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>>>>>>>>She was tame towards people, she wasn't mine, she was someone I have known since I worked in the pet store. His family owned the pet store and he was the reason I got mine, we had no intention on breeding them in the future. When I got mine his was already 16-18 foot already. In the mid 90 he was looking for someone who had a male to try and breed then and I happen to have one and in 1995 we bred them and where successful. There was no kingsnake.com or shows or anything around and I knew of no one but two people who kept retics in 1980/82.

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>>>>>>>>We both got for the sake of getting them, never even dreamed we would someday bred them over a decade later.

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>>>>>>>>>>That's too bad, Frank! Was she difficult for people to handle or just short-tempered with other snakes? Also, did you own her for most of her lifetime, or did you get her as an adult?

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>>>>>>>>>>>>I assume once she became gravid she got very pissy with his advances and swatted him just right and didn't kill him just broke his spine and he had to be put down.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>She was over 25 feet long and she just died a few years ago at age 30.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>In her lifetime she also killed a fairly large African rock python that was being housed with her.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>He looked like a needle on top of a haystack when they where copulating. It was freakish like she hit him just right into the wooden enclosure they where mating in I guess.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Frank, why did the female kill your male? Was it a mating gone awry?

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>My first Python at age 11, I worked in a pet store and had ordered it for myself, 40 bucks in the early 80's. First thing the little guy did when I took him out of the sack was piss all over me and bite and constrict my hand. I WAS IN LOVE!!! LOL!!

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I have been bit by some good sized retics, one 16 foot female laid a hurtin on my arm several years back.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I remember at 11 being all excited it was going to get 30 feet long.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>He topped out at aout 14 feet and fathered 96 hatchlings in 1995.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>He is deceased now, he got killed by a 25 foot female, same one he sired those babies with. I was very sad, even cried

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Yours is a cutie as it is munching' on your arm and clothes.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Once they get accustomed to you they are as tractable as any Burmese.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>No my parents never helped me care for any of my snakes and they stayed out of my room as well.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Dave

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>4.4 66% poss het anery BRB

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>1.1 something special BRB

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>aims to work out what all my 66% hets really are, and then go from there. Sky the limit, well maybe

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Roberts Realm Of Reptile Research

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Thanks,

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Frank Roberts

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Renee

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>1.0 BRB (Loki)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>2.0 amel & anery corns (Foxfire & Daguerre)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0.1 blood python (Duchess, arriving later this month)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>1.1 Cats (Nightshade & Cuzzy)

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>>>>>>>>>>>> Roberts Realm Of Reptile Research

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>>>>>>>>>>>>Thanks,

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>>>>>>>>>>>>Frank Roberts

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>>>>>>>>>>>>I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

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>>>>>>>>>>Renee

>>>>>>>>>>1.0 BRB (Loki)

>>>>>>>>>>2.0 amel & anery corns (Foxfire & Daguerre)

>>>>>>>>>>0.1 blood python (Duchess, arriving later this month)

>>>>>>>>>>1.1 Cats (Nightshade & Cuzzy)

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>>>>>>>> Roberts Realm Of Reptile Research

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>>>>>>>>Thanks,

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>>>>>>>>Frank Roberts

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>>>>>>>>I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

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>>>>>>Renee

>>>>>>1.0 BRB (Loki)

>>>>>>2.0 amel & anery corns (Foxfire & Daguerre)

>>>>>>0.1 blood python (Duchess, arriving later this month)

>>>>>>1.1 Cats (Nightshade & Cuzzy)

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>>>> Roberts Realm Of Reptile Research

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>>>>Thanks,

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>>>>Frank Roberts

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>>>>I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

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>>Renee

>>1.0 BRB (Loki)

>>2.0 amel & anery corns (Foxfire & Daguerre)

>>0.1 blood python (Duchess, arriving later this month)

>>1.1 Cats (Nightshade & Cuzzy)
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Roberts Realm Of Reptile Research

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Thanks,



Frank Roberts







I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

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