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Just returned froma brief get-away in Canada to find a small clutch of San Diego zonata out and about. My wife still finds it strange that the first thing I do once in the house is to check the incubator before ANYTHING else. I equate this with her need to be in the front of a line when it comes to a designer's clothing/accessory "sample sale".....LOL. It all boils down to anticipation, and after 83 days this is a much-needed fix....hope you like!

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Jerry Kruse

And God said, "Let there be zonata subspecies for all to ponder..."

Sweeeeet. Now, gimeeee gimeeee gimeeeee.

Jerry,

Why did you have to post those.

Now I will have to hold onto my 1.3 adult breeding group.

But what i really want is the Coastal Mtn kings.

Pulchra , Laguna mtns locale

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www.Bluerosy.com

keep the group?!? You're always wanting the dang things, and quite a nice trade-off you made indeed for brooksi.....so have at it man! Anything to keep the knuckleheads outta the crevices and getting some good captive-bred gems instead.
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Jerry Kruse

And God said, "Let there be zonata subspecies for all to ponder..."

If it's one thing I hate it's crevice ruining knuckleheads! Great point.
Tom Stevens
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TomsSnakes.com
twitter.com/TomsSnakes

You actually don't have to destroy any rocks or crevices. That was a loong time ago when collecting was legal and the professional collectors did not know what they were doing.

That incident in the Lagunas is what started all the restriction on all Calif reptiles. Someone complined that rocks were being split open and left a mess. Collectors didn't have the sense to return rocks to their original position to find more zonata in upcoming seasons.

Which has nothing to do with the snakes population densities. For most locales Mtn kings are very common. I would compare them to skinks. They are plentiful if you know how to look for them and when. They are nowhere near endangered or threatened. Just an example how regulation is always easy but deregulation is nearly impossible. NO Mtn king desities were done by Calif Wildlife F&G and since then it has been proven in their legal court system that they are very common and not threatened. But of course, this gets postponed or swept under the rug.

However I think that people ruining or not replacing rocks in their original postion should be a crime. And SHOULD BE PROSECUTED. If not for anything else, it makes the Mtn kings easier to find for the next guy.
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www.Bluerosy.com

Great Stuff Jerry.. I can't believe you went on vaca with eggs in the cooker!! We need to talk about that..

~ Mike Russo

""" My wife still finds it strange that the first thing I do once in the house is to check the incubator before ANYTHING else."""
Haha aint that the truth!?!? Mine knows it doesn't matter regardless of how many hours I had been on the road...I have to see the snakes and eggs before anything else.
Congrats on your new babies.
Tom Stevens
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TomsSnakes.com
twitter.com/TomsSnakes

Those are nice Jerry...

I tell my wife that these are our shoes and purses......LOL
Shhh....Don't tell her that there's a shoe expo next week...Hehe
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John Lassiter

"Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part....."

That's right John, we're entitled to our hobbies! I'd like to see the Mrs breed a pair of shoes after all these years....*stands there with arms folded, raised eyebrow, and tapping one foot....* Thanks much!
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Jerry Kruse

And God said, "Let there be zonata subspecies for all to ponder..."

YEEAHH, DAWG!!..LOL!!

AWESOME JK!

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

......you gots some gang signs to go with that stuff?!? Fo shizzle with the mountain kingsnizzle, naa mean?

LMAO....actually, here's a photo of me that my 3 year-old son took a few months ago. So many people think I resemble Snoop Dogg......and below is a comparison photo........

Snoop...

ME.......LOL..............

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Jerry Kruse

And God said, "Let there be zonata subspecies for all to ponder..."

HAHAHA!!,.......yeah, you look just like my homie Snoop!

But why you ain't showin'-off yo gold teef, and monsta' chain "bling", like the pic below of me at the Daytona show?

Yo!, I was tryin' to impress da' female's, and to show everyone how successful the snake "biz" has been to me.

Represent, yo...know what I'm sayin'?,....word!

HAHAHAHA!!!

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

.......what's funnier is that they're all females . . . But I'm not about to complain......I saw the chap in the milk forum with all males......*cringe*........could be worse.

San Jacinto mtns parvirubra

Santa Clara Coastal multifasciata

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Jerry Kruse

And God said, "Let there be zonata subspecies for all to ponder..."

very nice Jerry!
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Todd Hughes

Congrats, Jerry. I will have to look into these when I get back into snake breeding in a few years!
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Diego

SWCHR