Picked him up at Hamburg. He's easily over 4'. A couple of battle scars but over all in great shape. I really don't recall seeing a speckled this big.
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Wild caught speckled king
donv
Apr 30, 2007 08:46 AM
Replies (9)
FunkyRes
Apr 30, 2007 09:40 AM
That's a real nice king!
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kfisher29
Apr 30, 2007 09:55 AM
Thats a copperhead destroyer right there! I've only seen one that big in my whole life. Nice score! Kevin Fisher
MikeFedzen
Apr 30, 2007 03:46 PM
A nice big male that is about 44".
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Mike
KingPin Reptiles Inc.
www.kingpinreptiles.com
^ Updated 4/17
donv
May 01, 2007 12:44 PM
I will. He's only been in captivity for a month and is still nervous, although he has readily taken to frozen thawed. I'm trying not to handle him to much (it's hard) and haven't stretched him out for a measurement. I'll try to get at least an estimate and maybe some more pics soon. I have a bunch of snakes measured at or around 4' and he easily exceeds 4'( I'm only wrong on length estimates 50% of the time). Any pics of your big male?
Don
byron.d
Apr 30, 2007 06:23 PM
very, very nice.
byron.d
Brad_Lee
Apr 30, 2007 08:23 PM
What locality is that speckled from? Appears to be a Southern Louisiana speckled. Very nice.
Brad
donv
May 01, 2007 12:36 PM
This guy was apparently just captured in the beginning of April. He has yet to refuse FT mice, and although a little nervous, he handles pretty well.
CrotalusCo
May 01, 2007 09:35 AM
He is just huge, very nice
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Dan S.
Crotalus & Company
Wisconsin Reptile Community
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BlueKing
May 02, 2007 04:35 AM
Very nice!
Biggest one I ever found was a 58" male from Cameron parrish, LA. about 15 years ago (used to live in LA. and literally found hundreds there). He was missing a small part of his tail, so he could have been around 59", (best guess). They DO get big, but not as frequently as the Easterns I've found in South Georgia.
Zee
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