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Dell has been gracious enough to care for some of my animals while Samantha and I are involved in this convoluted moving situation, and has even taken the time to shoot a few photos of them! I'm completely jealous of Dell's growing photography skills and his snazzy camera! (Nice work, buddy!) Since he hasn't posted them and I don't have much access to my own photos, I figured I'd throw up a few shots he took of some of my hatchlings this past week as a sort of Kudos.

-Cole

L. t. multistrata - Cherry Co., NE

Well thanks Cole, but my photography skills have a long way to go, because I suck, the camera is way smarter them me. And I find this out every flipping time I use it. But again thanks.

Oh, and you can leave your mean snakes w/ me anytime. haha No problem butty, oops, I meant to say buddy. "

-Dell

Cole, you could have sent all those pales to me to look after for a few years while you moved. I wouldn't breed them and keep any babies or anything like that. Hahaha. Awesome snakes as usual buddy and that was very nice of Dell to look after your brood for ya!

Thanks for the offer! LOL When are you going to take the dive and get into pales?

-Cole

L. t. multistrata - Sheridan Co., NE. Photo Credit: Jose Ole

Probably sooner than later and you will be the first to know!! I have to find more creative ways to hide my snake purchases from my wife. I like how strip clubs use a different name on the credit card reciept. (At least that is what I have heard--LOL) Of course cash works best but not in the mail.

Now you're being modest! Everyone loves to see your photos, myself included (especially when they're of MY animals!).

Glad to hear my orange and black sand worm dropped her clutch. I'll call in a bit to see how many there were in total.

-Cole

VERY handsome wiggle-worms there Cole!

That worked out real nice to pawn them off,..uh, I mean have Dell watch them for you while you moved..LOL!

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

It sure is nice to have a good friend so close. Man, I'd be lost without my near-by snake buddies.

-Cole

Wow Cole those are outstanding! Great work producing those this year.

Good luck with the move, buddy. I trust you kept the snake room first and formost in your plans when you picked a new place!

Dave
DNS Reptiles

Dave,
if I know Cole, he was looking where the snake room was before he looked at the kitchen.

-Dell

As well he should!!!

Dave

You know it! Gotta have that snake room! Thanks for the kind words.

-Cole

I'm not moving unless the next house has the perfect snake room including plumbing...that's all I'm missing now is a sink.

Does yours have plumbing?

Dave

Smokin snakes.
Cole I notice ventrolateral blotches on those.Is that common with pales?I dont think pure gentilis ever have those.
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Doug L

Dougster,

That's supposed to be a diagnostic feature of multistrata, but it's far from consistant within the subspecies, a given locality, or even a clutch! I've got a few foothills gentilis and numerous multistrata from throughout the range that have the ventrolateral blotches, but they seem most common in the animals from central/north-central Nebraska. It's interesting that some of the pales from here in MT (and elsewhere) can key out to exceptionally nice-looking gentilis. Fascinating topic, Doug. Maybe we should start a thread on the subject and illustrate it with photos as examples?

-Cole

L. t. multistrata - Cherry Co., NE Photo Credit: Jose Ole (why is it that the best photos of my animals were taken by other people?!)