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Hey there everyone, I just want you guys' opinions on what kingsnake subspecies I should get next. I love my Splendida and MBK, they're by far my favorite snakes in my collection. What do you guys think I should get next? I know that everyone here loves brooksi kings, but they're ridiculously overpriced in my area, and I'm hesitant about having one shipped. Locally, the most affordable animals are cal kings, closely followed by San Luis Potosi. This is going to be my last snake for a while, and I really want something that will round out my group when it comes to personality and behavior. Any suggestions are welcome, I love to see your personal preferences in kings. Thanks for any replies!
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0.1 Splendida Kingsnake
1.1 Ball Python
1.0 Sinaloan Milksnake
1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa
1.0 Mexican Black King
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula

I have to say that the Thayeri are my favorite. With so much variation in colors and the different patterns to choose from (milksnake phase versus leonis phase), you can find one that looks beautiful to you. If you can attend a local reptile show, you may find some really great prices, too.
My very first pet snake is a Thayeri that got me hooked on snakes. He's still my favorite. He is so docile and beautiful and has never bitten anyone in the time I've had him. I like to let little kids pet him to learn that snakes aren't "slimy" or "bad".
Good luck with your decision. I hope you'll let us know what you decide to bring home next.
Vicky

Here's a beautiful Thayeri. If you click on the "mexicana" subforum under kingsnakes, you can see lots of beautiful pictures and learn a lot from people who have been hooked even longer than I have been.

Once you have the itch how do you stop scratching it?

OH GOD!!! If only I could round out my collection. It's an endless cycle. Too much stuff I want and very little I want to part with. I need a bigger house LOL.

Question; have you ever kept a snake you caught your self? I don't know how you feel about keeping wild caught but since you said you are apprehensive about shipping and not much available to you inexpensive, hunting and collecting (never too late to flip tin) one snake might be a good way to feel more rounded about your collection. But, if you prefer to buy, buy what you like. Round off your collection with a mate for something you have?

From looking at what you have it would be hard to tell what you might like next. You give us some suggestions and maybe we can help direct you to a good source.
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B

haha.
My collection has "squared" and I think by now "cubed"!
:Mark
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Are you sure Mark? Or, did you get a hypo rhombo??? hmmmmmmmmm LOL
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B

San Luis Potosi or Mex-Mex are a good choice. They are kind of like a Mountain King with the calmness of a Corn Snake. They don't have the variability of a Cal. King, but they are beautiful in their own right. Another bonus, depending on how you look at it, is that not everybody is working with them, unlike Cal. Kings. Either way both Kings are a good choice.
-Phil

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hey guys, whats up today? if you have the "fever" that many of us have on this forum there is no way you can really "round out" your collection. mine is constantly evolving with new interests and projects but the snakes with which i will always work with are the very same ones i collected as my "big game" animals as a kid and teen, namely eastern kings, northern pines, okeetee corns, and edbs(although i have no hots in my home owing to my wonderful lack of self discipline, lousy reflexes, and senility(in other words i'd get tagged in no time).everyone has their own particular fancies, just go with what you truly enjoy working with. my next snakes? probably going to bug my buddy dennis and get some jungle carpets , or perhaps some nice diamondXjungle crosses, indigos already on the way-funny how these are all snakes i have worked with in the past.

"your father was a hamster and your mother smelt of elderberries"-taunting frenchmen

Howie, somehow you always manage to stur up a laugh!
I would have loved to have met you before the senility kicked in. LOL!!! I need to get in touch with Dennis. I need to see the man about some ATBs. You can never have enough of those bighty little bastards. I hope you had a great trip to NY, and had a great Thanksgiving. I hope your mother didn't cook the turkey. LOL!!
-Phil
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hey there Phil, and happy thanksgiving to you too. had a gas in ny as always. wings monday? dennis can be reached at 576-6262. not sure if he has any more baby amazon trees or any surplus adults but couldnt hurt to ask. i smoked a turkey for thanksgiving. if was tough rolling it into the joint though. cmon over for a visit this week. good days are monday,thursday and friday later,Howie

"I'd rather have 2 girls at 21 each than one at 42." W.C.Fields

Thanks Howie. I don't think I can make it to the Wings on Monday, my pesky day job conflicts. I'll call after work on Monday, maybe I can stop by for a visit. I smoked a turkey with a twelve gauge! You finally found a use for that giant rolling paper that came with your Cheech and Chong album!

That must have been some turkey!
-Phil
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funny one!! that sure would roll a hell of a bomber! hey, this is reptile related, How many respected biologists have been killed by stingrays? None

As always Howie, you crack me up! As for rounding out the Lamps? Hoo-boy, can it ever be done? LOL, well, with your tendency it seems a real purty speckled king is in order! Maybe a nigra, black king as they are often overlooked, or a calligaster, prairie king, another overlooked species. I personally would go the thayeri or holbrooki route, as I am partial to them.

