My original group of 1.3 snakes are F1 animals produced directly by Glenn Fankhauser, M.S. According to Glenn, this rare locale is from a small area of Buttes that are about 1.5-2.5 miles South of Study Butte but before the entrance to Big Bend National Park. After conducting research in the Park, Glenn was heading back to his hotel in Study Butte and while passing through, caught a juvenile female in July of 1990. This caused him to focus on this area every time he visited TX to find a mate for this female. It wasn’t until 1997 when Glenn was finally able to catch a male from within 1 mile of the original female. He bred this pair for a while. The male was a blair’s phase and the female was an alterna. The original male died in 2009 but is survived by an F2 2009 Hatchling that Glenn held back. My group of 1.3 are F1 siblings from the original pair’s 2005 breeding and will attempt to breed for the first time in 2010. I'm glad to hear that someone else out there has an unrelated (possibly) animal from this area to possibly keep the bloodlines strong. Shoot me an email if you'd like more info. Below is a picture of one of the females who unfortnately is much more drab in color. Beautiful nonetheless. Thanks, Barin de la Torre

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