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1.1 Crotalus mitchellii stephensi, CB 05, locality Mt. Charleston, Nevada

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Rob Olivier
www.natuuralbum.nl

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norcalsnakemaster@comcast.net

Great looking snakes Rob. I like that longitudinal "stripe' on the one pic. They are one of my faves. Here's some of my kids from last year.

I have a breeding pair of those as well. My male and female are five years old and were both born from different mothers. The male came from Kyle Canyon Road and the other came from a rocky outcrop near Armagosa Valley. I have bred them each of the last three years and let all the babies (around 8 per year) go in the same place as their mother. I wonder if any made it? What are the chances?? And to my knowledge there is no parental care like molossus so they are on their own like wild ones.

I am sure you believe you are doing a good thing, but it is against Nevada law to release captive born into the wild. You need to keep the babies, give them away, or stop breeding them.