I like either the solid black kings or the ones that are very heavily patterned. It wouldn't be a good match as to the county but looks wise this female is similar looking to the big male in the first series of pics. I had thought about breeding them next year but I would prefer to breed county to county or at least the same population. This match up could make for some nice looking offspring though. Oddly enough this female was found in the knobs at a friend of mines property. Most of the kings from that area are very dark and unpatterned so I was surprised to see her there. It goes to show that the amount of pattern and the habitat found in is a definite trend but there are exceptions such as with this snake. I have been hunting the knobs for years though and have seen many kings there yet this is the only one I have seen there that looked like this. Phil

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• Habitat linkedf variation within L.g.nigra..... - Phil Peak, Sat Jul 9 19:43:01 2005
• and on the other hand... - Phil Peak, Sat Jul 9 19:50:48 2005
• What a nice looking snake! np - BobS, Sat Jul 9 21:25:48 2005
• Interesting, You May Be Right - Ameron, Sun Jul 10 10:57:45 2005
• RE: Interesting, You May Be Right - Phil Peak, Mon Jul 11 06:41:29 2005
• RE: and on the other hand... - antelope, Tue Jul 12 00:09:32 2005
• RE: Aaahhh, nothing like a KY nigra!!! - Hotshot, Sat Jul 9 21:22:29 2005
• RE: Aaahhh, nothing like a KY nigra!!! - Phil Peak, Sun Jul 10 09:01:35 2005
• RE: Aaahhh, nothing like a KY nigra!!! - antelope, Tue Jul 12 00:13:19 2005
• RE: Habitat linkedf variation within L.g.nigra..... - Keith Hillson, Sat Jul 9 22:23:40 2005
• RE: Habitat linkedf variation within L.g.nigra..... - Phil Peak, Sun Jul 10 09:14:41 2005