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Favorite American Rat Snake

What is your favorite North American Rat Snake?

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I love my corn, but I did vote black snake. Handsome with such 'tudes! ;) I'm the most partial to the Asian species, but of the North American natural coloration variety? ... yeah, I'd have to say black. :)
 
I'm another one that put other. My favorite is the Great Plains Rat. I also like Cornsnakes, Bairds, and Everglade Rats. Actually, it's hard to pick as I have not kept a North American Rat that I didn't like (even Texas Rats!!!!). It's a great group of snakes!

Pat GC
 
I caught a black rat here in Nebraska and now they are my favorite N. American rat snakes although Spilotes are my favorite rat snakes overall. Heres a couple pics of the Black rat I caught and it shows why I fell in love with it. Of course I let him go after these pics
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I like the Gray rats AKA White oaks. The gray color when it is real light is awesome.
 
I'll have to go with Eastern Foxsnake

I like all the new world ratsnakes (even including that name as broadly as some would go) but if I had to pick a favorite I'll go with the gloydi.

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I like all the new world ratsnakes (even including that name as broadly as some would go) but if I had to pick a favorite I'll go with the gloydi.QUOTE]


John, that's a great looking snake. I like the fox snakes a lot too. I've been fortunate to see a few in the field.

My favorite ratsnake, at this time, is the Emory's ratsnake. The majority of my collection are localities of Emory's, with a few corns, Eurasian rats, etc. I'm doing field work with them and like them as pets also. All ratsnakes are great, but you can only keep so many...LOL!

Terry :dancer01:
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Thanks Terry...

He's a handsome fellow (prettier than his girlfriends). Hey, I'm finally getting some cold weather. But it may be too late to effectively cool my brumating gloydi and vulpina. Did your area get blasted with snow recently? We've been spring-like for a month.

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John...

Temps have been way above normal, allowing me to get a lot of work done outside, but not cold enough to freeze the ground below a few inches. Also the water is ice free.

My Brumation Room has been in the upper 50's a lot, not too good for the long range brumators. It has gotten cold the last few days, however, staying below freezing outside. The temp has dropped to 52*F. in the Brumation Room. I put almost all my animals down late this year, so they're doing pretty good. I'll be taking them out in late March, probably.

We're supposed to get a big storm tomorrow, up to about ten inches of snow. We'll see. Could use some ground cover.

Cheers....Terry :sleeping:
 
Not counting corns count me in for the black rat snake. I especially like the almost totally black specimens from the VA, MD locales. I have an 06 Loudon County, VA female that is already starting to darken up some. She eats like a pig and is the calmest snake I own. My second fav is the Meahllmorum.
 
I voted Gray Rat. I own a Gray, Everglades, Senticolis, Baird's and had Subocs. My Gray is by far the most docile and inquisitive.
 
Its always been the Black Rat snakes with me, grew up catching them and keeping at an early age and those early experiences stayed with me till this day. heres a picture of a Black Rat that lives in my basement and is completely wild, he has lived in my house longer than I have. :D
 

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That is awesome Ed! I grew up in Texas and had a few large Texas rats living in our barn but those boys you didn't want to mess with! I have many scars on my hands and arms from wrangling them as a child.
 
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