Exclusively bratsnakes

Welcome to a blog devoted entirely to rat snakes. The best loose collection of snakes in Colubridae in my not so humble opinion. This blog is home to Raava, my leucistic Texas brat snake, and to the dozen or so other rat snakes that I take care of at my university. Rat snakes are inquisitive, interactive snakes with a ton of attitude. They are also beautiful and incredibly diverse. I love them, and hope if you don't already, my passion will rub off and you'll grow to love them too.

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Saturn, 2016 Cave-dwelling rat snake (O. t. ridleyi)

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Dirty son gets mad cause I wanted to give him clean water.

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Mr. Jimmy Sprinkles is getting big! He is also excited to be getting his new setup in a few days.

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This little lady followed us home yesterday from the reptile show! 

2015 Female Rhino Rat Snake

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Akane makes a rare appearance after shedding. I don’t really have a red mountain rat snake, I have a glass box of dirt and plants that occasionally sprouts a rage vine.

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Werm had to wait in the sin bin while her house was cleaned.

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Erin’s just started going into her second shed with me! Can’t wait to see how her colors develop and how long this new shed is compared to her last! When Erin goes into shed she turns VERY brown. Even her grayish head is the same color as her body and all hints of green are gone.

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The local Eastern Rat Snake that lives in my neighborhood.

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I missed this little one! She’s so full of attitude, always brightens my day.

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Got a 1.1 pair of whitesided liquorice rat snakes. Female is the first picture, male is the second. The male is in shed so no good pictures yet. 

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An appreciation post for Levi’s keeled, shiny, dragon-scales.  

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Hhiii.

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Mika - Russian Rat Snake - Elaphe schrenckii

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Sue and I found this little one on our walk today. The Grey Rat Snake or the Chicken Snake is an extremely common harmless snake that can be seen in the fields of Alabama. You can see that this one is using mimicry to try to make me belive it is a big bad Rattlesnake but buzzing it’s tail in the substrates. A spooky game, but it’s just an act. So, with the help of Sue I got this guy off the road so it could be safe from the ignorant and get back to hunting the rats around my home. Get out like me and Sue and get into nature! #nature #snek #herpsofinstagram #spooky #reptiles #animals

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The art of getting Vengeance to hold still enough to get a good photo of their unique blue neck.