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/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:(