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Little gal here took all her gusto to push these big eggs out. Although they are half the normal size of a corn egg, she did it.

This is a wild caught 20 inch Miami that was found gravid.

Dan

poor lil thing.... those 3 lil eggs filled her right on up, didnt they.... well.... she did her part... 3 more corns in the world!!! yay lil snakie!!! you should name her something brave.... like hilary....after clinton.....hahahha j/k i know i'd have to have some kind of bravery if i went back to my cheating husband....but thats another subject... congrats!!!

~kin
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SNAKIES~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Corns:
.1 Normal (Gertrude)
1. unknown hypo? normal? (Romeo)
1.2 Miami Phase (Hector, Emily, Charlotte) thanks jeff!
1. Amel het Blizzard (Dunesbury)
1. Classic het Hypo, poss het Amel, Anery (Cobra)
1.1 Classics (Henry VIII, Cassy [Emilys babies])
.1 Amel (Pepperoni)
1.1 Hypo zig zags poss het Caramel (Bernard, Abegail)
.1 Classic{reduced black} het Hypo, Stripe (Gracie Lou)
1.1 Anery het Motley (Lleroy, Persia)

Rats:
1.1 Black rats (Willard, Cecily)

Cal Kings:
1.1 Striped Cal Kings (Dweezil, Skunky)

Other:
0.0.1 Worm Snake

~~~~~~~~~~~~~LEOPARD GECKOS~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1. Normal het Midnight Blizzard (Mr. Spot)
0.1 Blizzard (Blitz) was attacked by a cat and still living!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~TURTLES~~~~~~~~~~~~

.1 white cheeked mud (Opel)
.1 snapping turtle (no name, ideas welcome)

That Poooooor thing!!!!
Thats gotta be like statutory Rape in the snake world.
lol.
I am glad someone found her, so she can get the power feeding that she is going to need!
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****Misty****

www.sneakyserpents.com

"Yesterday was the deadline for all complaints"

Not counting Hatchlings, this is what I have.........

1.1.2 bearded dragons
8.16.0 corn snakes
1.1.0 jungle corns
1.2.0 California King
1.0.0 Mexican Black king
0.1.0 Blotched king
0.1.0 Lavender Brooksi king
1.0.0 Sinaloan milk snake
0.1.0 Tri-Hybrid milk snake
1.1.0 Arizona mountain king
0.1.0 Congo African Grey Parrot
0.1.0 German Shepherd (hybrid) dog

Wow!

That's one impressive little Mother!

By any chance do you know her before/after weight?
Those eggs look like they represent a significant percentage of her body weight. Maybe even some kind of record.

Regards,

John D.
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I am so not lesdysxic!

0.1 Creamsicle Cornsake "Yolanda"
1.0 Bairds Ratsnake "Steely Dan"
0.1 Desert Kingsnake "FATTY"
0.1 Black Rat (WV Rescue) "Roberta"

So much for all of the 'thou shalt not breed a female less than 36" or 250g' stuff you so often see here. Females will breed when they're ready in the wild, and this little gal was ready at a size most keepers would SCREAM over, if someone intentionally introduced her to a male.

It's all relative in the corn world. The only "set in stone" rule is: There are no "set in stone" rules.
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Darin Chappell
Hillbilly Herps
PO Box 254
Rogersville, MO 65742

Importers have noted that many types of wild caught herps come in gravid at half the average adult size for the species (whatever species it may be). Locality specific Miami corns don't generally grow to the same average size as other locality corns, they're smaller. So although it may seem out-of-place for a snake this small to produce eggs, it happens more often than you might think. Baby Miamis often need lizards as their "starter" food, as some have difficulty swallowing pinky mice.

Tim

Third Eye

That little guy is a screamer! Almost need sunglasses....
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0.1 Snow Corn "Hope"
1. Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Chunk" (Goonies)
.1 Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Peaches"
0.0.1 MO Locale Black Ratsnake "Molly" (Flogging Molly)

As we say in Missouri, "I ain't goin back to Missouri!"