Sad to see a bit of herpetoculture history end but it was a good run. It's interesting to note that I have had several pits stop breeding at a simlar age even though they lived on for many more years. This '89 Ocala locale S. Pine was a great breeder for many years until she produced her last fertile eggs in 2004 then died in 2006. I also have an '89 N. Pine that stopped producing fertile eggs about the same time but still is a healthy viable snake that is a hit among my students. However, I have had corn snakes continue to produce up to their final days at ages close to 20 years.

One of the old girls first offspring.

Scott John Reptiles

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• End of an era - ginter, Sat Jun 14 17:29:16 2008
• John- - daveb, Sat Jun 14 18:25:41 2008
• RE: John- - Jeremy Pierce, Sat Jun 14 18:34:31 2008
• RE: End of an era - DISCERN, Sun Jun 15 00:51:45 2008
• RE: End of an era - brhaco, Sun Jun 15 09:04:51 2008
• RE: End of an era - okeeteekid, Sun Jun 15 12:49:17 2008
• Notes on length of fertility... - sjohn, Sun Jun 15 18:09:25 2008
• Thanks - LibertyReptiles, Mon Jun 16 01:20:44 2008
• Thaks to the founder! - amazonreptile, Mon Jun 16 13:54:33 2008
• RE: Thaks to the founder! - ginter, Mon Jun 16 22:53:49 2008