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Hey guys. I received this nice pair of 06's a few months ago from Jared and Kerry Aicher. They were bred by Jeff Hardwick. I think these guys are beautiful. The female is the high white animal. I really like these guys. Thanks for looking. Mike Panichi

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Those are nice, Mike. I'm guessing Cherry Co., NE locality? It's amazing how greatly the animals can vary within a single locality, and Cherry Co., NE seems to have a huge degree of variability - probably due to the size of the county, and the diversity of habitats found there. That female you've got is prime - Jeff produces some stunning examples of that locality. I hope you enjoy them!

-Cole

Here's a few Cherry Co., NE pale photos that I've posted before:

nice!!! Yes they are Cherry County. I was a little taken back at how small they are for 06 babies though. I guess they are small snakes in general. I must admit though, there is something about them that I like very much. I have been getting into some milksnakes and kingsnakes and this pair was one of the first I picked up. Hey Jeff, do you have a website? Any leftovers? Anyway guys, what are some of the other localities that these Pales are from? Thanks guys. Mike
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honesty is my only policy

To funny, I was answering your question as you were writing it.

-Dell

Bighorn co. MT

I thought that was going on, LOL. I want to pick up a few more localities of these guys. Yours are beautiful. Thanks for posting them. Mike
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Pales tend to be one of the smaller races of triangulum - a 36" animal is almost unheard of. As for other localities in collections: I'll list a few off the top of my head, although others exist. By state:

MT -
Yellowstone Co.
Bighorn Co.
Powder River Co.
Carbon Co.
Stillwater Co.

NE -
Cherry Co.
Thomas Co.
Sheridan Co.
Garden Co.
Keith Co.

SD -
Pennington Co. (Black Hills)
Charles Mix Co.
Stanley Co.

Here's a photo of a spotted Black Hills (Pennington Co.), SD pale I hatched this spring

That has to be the coolest pale ever.

Thanks, Dan!

-Cole

WOW! Thats a stunning animal. Thanks for listing the localities and for the advice. Mike Panichi
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honesty is my only policy

Glad to help. I'm sure there are more localities of pales being worked with, but those are the ones that come immediately to mind. Keep us posted on the progress with those snakes, and above all - enjoy them.
-Cole

Thomas Co., NE multistrata

Nice Pales Mike.
Jeff H. has some of the best multistrata out there.
You will really enjoy getting them up to size. Well started Pales are easy to bring to adults, and you should go through some color changes along the way to adulthood.

Nebraska Pales are great, but don't forget other localities of Pales too.
-Dell

Cherry co. NE

Bighorn co. MT

Bighorn co. MT

Thomas co. NE

Powder river co. MT

Yellowstone co. MT

07 neonate, Yellowstone co., from the above female.

Pennington co. SD

Cherry co. NE

She's the biggest pale I've ever seen - just at the 36" mark at approx 6 yrs.....
This is the dam to the white animal with and without eggs. I'm pretty sure your nate came from the clutch she's carrying in the bloated pic.
The yellow one is from a sparkling yellow male, one of the brightest yellow milks I've seen and mom is an odd rusty animal. E-mail for more pedigree and pics.
Glad to see the pair is looking healthy and fat!

Great snakes, Jeff! I love the variability in those Cherry Co. animals.

-Cole