My kid can beat up your kid

[Doug 351]

Time to talk about my baby. I have a Texas rat snake. I can't put my hands on it at the moment, but I believe it was a book called [Corn snakes and other rat snakes] that I got from PetSmart that said that the Texas rat snake was possibly the most willing to bite non venomous snake.

Anyway I first acquired Oscar when a frantic neighbor alerted me to a snake at the base of her tree.After I caught it, she asked me what it was. I told her I didn't know, but it looked like a baby copperhead. (SOOOO many of these snakes are killed and the perps brag about killing a copperhead).
I didn't know what it was.I found out and after awhile this little snake calmed down. It's been held by more people than I can count and most were little kids while he was too.He's only bitten one person and that was me.I was teasing him and doing something that really aggrivated him so he struck out and clamped down on my hand so gently that his razor sharp teeth had no effect. Just like a pet cat or dog would do.

I've had this sweet little snake (less than a foot long to begin with-now around five), for over ten years. Last year Oscar laid about eight eggs in his cage.Even though I know Oscar is not a male now, she'll still be Oscar to me.

This snake has escaped over half a dozen times or more and the last time I found her in one of my old sneakers.Now it's in her cage and one of her favorite hidie places.