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...seen out and about by two of my herpin' friends over the weekend. It can truly be said that these pics do not do that snake justice. Beautiful 4.5' girl. Very hot day here in central FL.
Wish they all looked like this!


:Mark
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Surrender Dorothy!

www.crimsonking.funtigo.com

That is one incredible looking snake. I am jealous! Tom Stevens
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TomsSnakes.com

That must have been a real thrill for them. Did you keep her and where was she from as far as locale? They don't get any prettier than she is!!!

John Cherry
Cherryville Farms

That snake is awesome!!! She looks kind of like the southern in the April 2001 issue of Reptiles magazine but better!!! Kevin

Sorry but I gotta know...JB

A truly exceptional animal! It truly sucks that us Florida residents cannot breed mugitus. One could hunt a lifetime and not see an example like this one. On a side note.......since Florida pines exist in fractured microhabitats, there may be others in this area that are similar in looks.

Hello, Steve.

I LOVE your enclosures! I want some of those.

Here are 4 questions for you:

1. Where did you get your enclosures?
2. What are the dimensions on one of those?
3. Do you just stack them from the floor up?
4. What is the size of your big pine which is pictured?

Thank you very much in advance for answering my questions.

Take care,
Terry

Terry...........Those cages are from Boaphile plastics. The dimensions are 48" x 24" deep x 11.5" high. I believe that Boaphile advertises on the kingsnake.com classifieds category for caging, etc. These are a very well made pvc plastic enclosure. They have a small air gap around the acrylic doors, but I modified mine by drilling additional ventilation holes on one end to keep the humidity down. Mine are stacked on a small table, but you can stack them any way you want. I'm totally satisfied with these cages. I also recommend those Westec Ultra Light cabinet lights that Boaphile uses. Here's a tip for you: These lights come with a warm fluorescent bulb. Replace it with the "cool" bulb. This gives a brighter, more natural look to your cage. I have both black and gray cages. The gray cages are more brightly lit with the cabinet light on than the black cages. However, snake feces will produce purplish staining on the cage floors . The folks at Boaphile explained this as a chemical reaction between the fecal urates and the plastic. It is simply undetectable visually on the black plastic. Since my snakes poop on the newspaper, a little purple staining on the cage bottom isn't really a big issue with me. It is hidden by the newspaper. It could be a big problem for people that keep arboreal snakes. You could get some unsightly streaks on the interior walls. I would definitely stick with black for your arboreals. Just my 2 cents on that.

That Northern pine is almost 7 years old........he is 8.5 feet long and weighed 9.5 lbs the last time I checked. Here's an older pic of him.

Hello, Steve.

I sincerely appreciate all the valuable information. It DOES help me tremendously.

Take care,
Terry

Now that is one GORGEOUS snake!

I got an '05 from Tom Stevens last year that's going to be looking VERY similar to that one!

I would've needed a crapper if I stumbled across that beauty in the wild!!! LOVE those things!

//Todd

That is truly one of the prettiest pines that I have seen.

Scott Robinson