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Been tied up with some issues and missed the Emory's post below.
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Here's an Emory's from a west Texas local:
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And a little closer:
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Regards, Bill McGighan

No, not a captive bred mix.
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A "Slowinski Corn" , or "Kisatchie Corn" if you prefer, from a Louisiana local:
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A little closer
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Regards, Bill McGighan

I really like the way the west texas form looks, and can really see the corn in the Slowenski. nice rats!
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Todd Hughes

Hey Todd,
Most Emory's look like this in about a 20 mile stretch.
This one was "tickled" out of a crevice as a youngster with the tip of a fly rod!!
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Regards, Bill McGighan

What a uniquely distinct looking race those guys are. Thanks for sharing those pics!

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

Your right, Doug.
One of our breeder/advertisers here has a great series of variations from across LA and TX.
Google "Kisatchie Corn"
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Regards, Bill McGighan

I like those. I can't believe that I live about forty minutes the kisache national forest and I havn't gone on any field collecting trips yet. Hopefully I'll get up that way this spring.
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Matt Kauffman

You definitely need to, Matt.
The central, "rolling hill" part of LA is rich with intersting fauna and flora and the National Forest sections are great multi-use areas.
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Regards, Bill McGighan

This is a Dark-Eyed Anery Kisatchie from KJUN. This morph is a Red Dirt Management Area locality animal from the Kisatchie National Forest.

That's really nice!,...and the very precise locality data makes it even that much sweeter in my opinion.

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

Neat animals, Godfry,
The animal I posted above is also from KJUN.
I had to take KJ's advice and not feed these animals all that they will eat... They just get fat!!!!
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Regards, Bill McGighan

Same here. In fact I usually wait until I feed the other snakes before I thaw out their mice. Sometimes it prevents having leftovers!

...new for me. Very interesting!

It looks like it has the same kind of issues as my New Mexican Milksnakes have because they have their own species just your snake in this picture has its own species. It is a very nice looking snake though. It would be a nice catch to have.
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I keep hitting 'escape' but I'm still here.Simply Sober

Very nice. Nice clean pattern and shades on that one.

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Matt Kauffman

You've got to show us that one again, Matt, when its all grown up.
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Regards, Bill McGighan

Wow! In a delicup on a table at some reptileshow somewhere, I probably would not have given her a second look. Is it me, or do snakes generally look better in the context of their natural environment? Or is it the sunlight perhaps?

Hey Guy,
Full spectrum sunlight definitely brings out the best in them, but it's tough to control!! LOL
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Regards, Bill McGighan

These Emory's look like the ones that we have. Archie will be taking pictures of ours later today so that I may post some pictures of ours for ya'll to see.
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I keep hitting 'escape' but I'm still here.Simply Sober