Re: captive bred radiated rat snakes

Posted by Patrick Alexander on December 15, 2000 at 23:17:41:

In Reply to: Re: captive bred radiated rat snakes posted by kris on December 14, 2000 at 13:22:49:

: I think that is the first time I've ever heard 'agressive' and 'radiated ratsnake' together in a sentence :)

: I have two, and agressive is about the last word I'd use to describe them. 'Flighty', 'greased-lightening', 'nervous', definitely yes. But I'd probably drop dead from shock if one of them ever even hissed at me, let alone struck.

: They do have a tendency to flatten their necks & do what I refer to as their moray eel imitation, but it's never been accompanied by agression.

: Did I just get lucky?

The only radiated rat snake I've had experience with is the one I've got, who's never been aggressive (`flighty', yes... though he's been steadily calming down as he gets older), so I couldn't really tell you. I've heard, though, that the wild-caught ones are usually very aggressive. #shrug#

Patrick Alexander

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: : I think that is the first time I've ever heard 'agressive' and 'radiated ratsnake' together in a sentence :) : : I have two, and agressive is about the last word I'd use to describe them. 'Flighty', 'greased-lightening', 'nervous', definitely yes. But I'd probably drop dead from shock if one of them ever even hissed at me, let alone struck. : : They do have a tendency to flatten their necks & do what I refer to as their moray eel imitation, but it's never been accompanied by agression. : : Did I just get lucky? : The only radiated rat snake I've had experience with is the one I've got, who's never been aggressive (`flighty', yes... though he's been steadily calming down as he gets older), so I couldn't really tell you. I've heard, though, that the wild-caught ones are usually very aggressive. #shrug# : Patrick Alexander

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