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Found this pair together under the same piece of a/c in NW Cleveland County in May. Eastern Kings are not common in the foothills of NC, so this was a spectacular find. First photo is the female. Second and Third photo are of the male. The kings I find on the western part of the state seem to be more robust than the ones I find on the coast. I wonder if this is due to more of a rodent based diet in the western Piedmont/Foothills???

Thanks for looking,
Michael

I love the first photo!!!!!

>>Found this pair together under the same piece of a/c in NW Cleveland County in May. Eastern Kings are not common in the foothills of NC, so this was a spectacular find. First photo is the female. Second and Third photo are of the male. The kings I find on the western part of the state seem to be more robust than the ones I find on the coast. I wonder if this is due to more of a rodent based diet in the western Piedmont/Foothills???
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Roberts Realm Of Reptile Research
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Thanks,

I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

I'm much more a snake guy than a camera guy. I'm usually so excited about getting from one site to the next when conditions are right that my photos end up looking like this...

>>I'm much more a snake guy than a camera guy. I'm usually so excited about getting from one site to the next when conditions are right that my photos end up looking like this...
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Thanks,

I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

Nice! That first one has such a classic getula appearance-great find!
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Brad Chambers
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The Avalanche has already started-it is too late for the pebbles to vote....

Yeah!,....I like that first pic too!,...talk about a nice symetrical chain pattern!!!!!!, even along the sides!!

~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

Nice thunder snakes! I really want to spend some time in the sandhills and around the Fear river.
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Todd Hughes

Here's one from New Hanover County, that I found in March of '07. I could have trown a rock in the Cape Fear from the spot where I found her. Notice the difference in this one from the coast and the ones from the foothills.

This was one was collected and eventually released where found.

Thanks,
Michael

That's exact;y what I'm talking about! Those coastal kings, you never know what you're gonna get! I like the speckled blotches!
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Todd Hughes