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....for grins I snapped this quick pic of one of my most recent aquisitions from R.S. Cox wetting her whistle, so to speak.
A female from a group of 1.3 adult north Florida panhandle mole kings that shows some nice color for the area.

I know they'll produce some pretty li'l ones next season.
Added to another half dozen of these guys and gals breeding again next year, (along with lots of other locales) I will have my hands full again no doubt.

:Mark
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Surrender Dorothy!

crimsonking.piczo.com/

Yes, the diagnosis is "mole addiction", the prognosis is acquiring more!..LOL!

Nice rhombo!

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

What a beautiful snake. Really. Great photo, too. Those moles always get my attention, but that' one's just awesome.
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1.1 Florida Kingsnake
1.0 Kisatchie Cornsnake

They are underrated in my opinion..
Do you plan on keeping any in the future?
:Mark
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Surrender Dorothy!

crimsonking.piczo.com/

"They are underrated in my opinion..
Do you plan on keeping any in the future?"

I never planned on keeping any snakes at ALL! So planning has very little to do with it, evidently.

But, kidding aside, I would be interested to know more about them. Like how their temperament compares with my brooksis, are they finicky eaters, how big do they get and are they really expensive.
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1.1 Florida Kingsnake
1.0 Kisatchie Cornsnake

Yeah, I guess many of us didn't "plan" on keeping so many snakes, huh? haha.
As for temperment, they are laid back as they can be. Hatchlings can be feisty at first but always calm down. In most instances they are not flighty like some milks but again, as hatchlings, they can be.
Alert snakes that seem to look for you when you enter the room, they will definitely check out most anything that comes their way.
They do love to have a hide, or better, just substrate to bury into.
Babies can be finicky for sure with maybe 1/3 or less taking f/t pinks right away. Live pinks are taken by another few and most times I end up giving them a head start w/various techniques. That may include scenting, assist feeding, or force feeding...depending on my resources at hand and mostly my patience.
Once started on a feeding regimen they are almost as dependable as any other Lampropeltis.
They are inexpensive snakes and great to observe as well.
:Mark
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Surrender Dorothy!

crimsonking.piczo.com/

jeez Mark,

your collection is getting smaller and smaller (get it? HA!).

Are you back from Jersey or geting ready to go?

cheers,
daveb
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in the light, you will find the road...

You are a glutton for punishment, lol! I may try my hand at some of your goodies next year Mark, she looks great!
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Todd Hughes

Very pretty!
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Snake Cages

Very nice, Mark. Are those hard to get going as hatchlings (assuming one doesn't have an unlimited supply of tiny skinks)?
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Diego

SWCHR

well thanks alot,,,now i have yet another snake that i want to get,,,lol..great looking,,,,maybe i should move to florida....
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I love the smell of aspen shavings in the morning...lol

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