Are all rat snakes aggressive?

[Bogertophis]

I'll chime in as another fan of the Trans Pecos. My Franklin is friendly, and easy going even with me. I am a nervous, jumpy snake handler, which some of my animals pick up on, but he stays chill. Besides, how could anything with a face that cute ever bite? He is closely related to Bogertophis rosaliae, the Baja ratsnake, but I haven't ever seen one for sale even on line. I would like to acquire one, eventually.

The Glossy snake and the Baird's rat snake are also supposed to be mellow, but I don't have either...yet (short list). Emily of Snake Discovery channel likes the fox snake. I am assuming the fox is classed with the ratties, as it has the same brown morph cornsnake look to it, but not sure. "Rat snake" seems to be a somewhat casual catch-all term anyway.

Trans Pecos & Baird's are both my favorites for being super-mellow & adorable, but really I think that most rat snakes are NOT "aggressive" anyway. You need a Bairds!

Not many have worked with the Baja rat snakes, as far as I know...they're hard to come by & last I heard were considered "difficult" but who knows what that even
means? Maybe because the only ones available were wild-caught & came with parasites?

Glossy snakes are adorable & stay small, but they aren't "rat snakes"...they're closer to longnose, kings, & milks. I've had a few, they were native to where I lived in
the SW desert. They have a narrow face so they cannot eat adult mice, they need fuzzy or small hoppers at most. First food is not pinkie mice so they are harder to c/b.
which is why you don't see people breeding them for sale. Really under-rated though, they make good docile pets that are easy to feed & care for.

A 'late' friend of mine spoke highly of fox snakes, but I've never crossed paths with them so I can't say from my own experience; I do know they get their name from
their odor (musk when or if they object to handling) but they look interesting...you don't see them around much either. (yes, they're Pantherophis family)

I'm really happy to see your interest expressed in some of the less common species. We need a lot more of that, or some species are going to disappear.