I once found a juvenile black rat snake in my garage. Only... I had no idea what it was! I didn't know they weren't all black when they were small. Anyway, they are one of my favorite snake-neighbors.
I have a large female gray rat snake - Elaphe obsoleta spiloides. Anyone have a male? Would love to obtain viable hatchlings. Would have to be a big fellow, tho, or else she would eat him.
I once found a juvenile black rat snake in my garage. Only... I had no idea what it was! I didn't know they weren't all black when they were small. Anyway, they are one of my favorite snake-neighbors.
I have a large female gray rat snake - Elaphe obsoleta spiloides. Anyone have a male? Would love to obtain viable hatchlings. Would have to be a big fellow, tho, or else she would eat him.
Just a little update - the genus Elaphe has recently been split, so black rat snakes are now in the genus Pantherophis. More details at...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaphe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantherophis
http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/HerpCommNames.php