Cole Great Post!



First off let me state that I have been following KS for a long time without actually getting involved in many discussions, whether it be time restraints or just too busy with life and animals. I have been keeping snakes on and off as time and life has allowed for 20 yrs. (there was a 8 yr break at one point, reproduced myself)I am in my mid 30's now and have finally found how this hobby fits into my life.









Back on track, I spent this winter gathering as much information as I can on L.p.knoblochi. Not so much the place where they can be found, but more so the lineage of the animals we have in the hobby today. I found talking(well actually countless emails) with various breeders of these snakes, that there one question to me was "Why? why would you want such a diverse collection of L.p.knoblochi? You will have a hard time selling them." This wasn't said by all but was mentioned on more than one occassion.







My answer to that is simple. L.p.knoblochi was one of the species that I couldn't afford in the early 90's but was one I always found myself going back to on the WANT list. I like them period! I keep other species L.t.sinaloan,L.p.pyromelana(generic),L.t.hondurensis(Hypo Tri-Color),L.t.campbelli,L.ruthveni(Amealco-amel and aberrant/striped)Lystrophis pulcher.



But the majority of my collection is L.p.knoblochi. I would like to thank some of you on this forum for leading me in the right direction to finding some great additions to the collection.







I acquired a pair of F3 and F2 animals from some of Buzz Ross's original animals. I traced back an aberrant animal all the way back 5 breeders and the snake has traveled from coast to coast more than once.( I have saved emails from each person) I found some F2 animals from the original 8 that Dave Barker brought back from Cascada de Basaseachic in 1986. I just love the fact that when I look at these snakes there is this whole story behind each one that really makes each one that much more special.



So as far as I am concerned these specimens will be here to reproduce and stay true to their lineage, and for maybe 20 yrs from now there might be that 20,30, or even 40 year old looking for animals they read about on this forum just like I did this winter. I take this hobby as a hobby and not a business and if it costs more to feed and keep warm than what my return is on the hatchlings then so be it! It's a hobby, and hobbies cost money!







Also, if anyone has any information you would like to share please feel free to contact me. BTW, Doug your next on the hit list to help me with meristics of these guys, just have to find some time to gather my questions.




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Jimmy Tintle

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