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Alright spring time is almost here and I am sure I am not the only one getting "mating,eggs,and hatchlings" on the brain. What is on everyones 2011 wish list (to add to their collection) this year? Here's mine:

Grumbeck line L.p.k
Ross line L.p.k
L.ruthveni ( different locales )
Shannon's Candy Cane Knoblochi
Striped/Abarrent Knoblochi ( only if I can track some down)

As you can see I am L.p.k crazy for some reason...Can't leave out a mate for my partial spotted L.p.p

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Jimmy Tintle

Am wishing for a few babies from this trio.
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Bob/Chris
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire

That High White is a smoker! I have a male like that but it has newspaper print in the white and yours is nice and clean. Good Luck with those looks like they will really throw some awesome babies. Here's a pair of my low banded L.p.p hooked up last year but no eggs from the female so I am keeping my fingers crossed this year.

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Jimmy Tintle

Thanks! That is Zunchara, my biggest female.

Her last summer.

You've got some fairly nice pyros yourself, I might add!
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Bob/Chris
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire

I like the way the red looks like flames. Nice Real Nice!
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Jimmy Tintle

Great list there Jimmy....

Here's my list of things I want to acquire:

Hypo Greeri
Light Phase Greeri
Super Striped Amealco Ruthveni
Amel Striped Amealco Ruthveni
Striped Knoblochi
Latin American Triangulum

Here's a list of things I want to see hatch-out here:
Granite Mex Mex
Black Granite Mex Mex (will take a while to know if it'll be black)
Hypo-E Granite Mex Mex (will take a while to know if it'll be hypo-e)
Black/Hypo-E Mex Mex (will take a while to know if it is either or)
Striped/Aberrant Amealco Ruthveni
Tapalpa Diablo Ruthveni
Jalpan Ruthveni
Sentz Line Hypo/Hypo-E Pyromelana
Hypo-E Pyromelana
Loxocemus Bicolor
Abronia Graminea
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

John, didn't even think about posting the at home projects also...Great pair of lists and good luck with acquiring and producing. I have to say I like that Diablo phase ruthveni just as much as the stripes and super I think.

I am really looking forward to producing few things this year, Super Stripe Ruthveni(possibly a amel super stripe), getting my low band L.p.p to produce they maybe some gene filled animals as the mom is 66% het albino/50% het BHB hypo and dad is 66% het applegate/ 50% het sentz and of course possibly a Hypo Knob! Hypo knob may have to wait another year as they just aren't big enough yet.
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Jimmy Tintle

>>John, didn't even think about posting the at home projects also...Great pair of lists and good luck with acquiring and producing. I have to say I like that Diablo phase ruthveni just as much as the stripes and super I think.
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>>I am really looking forward to producing few things this year, Super Stripe Ruthveni(possibly a amel super stripe), getting my low band L.p.p to produce they maybe some gene filled animals as the mom is 66% het albino/50% het BHB hypo and dad is 66% het applegate/ 50% het sentz and of course possibly a Hypo Knob! Hypo knob may have to wait another year as they just aren't big enough yet.
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>>Jimmy Tintle

Yep...It is going to be interesting what comes from the Ruthveni pairings and Pyro pairings you have planned Jimmy.

That Diablo female is Shannon Brown's and I want to produce a whole clutch of them so I can have a pair of my own....LOL
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Hey John,

Number one on my wish list is a small group of bouncing baby Abronia from you, buddy. My fingers and toes have been crossed for your success with them for a while now. Good luck!

Will

>>Hey John,
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>>Number one on my wish list is a small group of bouncing baby Abronia from you, buddy. My fingers and toes have been crossed for your success with them for a while now. Good luck!
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>>Will

Thanks for wishing them/me luck with them Will.......They did breed and I hope we see some babies in March or April........
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

I havent heard of Loxocemus bicolors in awhile. I had an awesome three footer a few years back and wish like heck I STILL had it!! Keep me posted on those guys for sure!!!

>>I havent heard of Loxocemus bicolors in awhile. I had an awesome three footer a few years back and wish like heck I STILL had it!! Keep me posted on those guys for sure!!!

I sure will Kevin...
I have 2.2 and am trying get them to breed right now.
I've had them together since the beginning of the month and only separating for feeding. They are on a light cycle an have gone through an aestivation of sorts. These things are certainly different than our ole kingsnakes......
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

John, do those have to "court" for a good while like some of the other boid types?. I have heard those were a bit trickier to figure out, and not much breeding success has been accomplished with them thus far. Is this indeed the case?

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

my website -serpentinespecialties.webs.com

>>John, do those have to "court" for a good while like some of the other boid types?. I have heard those were a bit trickier to figure out, and not much breeding success has been accomplished with them thus far. Is this indeed the case?

Yes the "court" until the female ovulates.
It takes much heat to get them to ovulate too....

Also, male combat plays an important role in getting them males interested in breeding......and they can be vicious to one another......I have saved sheds from each male and threw them in the other's enclosure....One of them ate the other male's shed....LOL

And.....They are a bit trickier to figure out.....this is my first year working with them....I have talked to three known breeders about them and conglomerated all their information.....
I hope they reproduce......Fingers crossed......
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Awesome stuff John!....some tenacious little battle warriors..LOL!

Best of luck with those guys!

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

my website -serpentinespecialties.webs.com

Good luck with your attempts this season John. The project sounds cool for sure, and I know the snakes are awesome already. I would love to get more along with established calabar burrowing pythons!!!!

>>Good luck with your attempts this season John. The project sounds cool for sure, and I know the snakes are awesome already. I would love to get more along with established calabar burrowing pythons!!!!

