Corn & Rat Snakes

by Philip Purser

This book includes a breeding chapter that details the various color varieties and how to produce them. It also contains a section on finding and photographing snakes in nature. Every species and subspecies of North American rat snake is included.

128 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2006

Reviews

[Allison]

I thought this was a really good intro book to caring for corn & rat snakes. Interesting and lots of pictures. The chapters are clearly laid out and the book was simply written although not dumbed (I know that's not a word) down - one snake is described as having a pugnacious attitude. There's a chapter about breeding and it goes to great detail about pre-breeding conditioning of the female and what/when she should eat and what vitamins you should dust her food with and brumation but then there's a little side note that says that if you keep male and female snakes together you're sure to get eggs whether you want them or not. So much for having to do all that pre-breeding conditioning.
My complaint about this book is that it's not bound very well. I was pretty careful with it (it's a borrowed book) but still, great chunks of pages detached from the binding.

[Emily]

Very useful book, and a great guide to have in my house for a quick reference. I would recommend reading this book before buying/bringing your corn snake home!

[Mimi]

Very helpful, goes into depth on the important points of caring for a snake, and a quick read. Makes me all the more excited to get a snake!

[Don Gubler]

Everything you ever wanted to know about corn snakes and more, nevertheless a valuable resource.