Connor - Mysterious Corn/Rat (pic heavy)

[Plissken]

Please accept my apologies, guys - I am sick and off work and got my camera out for something to do!

Here's Connor. I guess a lot of you know his story - I rescued this guy about a year and a half ago and so have no idea what his parents were. I know, I know; he's maybe not a yellow rat, but I sure don't have anything else to call him... :shrugs:

Connor is so big now that with snake in one hand, camera in the other and leaning right back, I couldn't get the whole snake in the shot.

Anyway - here's The Destroyer in all his glory. Hope you like.

More coming up...

 

[Plissken]

Did I mention that he has a 'tude?

For an idea of his size, here he is with my laptop and then my hand in the shot.

Couple more to come...

 

[Plissken]

"What do you mean, this computer doesn't have a mouse?"

And anyone remember when he looked like this...?

Thanks for looking!

 

[diamondlil]

Hurrah!:dancer: Great to see Connor again. He's looking even more gorgeous than ever.
Hope you feel better soon.

 

[Rich in KY]

WOW He has grown!

He is a gorgeous boy!

Hope you feel better soon.

 

[Tula_Montage]

Hes done sooooo well in your care Becks!

He DEFFINATLEY has yellow rat in him, but I am not convinced hes a "pure" yellow rat. He looked almost pure corn as a baby... hes so wildly different now. Hows his temprement these days?

 

[Roy Munson]

I've always liked him, Becks, but now I really love that guy. You know I like a nice ventral, and this guy's is super suh-weet. It sure would be a shock to find that he's just a hybrid and not a homo-caramel hybrid. Whatever he is, he kicks butt.

 

[Plissken]

Thanks Janine and Rich! :cheers:

Hes done sooooo well in your care Becks!

He DEFFINATLEY has yellow rat in him, but I am not convinced hes a "pure" yellow rat. He looked almost pure corn as a baby... hes so wildly different now. Hows his temprement these days?

Thanks Elle. I'm really waiting to see if those stripes darken up any more.
He's like a kitten now compared to his temperament when I took him in - he's still skittish and he has a lot of 'feisty' days, but he never bites or tail-rattles anymore.

I've always liked him, Becks, but now I really love that guy. You know I like a nice ventral, and this guy's is super suh-weet. It sure would be a shock to find that he's just a hybrid and not a homo-caramel hybrid. Whatever he is, he kicks butt.

Thanks, Dean! I made sure to include a nice ventral for you.

 

[Checkerbelly]

Wow no apologies necessary for posting great pics.

I'd bet that he has some yellow rat going on too. His head pattern looks faded. Plus he's huge.

 

[dionythicus]

Now that I see him as an adult, I am wondering if it's Baird's ratsnake in him. His head has a similar shape, Baird's have that dark double striping and I have a pure Bairdi with white to his scales along the back like Connor. Hmm...

 

[Plissken]

Wow no apologies necessary for posting great pics.

I'd bet that he has some yellow rat going on too. His head pattern looks faded. Plus he's huge.

Thanks! He's definetly a big guy, and I don't think he's quite done growing yet.

Now that I see him as an adult, I am wondering if it's Baird's ratsnake in him. His head has a similar shape, Baird's have that dark double striping and I have a pure Bairdi with white to his scales along the back like Connor. Hmm...

It's funny you should mention that - I've wondered the same myself, after seeing pics on this forum of a very yellowy bairds. I can't remember who posted them. Whatever Connor is, there's some type of rat in there somewhere, for sure.

 

[CALIVIK]

What an amazing looking snake & he has really turned out beautiful! What a difference. He looks like an expensive belt lyin there on the bed...hehe gorgeous!

 

[Spartan66]

Thats a great lookin snake! I really like the frosted look.

 

[SnakeAround]

Oh my I DO remember the posts about him! That guy surely grew faster then any corn on a Munsion diet! To be honest I think there might even be more rat then corn in his blood, but he sure is handsome anyway!

 

[Corny Noob]

Holy huge snake! Connor got BIG!

 

[Plissken]

Thanks everyone! I'm pleased you like my big yellow guy...

Oh my I DO remember the posts about him! That guy surely grew faster then any corn on a Munsion diet! To be honest I think there might even be more rat then corn in his blood, but he sure is handsome anyway!

Oh, definetly - I think the same thing myself. I love ratsnakes though, so it's all good.

Holy huge snake! Connor got BIG!

Yeah, he's a monster. It was kinda hard to get across his size in the pictures, but I tried. And he seems to get ever larger when he's having one of his temper tantrums and thrashing about...

 

[ratsncorns]

Wow, he really got big! I remember when you got him, he was so little - now look at him! He really is unique. Definitely rat in there. I am kinda leaning towards a baird's influence, but who knows? Doesn't matter anyway, he's awesome!

 

[Plissken]

Wow, he really got big! I remember when you got him, he was so little - now look at him! He really is unique. Definitely rat in there. I am kinda leaning towards a baird's influence, but who knows? Doesn't matter anyway, he's awesome!

Thank you! I can't believe how much he has changed in the time I've had him. He's like a different animal, looks and temperament wise.

 

[ghosthousecorns]

Gorgeous, I don't know how I missed this thread. He does remind me a bit of Hagar!

 

[Plissken]

Thanks! Perhaps they both have a bit of Baird's rat in their blood somewhere...