the stripe specialist

Amazing New Additions!!

July 1, 2010

(Scarlett- the female) I’ve been after a pair of these since I first learned of them in 2008, and I am pleased to announce the arrival of a pair of pure locality Boot Key Rosy Ratsnakes! These youngsters were hatched by Graham Criglow of Strange Cargo Exotics and the entire clutch was sold out of egg to Byron De Stouet, who raised them up to the gorgeous young snakes they are today.

These Rosy Ratsnakes are very different from mainland cornsnakes. They are thin, strong and wirey; obviously a snake that spends much of its time in trees. Another difference is the belly which is a translucent orange with no checkers. The Boot Keys are nearly twice the length of cornsnakes of the same weight. They appear to mature at a small size, too; Scarlett is ovulating now. Of course they are too young to breed! We’ll see how much they grow by 2011, at the earliest. (More Scarlett, below)

I had prepared bins for them in the isolation rack, but after seeing them weigh in at 67 and 77 grams, I feared that they would be small enough to escape. Luckily, placing a piece of cardboard under each bin tightened things up enough to keep the new kids where they belonged. Phoenix (below) is the male, and he is nearly identical to Scarlett. Luckily, they have slightly different head markings, and I am sure that after spending more time with them after the settling in period they will become easier to tell apart. Needless to say, I am very excited to welcome these rare beauties into the SnickerSnakes collection. Thank you, Byron!

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