Trans Pecos Rat Snakes

[VioletS16]

Does anyone have any experience with these?
I have my girl Phantom (who is from Steve too like my South Carolina pair but she was given to my cousin first who gave her to me) and am reallllyyyy wanting a blond too! I find them beautiful snakes with the most incredible eyes EVER (hers are silver because she's an axanthic blond...) but does anyone else have problems with temperament???
She'll hiss, rattle her tail, strike (which makes her jaw all crooked, and she looks like a dork, LOL!) but she's never bitten me...


But the biggest question of all is...
How many people have been knocked out by their musk?
I mean oh my god, she could be a weapon of mass destruction or something! It smells like shoes, and a rotting animal. Does anyone else notice this?

[stephanbakir]

Had to look up this snake:P Cool animal.

[VioletS16]

Originally Posted by stephanbakir

Had to look up this snake:P Cool animal.

They are not very popular AT ALL, but great animals to keep.

Phantom has gone 4 weeks off feeding...she's going in a RUB soon...with that little water bowl she likes so much!!!!!

[whoaxmary]

Originally Posted by stephanbakir

Had to look up this snake:P Cool animal.

me to. very neat. don't know anything about them specificly - sorry - but musk in general is an icky thing. even my little corn, when i first got her, made me want to gag.

[Lankyrob]

I rescued an adult corn that musked EVERYTIME you picked him up for about three months - am sure the smell is still lingering in the house

[whoaxmary]

Originally Posted by Lankyrob

I rescued an adult corn that musked EVERYTIME you picked him up for about three months - am sure the smell is still lingering in the house

That stinks. lol

Luckily my girl only did that a few times, and settled down fast.

[sassy_snake_lady]

My hognose used to musk when I first got him and the smell was awful. Like rotten meat.