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Found this lil guy in front of our garage He actually ended up crawling INTO the garage, so I guess I won't be traipsing through the garage barefoot til winter again... At least there's something in there eating the mice!!

It was dark so I was pretty much pointing the camera in the right direction and hoping the flash would help the focus. He was a lot redder than he came out in the pictures. Flash dark prolly wiped out the red.

My dad pointed him out to me and my first reaction, I kid you not, was "AWESOME! Ohmigod don't let him move I'ma go get my camera!"

~jenny
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"The python has, and I fib no fibs,
318 pairs of ribs.
In stating this I place reliance
On a seance with one who died for science
This figure is sworn to and attested,
He counted them while being digested."
~Ogden Nash

jenny.thegreenes.org

"If you're happy and you know it,
Bomb Iraq!
If you cannot find Osama,
Bomb Iraq!
If the terrorists are frisky,
Pakistan is looking shifty,
North Korea is too risky,
Bomb Iraq!

Jenny, where do you live? Is that a pygmy? Cool. I'm in the northern lower penninsula of Michigan and have been trying to locate massassaguas for almost ever. Their pretty scarce here.

Quig
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Don't interupt me when I'm talkin' to myself

I'm in north county San Diego, and I'm 90% sure it's "Crotalus oreganus helleri", or a southern pacific rattlesnake.

http://www.californiaherps.com/snakes/pages/c.o.helleri.html

I am pretty fond of speckleds but I haven't seen any around our house since the fires in 2003.

~jenny
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"The python has, and I fib no fibs,
318 pairs of ribs.
In stating this I place reliance
On a seance with one who died for science
This figure is sworn to and attested,
He counted them while being digested."
~Ogden Nash

jenny.thegreenes.org

"If you're happy and you know it,
Bomb Iraq!
If you cannot find Osama,
Bomb Iraq!
If the terrorists are frisky,
Pakistan is looking shifty,
North Korea is too risky,
Bomb Iraq!

You're most likely right then. I'm not real familiar with west of the mississippi species. It's a pretty one. If I didn't have overly tactile kids I'd probably have a hot or two in my collection .

Quig
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Don't interupt me when I'm talkin' to myself

Excellent! Beautiful snake for sure, but as you said, be careful.

We recently moved out to the country and before the winter had set in I found two baby milk snakes hiding underneath one of our garage doors. It was exciting. My wife was not pleased to know that I placed them under our deck in our back yard. They were beautiful also.

Congrats on your new friend.
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Kyle
www.royalvariations.com

"be safe, be happy and dont let anyone make you afraid" David Coverdale

hehe. It's not like the milksnakes are poisonous or anything, so there's nothing to worry about...lol. We love releasing california kingsnakes in our yard...they eat the rattlers!

Lotsa cool stuff out in the country

~jenny
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"The python has, and I fib no fibs,
318 pairs of ribs.
In stating this I place reliance
On a seance with one who died for science
This figure is sworn to and attested,
He counted them while being digested."
~Ogden Nash

jenny.thegreenes.org

"If you're happy and you know it,
Bomb Iraq!
If you cannot find Osama,
Bomb Iraq!
If the terrorists are frisky,
Pakistan is looking shifty,
North Korea is too risky,
Bomb Iraq!

Great pics Jenny...I would have been just like you...COOL, get the camera. I kept several different species of rattlers a few years back...but decided it wasn't worth the risk and got out of it. I miss them though...I still think the venomous stuff is among the most beautiful.
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Dale....dgoins222@yahoo.com
www.LibertyReptiles.com

Thanks! I agree, the venemous snakes are absolutely gorgeous. I reeeeeeally want to have one someday but they're definately a whole 'nother thing entirely from the critters I keep now.
Someday!

Thanks again!

~jenny
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"The python has, and I fib no fibs,
318 pairs of ribs.
In stating this I place reliance
On a seance with one who died for science
This figure is sworn to and attested,
He counted them while being digested."
~Ogden Nash

jenny.thegreenes.org

"If you're happy and you know it,
Bomb Iraq!
If you cannot find Osama,
Bomb Iraq!
If the terrorists are frisky,
Pakistan is looking shifty,
North Korea is too risky,
Bomb Iraq!

He's a cute little bugger - we don't get them here - too coastal I guess - but when we go hiking we usually see them - fascinating little ones - but I haven't seen many yet this season - perhaps the warm weather has just brought them out.
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Tosha
JET Pythons

They're nocturnal so the warm weather is probably finally warming up the nights enough for them to be more active. Been fscking FREEZING at night (for socal, anyway) for the past few months.
Where's "here" for you?

~jenny
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"The python has, and I fib no fibs,
318 pairs of ribs.
In stating this I place reliance
On a seance with one who died for science
This figure is sworn to and attested,
He counted them while being digested."
~Ogden Nash

jenny.thegreenes.org

"If you're happy and you know it,
Bomb Iraq!
If you cannot find Osama,
Bomb Iraq!
If the terrorists are frisky,
Pakistan is looking shifty,
North Korea is too risky,
Bomb Iraq!

Now that is very cool. Great photos thanks for sharing them.
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Morph Evolutions
www.morphevolutions.com

I love rattlers.

That is absolutely precious! I love the pics.