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This is one of my '08 keepers..

GO YANKEES!

~ Mike Russo

Photo by, JKRUSE

One of my fav. Blairs Males..

~ Mike Russo

Photo by, JKRUSE

High Red Alterna..Another fav. (i have a few)..

~ MikeRusso

Photo by, JKRUSE

WOW!! Those are pretty darn nice I must say. I see you gave Mr. Kruse his props for taking your photos!

Thanks Joe!

~ Mike Russo

Man!,..those are all definite "keepers"!

That last one with the orange bleeding down the flanks is pretty awesome as well.

great stuff Mike!

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

Thanks Doug.. Yea, i think i will hang on to them for sure!

~ Mike Russo

Mike, very nice clean blairs. The last one is a smoker for sure. I miss my alterna. I got out of them about five years ago due to time, work, family. I kept one male that was the first alterna I ever got, and he kicked the bucket this spring when he came out of brumation (he was only 11). Man, I miss them alot. One of the only snakes without a bunch of "morphs" that keep you guessing about looks!!

Thanks Kevin.. The stripe on your male is very interesting.. Sorry that he is gone..

~ Mike Russo

And, hey..a few morphs never hurt anything...

Another Photo by, JKRUSE

Thanks Mike. The photo is actually a female I had back then. My male was a fairly nice blairs phase cb98. I tried a few times to breed him, but he always dudded out. Thats the main reason I never sold him off when I was getting out of snakes. Although he may not lived to be REAL old in terms of captive bred and raised alterna, it was neat to have him from out the egg til the end. He was a great pet.

Thats a nice animal. I went out to Farmingdale last weekend. I wish I had consulted you first. I don't have this weekend off so ........... I"m bumbing . I have had some good luck with perlite this year and & 78 degrees with good radio tower clutches and a steller clutch of pinstripe 277 (Sweetman red bluff x Coach Curruthers Draw). I will post pics eventually.

Thanks Tom, I am looking forward to seeing your '09 hatchlings..

Hope to see you soon!

~ Mike Russo

Nice ones as always Mike....
I haven't owned an alterna in years....
I am thinking of getting a FEW again...
Great pics of some nice graybands......
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Thanks John, I think everyone should have at least a few Alterna in the collection...

~ Mike Russo