Yeah, but all my breeders are at my store, so I will have to do it in the morning. Anyway, since I got a bunch of sorta negative responses to my post, I figured more info was needed. So, here's the history.



I got the female prarie from a long term friend of mine, who got her as a baby several years ago. Now, this guy knew nothing about snakes, other than how to feed, clean, and handle them, and has never introduced her to another of any species. Finally, he decided that he wanted to give her up as he was having a baby, and didn't have the time. I took her into my store with the intent of selling her or using her in my petting zoo. I got her last year, and the more I looked at her, the more I got thinking about attempting a hybrid, so I cycled her with my other kings.



Now, I had intended to pair her with an older male cali 50/50, as they were more similar sizes. However, after many introductions, I never saw even a glimmer of interest from him. So, as a last ditch effort, I introduced her to my smaller snow california male. He jumped on her instantly, and I saw hookup, but as this was his first year breeding, I didn't know what to expect.



Now, I didn't even notice her gravid, as she was so big, and she kept eating anyway. What gave it away was her nesting behavior. I gave her a nest box one night, and had 23 eggs in the morning.



However, the eggs were odd. The majority of them were smaller and rounder, quite unlike a Cali egg. Five of them were large oblong califonia-like eggs. only a couple were obviously slugs. However, in two weeks, all of the small eggs were bad, and only three of the large eggs were good. One more went bad in the next month, and I had almost written the clutch off when I found this little girl.



Finally, I cut the other egg open to find a long-dead baby that looked just like her, but instead black and white. I'm sad that he didn't make it.



I realize how much she just looks like an albino prarie, and the only differences I can see is that so many albino praries are sort of an ugly yellow, instead of the bright red/orange of her.



I will post both pictures in the morning. Sorry for the long post, but I read all these responses and felt that I was being underestimated, or called a liar.



Thanks,

nate.

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