Beyowulf's Texas Rat Snake

[rattekonigin]

Here he is!
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/154texasratsm.jpg

[SilverTongue]

hehe looks like mine :) Any idea what you plan on breeding him with...I want a leustic (sp) Texas Ratsnake, but not sure if the genes are shared that way.

[Joe]

cool looking snake bud!

[rattekonigin]

Actually, I have a female leucisitic and we'd like to breed them in maybe a year or so (when they're "old enough")...I'm assuming leucism is just a simple recessive trait...in which case, unless he's het for it, we wouldn't get any leucistics from that breeding, only hets.

[beyowulf]

awww, he's the cutest lil' snakie EVER!!! (sorry....he's my first snake, you have to spoil your first ones right?)

[BIG SCOTT]

Is he nice. If he is captive bred he is probally nice. but if he is wild caught he is probally vicious as hell!

[rattekonigin]

He's very nice, not even skittish. Certainly doesn't live up to the reputation.

[Katt]

My two leucistic texas rats (LTR's) are pretty good, in fact I take Salt, my good feeder out to do educational shows.

I bought my two boys in the states as 1.1, but ended up being 2.0 when I got back up to Canada, I was not impressed, been trying to buy a female. Wanted to get Paul's, which I believe you (rattekonigin) got, but felt that $150, was a bit much for me at the time. My two boys cost me $45 each. I hope to pick up 0.2 or possibly more in October at the next american show near by.

I was at Daytona this weekend and saw LTR's going for $35 to $50 with bug eyes going at $20, hets were like $25. Surely wish I got some, but I was with relatives who said no snakes!

LTR's are one of my favourite snakes. I had to wait over a year to finally get my two boys.

[naja]

is that yellowis coloration normal? golly, it looks nice! though the rat i am after is a trans pecos baby. anyone out there know of anyone who breeds them in eastern canada, or canada anywhere?