Paul and Devon Dartnell were in my forth grade class, so that was like ten years old. I know we went to Easterlin Park snake hunting, and Bradley Field maybe in sixth grade? So that’s like twelve or so I guess. I use to hunt along the railroad tracks between Sunrise and Oakland park, which is now I-95 through there. It was some nice palmetto scrub. Basically anywhere I could walk to. As soon as I got my drivers license I was hunting western Broward and Dade and then went over to the Fakahatchee Strand area west of highway 29 and never went anywhere else after that. By then I was bringing hots down to the Serpentarium, including a hypo moccasin that I gave to him! Spent a lot of time looking for Brooks down south. I don’t mean to be Major Buzzkill, but it is more truthful that a real nice yellow Brooks was a rarity in any locale. It just goes to say that they should be coveted, they are exceptional. There was never a consistent gorgeous golden yellow Brooks in any population. More of a myth, in my opinion. I did put in some major hours looking though. I did find a DOR king out on Wagonwheel Road in the Copeland Prairie that had very green markings like a highlighter green color. Very unusual. Someone posted a picture of a little one about four years ago that everybody thought was dyed or something, but I did see that one dead one that looked like that. I wish we could find a couple of those out there. That’s the real excitement of field collecting, that you find something very exceptional, which is what I would consider any very yellow Brooks kingsnake. If anybody is reading all this and you haven’t called your father yet, shame on you! I guess I better go call now…

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