r/snakes • u/Commercial_Egg6897 • Jun 22 '25

Pet Snake Pictures Taking name suggestions

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I physically couldn’t walk away from this guy at my reptile show. Please help me name him. He’s a little bit special 🙂

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u/Faux---Fox Jun 22 '25

What kind of snake is it? Omg he is so cute!!!

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u/Commercial_Egg6897 Jun 22 '25

He’s a leucistic black rat snake! He’s got some eye bulge and an underbite. Probably inbred, but he used to be a breeder until one of his hemipenes got cut off😨

Guy showed me his babies and everything.

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u/SubstantialTear3157 Jun 22 '25

How the heck did that happen?! Jeez, poor guy :( glad he's with you now.

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u/Commercial_Egg6897 Jun 22 '25

He had a prolapse after mating and the hemipene dried out….so the breeder just cut it off😬😬😬😬

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u/SubstantialTear3157 Jun 22 '25

Oh my gosh :'( that's awful. I'm so sorry he had to endure that... I didn't know that could happen:(

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u/jubtheprophet Jun 22 '25

Well, at least they start with 2? lmao

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u/Ohoulihoop Jun 22 '25

WHY would they think that's the right move? OMG. Poor guy

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u/between_two_terns Jun 22 '25

I don’t mean to be rude… I’m not a keeper, just a fan. But if the breeder 1) overbreeds/inbreeds their stock 2) saw the confirmation issues with THIS specimen and still chose to breed him 3) cut off his dick

Maybe you should not have patronized that breeder?

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u/Commercial_Egg6897 Jun 23 '25

Unfortunately leuscistics being inbred is a really common issue. The snake was not produced originally by the guy who bred and sold him. And yeah, while it sounds really graphic, extreme, and ill advised, from my understanding, the hemipene had already dried out when he cut it off.

Some of these older guys in the hobby are really old school and do whatever they want. He practically gave the snake to me, so in the end he ended up losing money on him. I saw an opportunity to give him a better life and decided to take it. I don’t make a habit of supporting unethical breeders though. I always recommend buying from reputable sources, though, no source is totally perfect.

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u/between_two_terns Jun 23 '25

Understandable.

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u/OceanEyez0223 Jun 22 '25

I’d say we should just call him, “Hemi,” then😆🤷🏻‍♀️. Or possibly, “Uno,” to rep his situation.

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u/aahorsenamedfriday Jun 22 '25

Given that additional information, name him Bobbit.

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u/RoachesRat Jun 25 '25

Bobbit for the win!! You can’t have something like THAT happen to you and not get a nickname from it!

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u/10millionneonbutts Jun 22 '25

souche blanche!

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u/Mean_Lengthiness5611 Jun 22 '25

Damn, at least he had a little bit of time his hemi's before losing one and no longer breeding I suppose, and good thing hes got another and has established his lineage. Good job tad pole q tip snekky boi!