New Black Ratsnake (: [pic heavy]

[Nyxxi]

Just bought a new ratsnake, even though I originally went to buy a ball python... walked into my friend's house and she was about to get rid of her snakes (a carpet, ball and blood python, as well as a few corns and rats), and I just fell in love... (: He's got the cutest face I've ever seen. Little bit of personality, kinda still flighty and easily agitated, but I think he'll calm down fairly quickly. She doesn't know how old he is, but I believe he's about two years, personally. Measures up at 39 inches of length, and a tad bit underweight, but we'll fix that right up...

What I need is a name. Any suggestions?









One happy owner, with a new apartment-approved pet. lol

[Anya]

He's beeeeautiful!! Congrats. ^_^ I've recently been getting into colibrids a lot more....I'm feeling a little guilty, but I actually enjoy them more than my balls.

I think you made a good choice! Look at his wittle face!

[Mike41793]

That shirt makes it look like you're sweating tye dye lmao

Hes angry looking. He has a sweet looking belly too!

[3skulls]

Good choice!

Edit*
Reread and answered my question :p

[Nyxxi]

Colubrids are a lot more active than balls, lol... I love them to death, even though I intend to get a ball python eventually.

Haha, I know right? It's the perfect mixture between a puppydog look and a mean little glare. He's got the attitude to go with the look right now though, haha. He got me yesterday cleaning his substrate up... and as you can imagine, the gore was terrible, I nearly lost my hand...

Thank you!

[lmtrej]

Very nice new addition although I believe it's actually a Black Racer (Coluber constrictor) rather than a Black Ratsnake.

[John1982]

Very nice new addition although I believe it's actually a Black Racer (Coluber constrictor) rather than a Black Ratsnake.

Definitely a racer, nice pickup!

[3skulls]

That's what I was thinking. My question was for an age but I saw the answer in the OP.

[Nyxxi]

Haha oh goodness. That wouldn't surprise me, since I've been having my own little doubts. I thought he was a wonderfully uniform, totally black specimen for a black ratsnake. My friend got him from a friend, so she couldn't have been sure either.

Welp. Good to know! lol. Ah well.

[John1982]

Haha oh goodness. That wouldn't surprise me, since I've been having my own little doubts. I thought he was a wonderfully uniform, totally black specimen for a black ratsnake. My friend got him from a friend, so she couldn't have been sure either.

Welp. Good to know! lol. Ah well.

Still a very cool species to keep. Bear in mind they are sight hunters and quite capable of pinpointing your weak spots(watch that thing around your face). They'll eat pretty much anything they can overpower, including snakes. I don't think they're bred much in captivity so it's probably wild caught, likely as a youngling, but has since tamed down a bit as I see no blood flowing in the pictures. In my limited experience(WC juveniles when I was a kid) they do best in large, naturalistic setups. Kept otherwise I could seldom get the suckers feeding.