After years of learning about my Kingsnake animal companions (not pets, not part of a "collection", I just got a Black Milk Snake. He loves his 60-gallon naturalistic vivarium (not cage) with rock ledge, climbing branches, rocks & wood and shrub trimmings.



They originate, of course, in the Cloud Forests of Costa Rica & Panama, but I'm wondering if anyone knows of the original collection sites. I'm just curious; I enjoy researching about their natural regions of origin and related facts.



Do you, or anyone you know, have any insight into where the original batch or batches were caught prior to captive breeding?



Costa Rican site somewhere in the Talamanca Mountains, or La Amistad National Park? Other Costa Rican site?

Other Panamanian site?



Ameron

Portland/Vancouver

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• Original Collection Site for Black Milks - Ameron, Sun Dec 27 11:34:22 2009
• RE: Original Collection Site for Black Milks - Jeff Schofield, Sun Dec 27 13:02:37 2009
• yes, San Antonio Zoo........ - DMong, Sun Dec 27 13:45:32 2009
• Thanks, You Two, Quite Helpful - Ameron, Sun Dec 27 13:53:52 2009
• RE: Original Collection Site for Black M - terryd, Sun Dec 27 20:12:08 2009
• Ameron - Sunherp, Mon Dec 28 09:19:00 2009
• RE: Ameron - sballard, Mon Dec 28 11:05:49 2009
• Awesome Scott!...... - DMong, Mon Dec 28 11:23:27 2009
• Excellent! - Sunherp, Mon Dec 28 11:29:10 2009
• Thanks Doug and Cole......... - sballard, Tue Dec 29 11:30:33 2009
• Very good Cole! - DMong, Mon Dec 28 11:12:33 2009
• Thanks, Doug! But... - Sunherp, Mon Dec 28 11:32:23 2009
• RE: Thanks, Doug! But... - DMong, Mon Dec 28 12:46:33 2009
• Bonanza!!! Thanks for GREAT Info, All - Ameron, Mon Dec 28 13:30:07 2009