Hello Everyone,



I let this known Below in a post to Boaphiles, but I thought I would let everyone here know this.



The FOUNDING FATHER of all Motleys passed away. It has taken a long time for me to want to talk about this because he was such a special animal to me.



It is a good feeling to know that everyone can trace their Columbian Motley bloodline back to my place, and know that NORMAN was the FOUNDER. He was a very special snake. He had an amazing personality, and the best breeding animal I have ever had.



He passed away a year ago after breeding his skin off in 2005. He started having runny stools, and so I sent him to Scott Stahl to figure it out. He had every test you can run in the BOOK on the animal, and it came back that he had a stomach infection that was impossible to treat. He was put to sleep because he was in Pain.



WE burried part of him under our tree that is right infront of the new snake building. I really owe my business now to this ONE animal. What a great snake he is.



As we will see in the 2007 season, there are MANY looks and traits attached to the Motley gene. I have a few in the back room I have yet to show people, but i'm sure they will start coming forth in the next year.



I remember talking to Pete Kahl shortly after his founding Albino Male Died, and he was really sad. I know how he felt. It is cool for Pete to see all the Many neat looks that can be traced back to his place from the original founder. That is how I feel about Norman. As I see others work with it, and add a taste of their talents and looks to what they think would be cool to the Motley, it is so cool for me to see. EXAMPLE (hotley, and other bloodlines, too many to mention)



I post this NOT for Sympathy, but just to let people know there are so many GREAT things that can come from ONE animal. All it takes is One.





I'll soon post a tribute to him on my page linked from Kingsnake and show all my favorites looks came from this ONE animal.





PS Shane Kinney, Thanks for continuing the name, and I hope Jr. does well for you this year. He was one of Normans BEST.



Take Care, Jeremy

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