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Today was a big cleaning day around here so I figured I would snap some pictures as I was cleaning. Here are some of the pyros:

Prescott Valley Male - I love the 'skull and crossbones' look

Prescott Valley Female

Albino Pyro - She is in shed

The hotness....Knob male

The super hotness....Knob female

and finally some generic pyros.....I have no idea of the origins of these two...

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-Daniel Hill

There aren't any pyros in Prescott Valley, there are plenty in Prescott and the numerous mountains in the surrounding area, but Prescott Valley is in Lonesome Valley/Jackass Flats.

There have been some found NEAR Prescott Valley.

Kerby...

Prescott Valley Mountains?? Maybe leaving the 'mountains' off caused some confusion? Figured it was assumed since they are mountain kingsnakes.

Those two pyros were purchased as Prescott Valley Mountain pyromelana from Ric Blair. Great snakes. Seem more 'clingy' than my other pyros.

In any case, I am not at all familair with the mountain ranges in that part of the country. From what I have read, the Prescott Valley Mountain locale of pyromelana seems to be readily recognized by most keepers. If I am missing something, please let me know.
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-Daniel Hill

There is no such thing as Prescott Valley Mountains in Arizona, nuff said.

Prescott Valley is in a valley (what used to be called Jackass Flats and before that Lonesome Valley). The Black Hills (Mingus Mountain) are to the northeast of Prescott Valley and they have pyros. The Bradshaw Mountains are to the south of Prescott Valley and they have pyros. Prescott is to the east of Prescott Valley and it has pyros in it.

When I moved to Prescott Valley in 1990 the population was 9,000 and today it is around 30,000, so I guess as Prescott Valley EXPANDS into the mountains then someone could call them "Prescott Valley locale" LOL

I have found a few pyros in Yavapai County, but none in Prescott Valley. I know of a couple of herpers that lived in Prescott Valley and caught pyros elsewhere only to have them escape from their house, and I had a friend of mine bring me a roadkill pyro from the middle of Prescott Valley, only to found out it was about 50 yards from another herper who just lost one. So I guess the argus monitor that someone found in Phoenix is a range extension..... LOL

Kerby...

There was no Prescott Valley until the 1960's when the town was formed.

Kerby...

Thanks Kerby.

Does anyone know where the Prescott Valley Mountain pyros got their name?

I need to shoot Ric Blair an email.
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-Daniel Hill

About 10 years ago someone who used to do a lot of thayeri posted the same pyros. When I called him out on it he changed it to Prescott Valley Mountains, when I told him there was no such puppy he changed it to Prescott Valley County, no such puppy. We only have 15 counties in Arizona, Prescott or Prescott Valley County don't exist. There is no land feature that is "Prescott Valley", there is no such mountain range in Arizona that is "Prescott Valley Mountain(s) ". The verbiage "Prescott Valley" didn't exist until some developers renamed Jackass Flats (Lonesome Valley on some real older maps) in the 1960's. There aren't any pyros in the flats. The Bradshaws mountains are only a couple of miles from Prescott Valley. The Black Hills (Mingus Mt) are about 10-15 miles away. Prescott is 7 miles away.

I'm sure with continued growth and development that the cities of Prescott and Presctt Vally will connect, likewise Prescott Valley will eventually grow into the Bradshaw Mountains (they are close now). All the hills and mountains around the area have pyros. They are common.

Kerby...

Could it just be a case of mistaken word usage?

There are Prescott locale pyros correct? Maybe the 'valley' just got thrown in the mix somehow. Heaven knows.

Ha ha.....they will be just generic pyros in my collection now though.

They are 'different' than my others. They hold on to my hands alot more and have those banding crosses. Oh well.

Thanks again.
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-Daniel Hill

Ric has a few pyro locales mis-spelled or mis-named on his site. I always assumed the founding stock for his "Prescott Valley Mountain" pyros were collected somewhere the Prescott.

As Kerby said, there is no such thing as the "Prescott Valley Mountains" and the town of Prescott valley is not suitable pyro habitat.

Greg

Should say collected somewhere near Prescott.

Those Prescotts are awsome!

reako45