Thai Beauty Rat Snake

[Dizzle]

Thai Beauty Rat Snake
Just wanted to share a new acquisition, I absolutely love this animal.

 

[Dizzle]

Update

Update with a pic, just went through a shed and then fed.

 

[The Snark]

I've always found it interesting, the different coloration/patterns of this snake. Like three different species got welded together. Been seeing a lot of them this year.

 

[Venom]

Just so you know, ratsnakes have been found to be highly neurotoxic. They don't have efficient delivery, but a long hanging-on bite can be very serious:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/12/031216075937.htm

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14708577

http://www.academia.edu/3038091/Cha..._Partial_Sequence_of_Two_Novel_Protein_Toxins

More of Dr. Brian Fry's scholarship:

https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=3dxrGZQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

 

[The Snark]

Just so you know, ratsnakes have been found to be highly neurotoxic. They don't have efficient delivery, but a long hanging-on bite can be very serious:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/12/031216075937.htm

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14708577

http://www.academia.edu/3038091/Cha..._Partial_Sequence_of_Two_Novel_Protein_Toxins

More of Dr. Brian Fry's scholarship:

https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=3dxrGZQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

So which came first, the salivary toxins or the venom glands and delivery mechanisms?

 

[Dizzle]

Just so you know, ratsnakes have been found to be highly neurotoxic. They don't have efficient delivery, but a long hanging-on bite can be very serious:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/12/031216075937.htm

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14708577

http://www.academia.edu/3038091/Cha..._Partial_Sequence_of_Two_Novel_Protein_Toxins

More of Dr. Brian Fry's scholarship:

https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=3dxrGZQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Thanks for the info!

 

[Dizzle]

I've always found it interesting, the different coloration/patterns of this snake. Like three different species got welded together. Been seeing a lot of them this year.

Totally agree, I love his patterns. I got a reallly good deal on him from a person I know who is local and is a breeder. I was getting a few smaller things and some equipment he was getting rid of and I just couldn't resist the offer

By the way....I think I titled this thread wrong...I'm pretty certain the common name used for this snake is Tai beauty like Taiwanese beauty. Not Thai like Thailand. But I could be wrong...feel free to correct me lol.

 

[The Snark]

Totally agree, I love his patterns. I got a reallly good deal on him from a person I know who is local and is a breeder. I was getting a few smaller things and some equipment he was getting rid of and I just couldn't resist the offer

By the way....I think I titled this thread wrong...I'm pretty certain the common name used for this snake is Tai beauty like Taiwanese beauty. Not Thai like Thailand. But I could be wrong...feel free to correct me lol.

I've heard of that misnaming. I need to research the actual words. It comes from a Thai term for the snake that sounds like the words Thai and a Thai word or slang for beautiful. These common names should always be suspect, especially words like Thai. The correct word would be Siam as Siamensis. I'll post if I dig anything up.

I believe this snake, the Thai Beauty, is Ptyas Korros subspecies. If PitBullLady ever reads this thread she could probably pin it down.

For your trivia, Ptyas Korros is extremely common and breeds like rabbits. They are instrumental in keeping rat born plaques from going off throughout SE Asia over the centuries. In turn, they are the common food source for O Hannah. This is not a ecological chain that should be interrupted; the consequences could be very dire.

 

[Dizzle]

I've heard of that misnaming. I need to research the actual words. It comes from a Thai term for the snake that sounds like the words Thai and a Thai word or slang for beautiful. These common names should always be suspect, especially words like Thai. The correct word would be Siam as Siamensis. I'll post if I dig anything up.

I believe this snake, the Thai Beauty, is Ptyas Korros subspecies. If PitBullLady ever reads this thread she could probably pin it down.

For your trivia, Ptyas Korros is extremely common and breeds like rabbits. They are instrumental in keeping rat born plaques from going off throughout SE Asia over the centuries. In turn, they are the common food source for O Hannah. This is not a ecological chain that should be interrupted; the consequences could be very dire.

Very interesting! I was told Orthiophis Taeniurius and i think he said 100% het albino and 50% het amelanistic, hope this helps... Thanks for responses so far by the way.

 

[The Snark]

Orthriophis taeniurus friesei. Bred for their skins.

 

[Dizzle]

Orthriophis taeniurus friesei. Bred for their skins.

Oh ok gotcha, when you say "bred for their skins" what do you mean? I hope that doesn't mean they are bred solely for the purpose of skinning them...that would be upsetting.

 

[The Snark]

Oh ok gotcha, when you say "bred for their skins" what do you mean? I hope that doesn't mean they are bred solely for the purpose of skinning them...that would be upsetting.

Sadly yes, as well as slaughtered whenever found in the wild for the skins. One snake=A family of 4 average income for a day in most of SE Asia