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I caught a few pairs in the act last niht as well.

these are pure nelsoni 100% het amel.

here the t plus is getting busy with one of his six brides.LOL...

I know the rest aren't milks but they are still lampropeltis.
This is my pair of f2 San Juanito knoblochi that throw off the candycane's.

this is a pair of het hypo greeri.I sure hope I get good eggs this year.The hypos are just incredible looking.

just a pair of really nice high white cal kings.

one of my "bishop locale" cal king pair.these are screamer b&w desert phase and w/c to boot.

I had a few pairs of alterna hook up too but only was able to get one decent pic.these are sandersons and the female is w/c and the male is her son from when I collected her in (07) gravid.Can't wait to see dark babies with bright red hatch.Well, thats what I am expecting but you never know for sure with these guys.

I also had some Mexican bairds,w/c annulata,anery celaenops,black belly cal kings,yumanensis and a couple pairs of hondos hook up.I was un able to get any pics without disturbing them to much.
Should be a good year as I have 132 females that should go.Average about 6 or 7 per clutch I am probably looking at about 800-900 eggs and if a few double clutch I should see 1000 eggs this year.Looks like I beter get busy on another baby rack.LOL....

L8r Shannon

L8r Shannon

Those are some great pics Shannon. I cant imagine managing that many offspring. That is impressive. You must have feeding and cleaning down to a science.

Allen Sheehan

Awesome stuff there bro!

Oh yes!, I am liking the idea of the T-plus male getting busy..LOL!

Heck yeah!, those hypo greeri are definitely incredible looking!!

Best of luck with everything this season!

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

my website -Serpentine Specialties

Great Work there Shannon! Hope you produce some more of those Candy Canes....Good luck! Make sure you rest up for hatching season you will be a busy man!
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Jimmy Tintle

Congrats Shannon. Looks like you have the timing down to a science!! Twisted tails all over the place. Hope they are all fertile for ya!

I don't know how you find the time Shannon, lol. That's a lot of snakes... Lot of eggs... Lot of work. Good luck dude, I'm sure you'll produce loads of cool stuff.
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Mike
KingPin Reptiles
www.kingpinreptiles.com

Thanks Mike. Its pretty hard especially working a full time gig and another part time plus the six kids and a grandkid etc....
Basically I just try to break it up and spend about 2-3 hours per day from mid feb to mid Nov.In a weak cycle I am able to clean every cage and feed every snake then its starts all over again.If I miss just one day I have to make it up later and sometimes I am not sure even how I do it with no help.I used to have over 500 snakes and it became such a job I had to scale back and actually I produce more now then I did when I had that many cause I am able to feed beter etc.....
I must really love this cause its not like I make thousands a year doin it.LOL....

L8r Shannon

p.s. not to mention the time I spend in the field each year.I enjoy that even more than the husbandry side of it.

Are those a pair of dark "conjuncta"??

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

my website -Serpentine Specialties

Those are my Yumanensis from Brawley (well, actually El Centro).
L8r

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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

my website -Serpentine Specialties

Of course the media is treating this as if a bomb went off here. Stupid stupid media, always thinking the public are idiots. Science always comes last. I know radiation isn't good, but geez..

Anyway, I dig those Cal kings, nice thin white bands. I bet they are not very easy to find in your area?
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Mark

Dude 132 females breeding is INSANE! Good luck with your projects.

Dave
DNS Reptiles - Milk Snakes

Those Bishop b&w cal kings are spectacular, Shannon

Thanks Terry, check this one out.This is the best one I have ever found in the 40 years I have been here.I sent this fat girl (along with a really nice male) to my good friend Steve Witt in Jersey and he should be producing babies this year.
p.s. I found this girl just crawling onto the highway and was about to get smashed by 18 wheels.I just grabbed her in time.It was just 7 miles from my front dor.They don't get any better than this man.

L8r Shannon

Wow!,.....that IS a real beauty!

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

my website -Serpentine Specialties

>>Thanks Terry, check this one out....They don't get any better than this man.
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I'd have a hard time choosing between them.