My brother was going through some old newspaper clippings and found this PIC in a clipping from the Titusville Florida Star Advocate. These are my brother and four of our friends with some of our pet snakes. This PIC was taken around 1966. At that time Eastern Indigos were fairly common in central Florida and we found them fairly often. Our Eastern Indigos were opportunistic feeders and would eat most anything we offered to them. Some of them would even eat toads. They did seem to like Yellow Ratsnakes more than any other meal. We did some road hunting (with my dad driving) back then and often found injured snakes at night. Any injured Yellow Rat or Corn got fed to the Indigos.
Standing left to right: Tim Hubinger holding a black racer, Frank Hubinger holding a Yellow Ratsnake, Dave Clark holding a small Eastern Indigo, Dave Valentine holding an Eastern Indigo. Sitting in front is Bob Robertson holding a Cornsnake.
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Very old and very low resolution PIC.
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Thats very cool. I brightened the pic up a little.
Joe
>>Thats very cool. I brightened the pic up a little.
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>>Joe
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I find it interesting that of the five boys there holding their snakes, the two boys holding the largest snakes, don't have control of the snakes head. I guess it shows the true docile nature of Eastern Indigos, as the other species can be a little nippy when wild caught at times. Thanks for the pic and renewed memories of a childhood long ago. Jack
That's great thanks for sharing!
1966 huh? That's the year I was born. LOL
Eric
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Great picture and post!
I love the historical and nostalgic aspect of it!
wow...1966..
I was.....3 yrs old?
That a neat pic and clearly shows how common these snakes used to be. Wish we could rool back the time clock, at least in THAT respect.
Thanks for sharing
Fredrick Albury
Hi Jeff Are you still in the Titusville area? I live in Mims. I would be close to your age. I also used to find indigos back when it was legal to catch them. Buddy.
Buddy,
...I live in Savannah GA. I get back to Titusville every couple of months. I have relatives in Mims and Titusville.
Jeff
>>Hi Jeff Are you still in the Titusville area? I live in Mims. I would be close to your age. I also used to find indigos back when it was legal to catch them. Buddy.
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