I have been breeding, or trying to breed, knobs for about 5 years now.I have had luck finally, but it seemed to take a number of years for them to get sexually mature.At least that was my take on things, as I bred other species @ 2 years of age.

I have had a few escapees, as all snake breeders have.One escaped sometime in early 2010, though I never recorded the date as I suspected I would recapture the snake shortly. I didn't.I eventually gave up on finding this snake and forgot about her.

Fast forward to the summer of 2011.My neighbor found this snake in her woodpile! It had been gone the better part of 2 summers, and had obviously hibernated successfully.2 weeks or so after being found, this snake laid 4 eggs.I assumed they were plugs, but they looked OK, so I put them in the incubator.They hatched yesterday!healthy knobs all around.

There are no indigenous mountain kingsnakes where I live.She had been with males before her escape, but not this year!!

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