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dione’s ratsnakes
(elaphe dione)
I’ve only recently gotten on the Dione’s bandwagon (huge and ever-growing in Europe), but have quickly come to appreciate their calm nature, ravenous appetites, and amazing color variation that seems to only improve with age and size. There appear to be nearly as many locale color/ pattern variants in this species as in chondros, in addition to a substantial offering of non-locale mutations. I currently have East Chinese, “Cherskyi x tiger type” (red), Generic (Altai?), and South Korean stock. I’ve yet to produce the species, so I have no idea when to expect anything. Any availability will be very limited, as I plan to hold back most anything I can produce.