Thanks Kevin....I need all the luck wishing I can get......
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

The only critter I plan on maybe buying is an SD albino retic, and that's a big maybe as my wife may be pregnant.
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We wouldn't have 6 and a half billion people if you had to be beautiful to get laid.
6.6 African House snakes
3.2 reticulated pythons
.1 corn snake
4.2 Florida Kings
1.2 speckled kings
1.2 ball pythons
0.0.1 Argentine boa

The only critter I plan on maybe buying is an SD albino retic, and that's a big maybe as my wife may be pregnant.

A pair of these; but just a pipe dream unless I come into a major windfall! LOL! Nobody pregnant in our household, but plenty of things needing repairs...
I need to contact this fellow to see if his indigos bred again. I just love to torture myself with wanting things I can't afford...
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Bob/Chris
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire

I'd rather go back to S. Texas and field herp them again.
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We wouldn't have 6 and a half billion people if you had to be beautiful to get laid.
6.6 African House snakes
3.2 reticulated pythons
.1 corn snake
4.2 Florida Kings
1.2 speckled kings
1.2 ball pythons
0.0.1 Argentine boa

>>I'd rather go back to S. Texas and field herp them again.
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Yep...but all you could do is look at them and take pics......
Them there things eat rattlers so we protect em.........LOL
NOTHING is wrong with their population AT ALL.....But they are protected......
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

The kind I ant is Drymarchon corais couperi, the Eastern Indigo. Those are endangered in their native habitat. Out here in California I don't have to get the permit since my friend with the breeding pair lives in the same state. Just need $1600 for a pair of hatchlings and a REALLY BIG cage...
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Bob/Chris
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire

I would love a pair of them but I worry about housing; they're insanely active snakes and get pretty big. I'd be looking at (I guess, haven't checked) like an 8' cage or better.
The texas indigo was my *most common find* when I spent a week or so in south texas; I'd been hoping with my fingers crossed to get one and we got...6? 7? 10? I don't know anymore. I found more indigos than nerodia, thamnophis and crotalus. O.o
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We wouldn't have 6 and a half billion people if you had to be beautiful to get laid.
6.6 African House snakes
3.2 reticulated pythons
.1 corn snake
4.2 Florida Kings
1.2 speckled kings
1.2 ball pythons
0.0.1 Argentine boa

>>The kind I ant is Drymarchon corais couperi, the Eastern Indigo. Those are endangered in their native habitat. Out here in California I don't have to get the permit since my friend with the breeding pair lives in the same state. Just need $1600 for a pair of hatchlings and a REALLY BIG cage...
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>>Bob/Chris
>>Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire

Yes I know....the other poster varanid stated South Texas and I know he lives in Texas as well.....
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

1.1 Dade Co.,Fl Kings from foxturtle
1.1 Hillsborough Co.,Fl Kings from FoxTurtle
1.1 Pinellas Co.,Fl....

well maybe just 2 of everything Nick(foxturtle) is producing!

Trying to keep the collection under control this time lol.

Bone

I think we all say that and for some reason or another it always keeps growing, at least mine does. I told myself when I got back into the hobby I was going to keep it managable and I have I just keep making more time for it.
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Jimmy Tintle

My "wishlist" is for everything I've got to breed!

On the subject of keeping things "under control", I will probably always add interesting snakes to my collection as I come across them. But, I hope to distribute enough of my locality stock over the next couple years so that I won't feel obligated to keep every line going.

Thats the problem Nick waaaaaay too many interesting snakes out there lol.

Bone

"Thats the problem Nick waaaaaay too many interesting snakes out there"

LOL!!....too funny man, and oooh so true!!!

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

my website -serpentinespecialties.webs.com

maybe I will be able to help you with that problem Nick. I definately want to finally pick up a pair of Hillsborough County kings, maybe Pinellas too?
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King Snakes! Who can make a better mouse trap?
J Sierra

My "wishlist" is for everything I've got to breed!

DITTO!

And this year I might buy some high end BP's. LOL!
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www.Bluerosy.com

SELL OUT!

You should go ahead and get some Boas, Corns and Leos too the Rainer...................LMAO!
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

pet rocks are pretty
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We wouldn't have 6 and a half billion people if you had to be beautiful to get laid.
6.6 African House snakes
3.2 reticulated pythons
.1 corn snake
4.2 Florida Kings
1.2 speckled kings
1.2 ball pythons
0.0.1 Argentine boa

np
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Jimmy Tintle

Oh wow, I never heard of a striped knoblochi until your post. How the heck does a striped one look like? I can't even imagine how it would appear in my mind...

As of this year I am trying to look for a super busy sided knob with a high band count with as an extra some red on the head. I really would love the knob to have a blank horizontal or missing busy side pattern, hard to explain, but sort of looks like Steve Osborne's type II knob on his website. I am currently on wait for Jonel though for that so crossing my fingers that he will breed one this year! I like your list, as it would be similar to what I am looking for if I could squeeze more Kings in my collection!

Tony

This guy is still M.I.A and I really want him back dearly =(!!!!

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You can never have only one snake!

Now that is something worth wishing for; that everyone who has escaped snakes finds them alive and well this year!
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Bob/Chris
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire

Tony....Ask Jonel to show you his partially striped Knoblochi.
I have the pic but I can't post it without his permission.

I guess you can email me and I can show it to you though.....
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

John, I tracked down the parents to the pair of aberrants that Shannon has. Those are the same line as to the full stripe that Brain has, from what I understand. Ill send you pics when I get them.
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Jimmy Tintle

>>John, I tracked down the parents to the pair of aberrants that Shannon has. Those are the same line as to the full stripe that Brain has, from what I understand. Ill send you pics when I get them.
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>>Jimmy Tintle

Cool Jimmy....I will look for them......Thanks.
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...