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An '04 Kankakee bullsnake that I hatched. This girl is feeding on adult rats and getting huge.

A CB Dekalb county Alabama northern. This snake copulated with another north AL northern last week so I am hoping for a nice clutch of eggs.

A yearling black pine from an exceptional group that I was fortunate enough to put together.

Thanks for all of the great posts lately. I have not visited in a while and its good to see that the forum is active.

Phil

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Boy Phil, those are ALL great looking snakes! Kevin
harrellandsonsherps

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the photo's.

Phil

That Black Pine is outstanding!! What lineage is it from?
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Aubrey Ross

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Thanks Aubrey. That snake was produced by Lloyd Heilbrunn. If I'm not mistaken I believe that Lloyd's line is from Lloyd Lempke stock.

Phil

Good stuff Phil,

I finally have the temporary herp room set up at Mom's house, they'll be there until my fiance and I have our new house. I'll be feeding this weekend and putting critters together in the next few weeks. Whether I have breeding success or not is unimportant; the move from my house to Mom's has been stressful enough for them (and me!), and another move is yet to come. How are the field ventures shaping up this season? Good luck both with breeding and in the field.

Bart

Good hearing from you Bart! Breeding saeason is going well and field season is in full swing. I'm heading back out now but I'll shoot you an e-mail this weekend and catch up.

Thanks, Phil

Man that northern is sweet! I like that bull too.

Dan

Thanks Dan. Your Montana bulls are outstanding! Look forward to hearing more on your work with them.

Phil

Those are all very nice - I've never seen a Northern quite like that!

Tim

Thanks Tim. The red AL northern is a very neat snake. I will be curious to see if any of her offspring have this same trait.

Phil

'04 Kankakee bullsnake.... ya I'll take her and her babies
Later

CHRIS FLOWERS

Thanks Chris. The Kankakee bulls are some of my favorites!

Phil

Unbelievable animals Phil!!!!
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Genesis 1:1

Thanks Billy! Hope to see you in Daytona this year.

Phil

Nice Phil! How are the Kentucky northerns doing? Take care
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Jeremy Pierce
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Thanks Jeremy. I witnessed courtship with our KY northerns earlier this week and then backed off to give them some space. We are optimistic that copulation occured.

Thanks, Phil

Outstanding! Those are my favorite northern that I've seen. Keep us posted.
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Jeremy Pierce
Shade Tree Exotics
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Will do Jeremy!

Thanks, Phil

Glad to hear the Ky. Northern pines are doing great Phil. The yellow on them is stunning. Red, yellow, cream, white, I don't think I've ever seen a Northern Pine I didn't like.
Kudos on the book from Will and yourself. I picked me up a copy several weeks ago, and it's outstanding.

Steve
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"I never had any luck with women. One girl told me to come on over, there's nobody home. I went over, there was nobody home."
Rodney Dangerfield.

Thanks Steve. Glad to hear that you like the book!

Phil

Gorgeous Snakes! Is that a typical color for an Alabama Northren?

I really cannot speak with authority on this, but I have to admit I am curious myself. She was produced by a friend of mine and from what I have gathered from him and some other trusted sources Alabama melanoleucus show a wide range of variation. My guess is she is more the exception than is typical.

Thanks for the interest,

Phil

Steller animals all the way around! Great shots Phil!
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Todd Hughes

Thanks Todd. How's the field herping season going for you in Texas so far?

Phil

Started slow but is picking up nicely! Saw 25 snakes Sunday but 21 were dor's. Still an indicator of movement. Shouldn't be long now.
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Todd Hughes

Same here Todd. Things started out a little slow but have been picking up nicely. Was on vacation last week so had a chance to get out for five full days. Found 102 live snakes and a handfull of DOR's and 16 species of snakes total. Hope the nice Spring weather continues!

Phil

Great numbers! Just got back from a dry run, temps dropped inti the mid 60's with one dor atrox found. Supposed to warm and rain this weekend, out again!
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Todd Hughes