Professional Herpetoculture for the Pet Trade

Our Breeders - Ratsnakes

Baird's Ratsnake (Pantherophis [Elaphe] bairdi)

These start out as grayish snakes with thin blotches. As they mature they turn into solid bluish gray snakes with golden orange between the scales. Very attractive, hardy and gentle. May grow to six feet or more! Don't confuse these with the other aggressive ratsnakes - these are very gentle.

Blonde Phase Trans-Pecos Ratsnake (Bogertophis subocularis)

Homozygous for Blonde, a recessive trait. Found only in a very restricted area of the 'Big Bend' region of west Texas. Incredibly rare in the wild, we field collected heavily for these for ten years and found a single road-kill! A recessive mutation which removes the typical black ladder pattern of normal specimens, leaving a pale round-blotched appearance behind. Simply beautiful!

Axanthic Blonde Phase Trans-Pecos Ratsnake (Bogertophis subocularis)

Homozygous for Axanthism and Blonde, two recessive traits. Combining the captive lines of axanthic specimens with the Blonde Phase pattern type results in a rather astonishing appearance! Soft muted blotches of gray-black on pure silver, these snakes look like velvet. As with all Trans-Pecos Ratsnakes, they are incredibly gentle creatures and are wonderful in the hand.

Mandarin Ratsnake (Euprepiophis [Elaphe] mandarina)

Four foot long lemon yellow and black ratsnakes from China. We always thought these were the prettiest snakes around. We purchased imported specimens by the dozens and lost them all before we finally got some captive bred stock. Once we spent the extra money for captive bred stock, they are easy… Live and learn.