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Here's the xanthic culminatus that raised a discussion a few weeks ago-interesting snake.

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Venomous snakes---best hobby on earth!
Bill Huseth

thats the dude i wanted to see again. my new favorite. and it looks SO much better in person. thanx for posting the photos. now, produce me one. PLEASE

I'm a big time techno-tard so attempting to post pics is out of the question for me....thanks for doing this Ryan.

The culminatus is a monster and has a personality to match his beasty appearance; by far and away the most difficult rattlesnake I have ever had to work with (when it comes to having to remove him from his exhibit). We may be breeding him at some point since he is such an impressive animial but, unfortunately, due to policies that I have in place, we are unable to donate/give/sell any of our venomous herps to private individuals; they must be affiliated with a zoo, nature center, museum, etc. It's just a liability issue.

Thai, the King Cobra, is a big puppy dog. He doesn't have a bad bone in his body and actually enjoys the interactions that I have with him on a daily basis. Just a magnificent animal. He came from Earl Turner of Texas who really did all the work for me as he raised this beautiful animal from a hatchling and invested a lot of time in producing one of the most placid kings I have ever had the privilege of working with.

Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center
Lake Forest, IL

>>thats the dude i wanted to see again. my new favorite. and it looks SO much better in person. thanx for posting the photos. now, produce me one. PLEASE
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL

Rob: It's good to see that I'm not the only guy here who couldn't post a pic if he wanted to. That culminatus is one fantastic looking animal. Fat as a tick. I love the way each scale is separate & raised on them. Don't let the word out on the king. If people knew that some could actually be mellow, more might want to jump in on that.

~~Greg~~

You are absolutely right about the king; this king is truly the exception and not what I am typically used to (and that's dealing with a steam enging coming at you)....he's just one of those unbelievable rarities.

>>Rob: It's good to see that I'm not the only guy here who couldn't post a pic if he wanted to. That culminatus is one fantastic looking animal. Fat as a tick. I love the way each scale is separate & raised on them. Don't let the word out on the king. If people knew that some could actually be mellow, more might want to jump in on that.
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>> ~~Greg~~
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL

that i am the lone curator of the zoo, museum or central ill!!! making perfectly within policy and law for me to own one of those snakes.

to dream
i gotta get out of illinois
thanx again

they look more like t albinos to me. any scientist ever done any tests on these?

t possitive or negative

awesome animals!!!does anybody ever see normals around?keep the pics coming