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#1707944
Hilldog
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Release? 
I was wondering if you could release a wild caught rat snake(young, around 1-2 years in age) into the wild after a year in captivity. My friend didn’t know and had to get rid of his snake... I ended up taking it. It isn’t any good for handling, I feel bad because it is constantly trying to get out of its cage (unsuccessfully), and it was either I took it or he released it without knowing(thus I have a wild rat snake, that I really didn’t want). Oh, and I live in Kentucky if that somehow makes any difference.
I’m experienced with reptiles and have had a ball python and leopard gecko for ~4-5 years, but wasn’t really looking for any additions.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANY AND ALL HELP! Hilldog
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04/18/08 02:09pm
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#1709769
LeucisticTy
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Message To: Hilldog In reference to Message Id: 1707944
Release?
You can try it, the only other choice would be to take old yeller to the barn and put him out of his misery, its probably a 50/50 chance the snake will survive out in the wild but if it was a wild caught snake before it was brought into captivity then it should remember all the basics to surviving unless of course its become to dosile but hey its either one certain death or one chance at death :)
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04/20/08 02:32am
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Hilldog
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Message To: LeucisticTy In reference to Message Id: 1709769
Release?
He’s not tame at all, but he came from the wild when he was probably less than a year old.
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04/20/08 04:55pm
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Rockmaster
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Message To: Hilldog In reference to Message Id: 1710277
 Release?
he shold be fine when i was a little kid i raised several rat snakes and it should be fine but i would advize that tou you find a safe place to let him go were there is shelter and food and i’ve noticed they usually stay around as long as there not bothered to much i used to let mine go in and old wore out trailer in there country and i live in oklahoma and i saw some of my guys alot make sure you let him go about this time of year and after the last freeze. good luck
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05/04/08 05:42pm
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