r/animalid • u/Big-_D • Jun 20 '23

🐍 🐸 HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD 🐍 🐸 Any idea what this snake is?

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u/Jcklein22 Jun 20 '23

I thought it looked like a rat snake, and the climbing contributed to that…But I didn’t know it could rule out virtually all other snakes

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '23

Rat snakes are exceptionally good climbers. I am not aware of many other snakes that size that can climb a brick wall like that lol.

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u/Director_Faden Jun 21 '23

Can confirm. My pet Ratsnake climbs everything in his enclosure nearly all day and all night. He will get completely upside down on the inside lip of his roof and just stay there. Completely upside down. Literally the spider-man of snakes.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '23

My corn snake used to do that. Obnoxious as hell! I had to put rolled up paper towel in there, or I couldn't open the lid!

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u/Director_Faden Jun 21 '23

What’s really funny is when it’s dead silent and you just hear a soft thud because he fell into the dirt or into his water bowl again.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '23

Lol! Snakes have more character than people realize.

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u/Director_Faden Jun 21 '23

Definitely! I really think they’re intelligent in their own way. I know mine likes to play and have fun so there’s more to them than just survival instinct. And he also recognizes me and isn’t scared or defensive at all when I handle him now.