lucy, she is the more colorful of the pair:
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Gotta be careful I don’t trip and fall off Cloud 9!

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thanks for looking!

Who else is working with this beautiful species?

P.S. I apparently haven’t been keeping up with rat snake classification, what they heck happened to the genera Elaphe? (these were called Elaphe t. Ridleyi)
 
Beautiful new additions April!!

AbsoluteApril said:
P.S. I apparently haven’t been keeping up with rat snake classification, what they heck happened to the genera Elaphe? (these were called Elaphe t. Ridleyi)
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I know, right? Hell, I was just getting used to calling Black Rats Pantherophis, now they want to call them Scotophis!!
 
I LOVE cave dwelling rats. Every time I see them at shows me heart bleeds. OOh well. You'll just have to post oodles and oodles of pics now April! :D
 
wow April!!,.those are really gorgeous and healthy specimens you scored! :thumbsup:

Yeah, many taxonomic names seem to be changing as fast as I change underwear...........:rofl:

Well, not quite, but almost..LOL!


~Doug
 
thanks for all the nice comments! I'll try to get some new pics sometime in the next few weeks.

Wade'sWildColubrids said:
I'm surprised yours are so tame, they are usually known for having quite the temper sometimes
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I got lucky, the original owner raised them from babies and worked a lot to get them docile. My dad was in town the other day, so I was showing these off and he reached out to grab the female about 4" behind the head... I quickly said "Dad, no, don't grab the head!!" but she didn't even flinch or fight it.

Of course, when in their enclosures, it's another story. It's like a torpedo coming out of that hide to grab the f/t mice! The incredible feeding response really shocked me. they are awesome
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*wonders when apwiwl will get a nother pair and name that male "bobby"* :D i love going back and kist looking at them :D :D theyre soooo pretty!
 
Yeah, I'm late ... but better late than never, right?
Gorgeouse snakes, April! You did good :)

Love the names .. sure winners!
 
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