Re: Russian Ratsnake Questions

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Posted by Terry Cox on October 02, 2000 at 19:55:57:

In Reply to: Russian Ratsnake Questions posted by Joe Monahan on October 02, 2000 at 00:52:33:

Hi Joe,

I think there's a few people breeding Russians, or I prefer to call them Russian Amur ratsnakes, as opposed to the Chinese or N. Korean variations (I haven't seen any of these). I've had the Russians since about '88, and have bred them almost every years since maybe '95. Pictured is a subadult, about 2.5 yrs. old.

I would say they should be at least 3.5 yrs. old. They don't get their adult colors until after their 2nd yr. They mature slowly if not pushed. I've heard of them bred at 1.5, however, but with poor results. My adults produced 20 eggs this year. They can live a long time if properly cared for. My male is 11 yrs. old at this time.

I love these snakes. I use them along with corns to teach Elementary school kids about snakes. As far as color phases, they can be black with creme or yellow bands, or all black, and I've heard of brownish ones, but have never seen one. If you have very yellow ones, email me. I'd like to talk more.

TC.

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: Hi Joe, : I think there's a few people breeding Russians, or I prefer to call them Russian Amur ratsnakes, as opposed to the Chinese or N. Korean variations (I haven't seen any of these). I've had the Russians since about '88, and have bred them almost every years since maybe '95. Pictured is a subadult, about 2.5 yrs. old. : I would say they should be at least 3.5 yrs. old. They don't get their adult colors until after their 2nd yr. They mature slowly if not pushed. I've heard of them bred at 1.5, however, but with poor results. My adults produced 20 eggs this year. They can live a long time if properly cared for. My male is 11 yrs. old at this time. : I love these snakes. I use them along with corns to teach Elementary school kids about snakes. As far as color phases, they can be black with creme or yellow bands, or all black, and I've heard of brownish ones, but have never seen one. If you have very yellow ones, email me. I'd like to talk more. : TC.

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