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Hi
Not many topics on dione and twinspots (bimaculata). They are among the easiest and most active snakes, and I cannot figure out why they arn`t more popular. Coloration is so variable and they can be just as colorfull as situla or even more.
Among my dione I have speciems from '4 km N. Village Tschernjaevka, at river Kalgyr (Kalgir), E.
Kazachstan (N 48° 41,984'; E 85°02,410'), 218-327 m altitude'
They are quite different from other dione. First of all they are huge. 3 feet in a year is normal and the wild caught animals were 4 feet . Another thing is that the eggs feels like halffilled waterballons. They are very strange to keep in your hand, but they always hatch with big and strong babies.

Best wishes
Søe
Reptilia-Denmark

Nice photo. I know that Terry Cox is a big fan of dione. But you're right. They should have a lot more fans.

Have you got any new photos of the gloydi. I'd love to see how they are doing.

Best regards
John

Hi John
I placed a few pictures under ratsnakes in stead of here. They are doing fine Very fine actually. The female is gravid

Best wishes
Søe

Yes I guess technically the gloydi have to stay on the general forum. So to stay on-topic for the asian forum how are your conpicillata doing. I envy you for having them. They're amazing looking juvies.
Best regards
John

Hi John
Good and bad I must say. They are thriving and growing, BUT it is 2 males and not a pair unfortunately. Both breeder and I checked them to be a pair, but now there is absolutely no doubt that they are both males.
I hope someday to get a female to them.

My snakes are very late out of hibernation because I went to help Bert Langerwerf this spring, but the first eggs are there and some interesting copulations
Most interesting for me is the melanistic longissima from Loir Valley. That is the first copulation I have seen in many many years, and only 1,2 animals has been bred since 1989 (all ower)That could be a nice to see some new babies

Best wishes
søe
Reptilia-Denmark

Søe:

I'm sorry to hear I messed up the sexing of the pair. I'll get a better technician than myself to find a female from my next clutch and I'll figure a way to get it to you. It won't be a complete waste because two males is a big help in mating readiness. I find that the ritual male combat greatly increases the likelihood of breeding success.

My deepest apologies
John

Hi John

It was the conspicillata that is 2 males unfortunately. I will get a female some day for them, but there is not that many bred.

The Toledo gloydis are a pair, a very nice pair

I will send some pics when she lays the eggs.

Best wishes
Søe

Sorry to hear about the conspics. Soe, I'm really happy about the melanistic longissimas breeding. I think they are very attractive. I've got a sub-adult pair from Germany. They're very interesting. I hope to breed them next year.

I'm looking forward to reading your results this fall at your website.

Best regards
John

I love my diones,
every year they are the first to hatch!
ciao
nazzza

Glad to see you on here. Please post more photos.
Regards
John

Greetings from the long forgotten...

Snakeywake

Nice pic of a nice looking snake.

Regards
John

another picture of a bizarre comradeship...

My E. dione is very shy though among all my ratsnakes the most efficient killer.