google made me fall in love with rat snakes.

[KORBIN5895]

You may want to slow down as this is the third species you have said you wanted today.

[kala83]

Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

You may want to slow down as this is the third species you have said you wanted today.

just showing some interest in different kinds. I am not going out and purchasing anything..just doing research and showing new found appreciation for different herbs. :P

[mistersprinkles]

Originally Posted by kala83

just doing research and showing new found appreciation for different herbs . :P

ROFL @ herbs

Originally Posted by kala83

so they are bitey so are they good to handle then.

Ratsnakes, in my opinion, are generally not "holding" snakes. You get them for looking at. I've been bitten by about 85% of the ratsnakes I've held throughout my life. At this point, I don't bother touching them any more because I don't like my odds. It doesn't hurt, since they've got such small heads and small teeth, but it's insulting...

[poison123]

Originally Posted by mistersprinkles

Ratsnakes, in my opinion, are generally not "holding" snakes. You get them for looking at. I've been bitten by about 85% of the ratsnakes I've held throughout my life. At this point, I don't bother touching them any more because I don't like my odds. It doesn't hurt, since they've got such small heads and small teeth, but it's insulting...

Keep in mind, corn snakes are ratsnakes. Aka red rat snake.

[mistersprinkles]

Originally Posted by poison123

Keep in mind, corn snakes are ratsnakes. Aka red rat snake.

They are an exception rather than the rule, though.

[poison123]

Originally Posted by mistersprinkles

They are an exception rather than the rule, though.

Explain......

Corn snake is just a common name. They are in the genus Pantherophis which includes everal other species of rat snakes like the black rat. It IS a rat snake.

[mistersprinkles]

Originally Posted by poison123

Explain......

Corn snake is just a common name. They are in the genus Pantherophis which includes everal other species of rat snakes like the black rat. It IS a rat snake.

Corn snakes aren't all that tame either. I've been snapped at by many a cornsnake. Including one that I had for 3 years that suddenly became very mean. Almost every ratsnake I've touched has tried to bite me. That's all I can say.