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I was in the canefields of s. FL yesterday and not having much luck looking for kings when after walking from one board to another I turned around to see this at my feet...

now, either I was very tired AND blind enough to walk right over him the first time or he was just cruisin' out after being disturbed...

Either way, he made my day..At least I saw some color after all.
The yellows in the area can be very deep yellow espcially around the head/neck region..Little white with faint stripes.
:Mark
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Surrender Dorothy!

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Man oh man, what a beauty. Doubt you could miss that screamer! Love that first pic.

Wow!That is a screamer for sure.
I'm afraid that would have had to come home with me.Is it legal in Florida?
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"Upon Thy Belly Thou Shalt Go"

It is legal in FL (provided not in a protected area)and they are one of the most commonly seen/successful snakes and if I were to breed any yellows this year it just might be this "phase".
:Mark
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Surrender Dorothy!

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Maybe we're just getting old, Mark, but I can remember several times being so focused on a target species, as to overlook a more obvious animal that wasn't the target!
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Great animal. Great pics.
Thanks for that one.
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Regards, Bill McGighan

Well thanks for pointing out the age thing! I left that option out on purpose... hahaha
but...it has happened and it seems I'm often just as happy with the "incidental" finds.
:Mark

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Surrender Dorothy!

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That's one of the best I have seen on the forums Mark, glad your day wasn't a bust!
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Todd Hughes

and he was actually a bit better in person. It was so bright out I could not see the view finder of my camera so just kinda winged it. Some subtle colors in the mix with the nice yellows.
I really like them.
:Mark
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Surrender Dorothy!

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WOW! I think I just went blind looking at that beauty! LOL!

Pretty intergrade there! I see quite a bit of 'Glades influence..

Matthew

........nice yellow.......better then alot of them....
........good find......
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..JY

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Truth is... I bet I've got more response from this photo than I would have with a king from that area if I posted it on the kingsnake forum.
:Mark
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Surrender Dorothy!

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I had yellows and glades and that one is nice....I hate the dark lines on them....hard to find good ones....

...good luck......
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Beautiful Yellow rat? He looks as laid back as a Labrador Retreiver Mark.
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Randy Whittington

Well somebody beat me to the "getting old" comment but come on man!!! That is a screamer!!!!

Looking at an animal like that it makes me wonder why more people are not into yellows?? I guess it is because they are too commone and the herptaculture folks want the high priced stuff instead. I have kept quite a few and I have loved all of them!! That one is certainly a beauty Mark!! Nice find brother!!

Jason

hahaha...only as old as I feel..(oops that's pretty old today)
I too have found some fugly yellows but as a rule, they are great snakes. I can't remember a yellow that wouldn't feed. Either wc or cb.
Here's a yellow one fron DeSoto a couple years back..

:Mark
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Surrender Dorothy!

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Dang Mark that is one of the nicest yellows I've ever seen captive or wild
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“Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.” Emmerson

Awesome find. I love yellow rats.