Hello,
This is the same snake that is pictured as a yearling next to his completely normal S. GA Eastern king parents on Keith Hillson's site. He is a large (4ft.) adult, hatched in 2001. He will hopefully breed next spring if I can keep him from trying to kill and consume his potential mate. He possess the most savage feeding response I have seen in 25 years of snake keeping. If I try to pick him up after handling another snake I will be bitten and constricted without mercy. Not a big deal, just tap him on the nose he lets go, but he still expects to be fed and will follow my hand until the food odor is removed. He is as tame as a puppy as long as you smell like a human and not a rodent or reptile. The scarring on his tail is from him chasing and attempting to consume the snake that's following him (himself....duh!). He'll thrash about until he breaks his own skin and then he jumps, releases, and looks around for the source of the pain......dumba$$! Thanks for looking.
Will Still