"I fart in your general direction. Now go away, before I taunt you a second time, you silly English k-niggits!"

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Todd Hughes

whoops, scratch that last splendida, and insert newest member of the family, Calhoun county, Texas female from day before T-day!

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Todd Hughes

hi Todd, gorgeous speckleds ya got there. i got to get some pics of mine as i have some fairly purty specks myself. ahhh, another holy grail fan. love it. later then and happy belated thanksgiving

"the rat sorbet thats not got much rat in it?"-more python

Thanks, and back at ya Howie, I can remember my old man coming out of the bedroom all sleepy eyed looking at me like I was nuts, as I was howling and rolling on the floor watching the Grail, he sits down, watches for about 10 secs., shakes his head at me and proclaims me the village idiot! Those were the days! Post 'em up Howie, would love to see 'em, it's gonna be a loooong winter!

Now YOU stay 'ere and make sure 'E doesn't leave, alrigh'?
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Todd Hughes

hey Todd, maybe this should all be placed in the "python" forum lol

"executive power comes from a mandate of the masses, not because some watery tart lobbed a scimitar at you"

Hey Todd,
I have a funny story about the first time I saw The Holy Grail.
I was in my senior year of high school, hanging out with some friends at a small house party. Needless to say after a couple of hours of playing poker, and losing my shirt, and pounding beers like all good high school seniors do. I was hammered. Another satisfied customer!!! So I decided to lay down on the couch and get my second wind. When I woke up, there were a few of my buddys still playing poker. I crawled up to the table, and started to tell them about this crazy dream I had just had. There was this crazy blood thirsty rabbit that was attacking these knights! Man, isn't that weird?!!! They all looked at me and started laughing and pounding the table. They then explained to me that I had been watching Monty Python's Holy Grail. Yeah, I got ribbed for years about that one.
-Phil
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Haha, that is the most classic of all movies for the truly gifted! Like me!
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Todd Hughes

have to say 'sticticeps',the outer banks king.in fact how about a trio, see my ad in the classifieds!lol

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"with head raised regally,and gazing at me with lidless eyes,he seemed to question with flicks of his long forked tongue my right to trespass on his territory" Carl Kauffeld

I love the outerbanks king myself, now into my 4th generation of breeding the beauties. good choice.

Knowing where they come from, I have eyed that ad seriously all day.....
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Todd Hughes

Hey Justin,
Nice looking bloodline your working with. They seem to get better with each generation. Howie's OBX Kings are definitely worth looking into.
-Phil
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I don't even have any kingsnakes, but I love to read these posts! I think durangos are a great choice though! I think that may be my favorite king this week.

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Dennis McNamara
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Hey Den, i guess this is the only way i'm going to see those lineaticolis. greetings to an even rarer visitor than me.

"when danger reared its ugly head he bravely turned his tail and fled"-the minstrel for sir robin

You can come see them anyday. Actually they are at scott's. I still have 1 young male here. So, durango it is, right?

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Dennis McNamara
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Oooooooowe Dennis. I just rolled over my tongue with my office chair.LOL!! Those P.l.lineaticollis are absolutely gorgeous.
I'll give you a call soon. Good luck with those Pituophis.
-Phil
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Sounds good Phil. I'm hoping to do absolutely nothin tomorrow, so give me a ring. Maybe Ill have to get some kings so I can legitimately post on this forum. Just what I need, MORE SNAKES! Actually I just got some cb tokays, talk about cool.

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Dennis McNamara
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cmon Dennis, you--with a kingsnake? well stranger things have happened. my favorite place to collect is mile marker 29 in georgia. that is , when i am collecting barbeque sandwiches. they are the kings of bbq sandwiches, and hence i feel justified in posting this.

"Kings Rule!"-Howie Sherman,today

Maybe one day. You can collect kings while I eat at the PIG. Beware of the toilet!

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Dennis McNamara
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...with those bogertophis,huh?see you on the elaphe forum...
....kidding-wow,sweet.if there's a waiting list put me on it for a pair!
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"with head raised regally,and gazing at me with lidless eyes,he seemed to question with flicks of his long forked tongue my right to trespass on his territory" Carl Kauffeld

Well, there are some good prices on Brooks., depending on what type of Brooks you want. But as fo another you can not go wrong with an Eastern King. They get big, very friendly and are usually a great price. My female is a big baby, and always want out to be held.

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Ball Python
Jungle Carpet Python
Eastern King
Mexican Black King
Sonoran Gopher
Aberrent Cal King
Anduran Milk
Hypo Brooks

I love the smell of aspen shavings in the morning...lol

"To serve man..it's...it's a cookbook!"

Find someone breeding the bright colored mex-mex

The really dark ones are nice too.
:Mark
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Do you work with Mex-Mex? I just might need a few more down the road.
-Phil
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They have been a favorite of mine for years.
I had bred to get the lightest and brightest for some time and also decided I like the very dark ones too, but had sold them off by then...When I find more like that I'll probably get more.
:Mark
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