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Windy · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:52 pm Post subject: The Ratsnake with the Horn !

Rhino Ratsnake ... Rhynchophis boulengeri from Northern Vietnam and southern China.

Captive bred female approx 5 years old.

LTC (3 years) Gravid Female

LTC (3 years) Male

Thanks for looking.
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Cleef · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:54 pm Post subject:

WOW

Incredible looking, never seen these before
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Ailurus · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:15 pm Post subject:

wow i love asian rats!! especially all the rare stuff (rhinos, mandarins, bamboos etc)

i congratulate you on a brilliant snake
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devboy · Contributing Member Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Posts: 113

Great shots of great animals, do they have the ability to point their horn up and down? Or does that depend on the animal and its either up or down?

*I've been sooooowah good not to post what I was originally gonna post you have no idea* Embarassed

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quasimodo · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:23 pm Post subject:

What brilliant snakes. I looked them up on the web but could not find much information - was a quick search though. Am I correct in thinking that the youngsters are a beige sort of colour, and that the green develops with time ? Or are there both beige and green adult snakes ? In time please do post photos of the babes that the female is gravid with.

Windy · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:38 pm Post subject:

Thanks Guys

Dev ... yes I think we can imagine .... the up down thang .. you know what .. I don't know .. I havn't noticed .. but shall look out for it in the future Wink

quasimodo ... yes the babies hatch out and are a beige/grey colour with dark markings by approx 18 months they are green .. although there are a few adult specimens recorded which still have there juvenile colour and pattern.
If I get any hatchlings I'll be sure to post some photo's but I'm a little septical at the moment as the first female has been dropping infertile eggs for the last 10 days. But I've got my fingers crossed for her as she reproduced last year where as the first female went through a phantom pregnancy then.

Sue x
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peaches · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:53 pm Post subject:

They are simply stunning Sue Very Happy

then again I always did like me green snakes lol Laughing

Does there horn have any purpose at all? either camoflague (sp) or to crack an egg open Embarassed

Dev has this effect on me..sorry Rolling Eyes

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