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How do yellow rat snakes compare?

Cane

Cane

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I am thoroughly enjoying being a new Pappa to my young extreme Okeetee and it will be some time before I ever think about more snakes but I am curious about yellow rat snakes. I like the way they look.I know they are closely related to our red rat snakes but there seems to be a bit of conflicting info about their temperament that I've seen on the net. So just out of idle curiosity is there any real difference in their attitudes? If you have or had a yellow rat I'd love to see a picture if you have any.

Thanks.
 
The care is the same. They live in the exact same places. The ones that have been captive bred are more yellow than those in the wild. The wild yellow rats often come right into people's houses.
 
Agree with Nanci on care, just replace "yellow rat" where it says "corn" on the care sheet. Mine were more high strung than my corns, and didn't appreciate being handled. Their babies were real pistols out of the egg, but got more bold with time. But my employee has (had?) one for a program animal that is puppy tame. I feel sure they can be calmed if you put the time into them, and some individuals are probably sweet out of the egg. They seem to be more alert than most rats.
 
I take care of about 950 Corns/Kings/Rats at work. In my experience, the Yellow Rats tend to have a LOT more attitude on approach but, once you've managed to pick one up without getting tagged (which isn't difficult at all), they almost always wuss out. In my opinion, their the second-nicest Rat (Bairds being the least aggressive). With a little effort (If you start young) they will calm down about as much as your more high-string Corns.
 
Thanks folks. just the kind of info I was looking for. I'm thinking a yellow rat might be somewhere down the line in my future.
 
I have a yellow rat that I took on as a rescue project. He tagged me once, but I won't make that mistake again. Definitely flightier than my Corn, but more active and a better climber. Care is the same but they will need more space as an adult as they can grow to six feet or more occasionally. Mine has a 29 tall but I hope to move him to a 40 breeder in the next year.
 
Any pictures of him?

Hey! you're from my old neck of the woods. Lived in Little Falls NJ most of my life.
 
Here are four of this guy. He's gained 64 grams from his last weigh in and is now 329. I expect him to keep gaining on his diet of large mice. He's also surprisingly picky about eating locale but attacks with gusto. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1429739874.637024.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1429739892.146283.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1429739909.597135.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1429739921.228288.jpg
 
VERY pretty snake! I'm gonna have to get me one of them some day. Thanks for the pics.
 
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