Does a color of a rat/mouse matter

I have one that seems to prefer dark rats over white mice. This guy is a mouse eater. He'll take white ones. He is not interested at all in white rats, but if I give him a black rat, he'd rather that than a white mouse. Go figure! None of others are color-biased...lol.

I've wondered the same thing. My ball pythons only really like rex rats or something without hair (or some stinky mice). Same with my hognoses, they prefer a hairless rat pup instead of a hopper. Maybe the lack of hair, thinning hair, or genetics makes them smell different.
In my personal experience albino rats always smelled more than any other color. That's why i don't like albino rats :-/
ASF's always smell better to snakes but it is a different species of rat :D
But, anyway, if you give it enough time or the snake is hungry enough it will eat anything that resembles food or any type of rat. He may just be picky at certain times and those times are when you bring home a colored rat.

In my experience, colour does not matter at all.

My boy is NOT a picky eater!! :gj:

It doesnt matter what color it is or if its a mouse or rat. He acts like he gets excited when he's about ready to eat!! :rolleye2: