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Chatter box....Newsprinting & your Pale

terryd Oct 22, 2009 01:14 AM

Over the years I've heard alot of negitive banter over the newsprinting on the sides and lower posterior of L.t. multistrata, and a few other subspecies of triangulum. And I wanted to point out a few things to the snobs or high brows of the multistrata world.
Is the holy grail of multistrata a thin black banding around a red saddle on a clean white background? (could be ) I for one like a number of color arrangements, and newsprinting is part of that schema for most of these great snakes.
This is one of the dirtest looking multistrta I've seen to date. But it's also one of the hardier pales in my collection, and in hand is a very nice looking animal. Gravid in this photo.

Another Pale showing a bit of newsprinting.

They can't all look like this fellow, and if you look close you can find a few specks of spotting.

This girl has such a high white background color that at first you don't notice the newsprinting. She is a good contrast to the Pale above her.

Here she is again years later.

Here is a different high white Pale.

Showing some graphite flecking.

Another yellow animal w/ less graphite.

One of the more classic looking multistrata around w/ plenty of graphite flecking, but the Pale is so nice looking the flecking in the background isn't even noted at first.

Here he is a few years later.

The enigma multistrata. Pull her out in the snake room and she is one of the dirtiest Pales in my collection. Take her out in the sun, she turns into a stunner.

Great snake, still graphite flecking.

The great white whale.

All the the snakes in this post are stock from Nebraska.
-Dell
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Replies (9)

snake_bit Oct 22, 2009 01:27 AM

I think I may have room in my collection for a few more milk snakes
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Doug L

DMong Oct 22, 2009 01:39 AM

JEEPERS!!,.....those are all gorgeous,...and you've got some real diversity in that collection bro!

The one at the bottom is just SUPER mind-blowing in my opinion!

Great stuff indeed Dell, no question there buddy.

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

terryd Oct 22, 2009 01:47 AM

Thanks, Doug & Doug.
Cole and I have worked hard on our collections, and I only mention Cole, because w/ out his help my collection wouldn't be what it is today.

-Dell
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DMong Oct 22, 2009 12:00 PM

>> "Cole and I have worked hard on our collections, and I only mention Cole, because w/ out his help my collection wouldn't be what it is today."

*** I can certainly understand giving Cole credit where credit is due. You guys being good buddies and living in the same area is very beneficial to both of your collections, as well as sharing your personal tips, tricks and experiences with each other.

Cole has some VERY nice stuff in his collection as well!

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

jeff schofield Oct 22, 2009 11:33 AM

Variability in NA milks is underappreciated and outstanding, they can be as variable as morphs if you get the right locales. Nothing beats the clean whites though! That white whale sure is a beauty, how big?
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joecop Oct 22, 2009 01:37 PM

All are nice as usual but that white whale-----well, that is in another league.

Dniles Oct 22, 2009 07:02 PM

Dell,

I love all the variability in those multistrata you've got. Incredible animals, for sure, all of them. I must admit I am partial to the great white but they are all killer.

Dave
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terryd Oct 22, 2009 07:45 PM

I was wondering when you'd be getting in on some of this chatter Dave. Hard to beat the White whale, but I know you can see past the graphit ticking and see the whole animal for what it is too. Some folks can't do that.
-Dell

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Sunherp Oct 23, 2009 05:05 PM

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