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Well, received a real nice trio of knobs from my friend Tad but just wanted to show you guys the male which is the star of the group. Very excited about this acquisition. He has a very high band count and is from Jonel Lopez's megaband line.
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You can never have only one snake!
That thing is amazing!!!! Very nice, I know why he is the star of the show!!!
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Jimmy Tintle
Cream of the crop he is! I never thought I would be able to get a knoblochi this beautiful! He is a very aggressive feeder as well. Thanks for the kind words Jimmy!
Tony
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You can never have only one snake!
That's a very nice knob!
I have heard that Nevada recently made pyromelana a protected species; consequently folks like Tad in Nevada can no longer keep them.
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Bob
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire
Keeping cats allows man to cohabitate with tigers. Keeping reptiles allows man to cohabitate with dinosaurs.
Yea, imagine that....L.p.knoblochi range is not even close to NV. That sucks for Tad working with a species for a long time and all of a sudden have to give it up in a blink of an eye...Damn Government!!!
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Jimmy Tintle
>>Yea, imagine that....L.p.knoblochi range is not even close to NV. That sucks for Tad working with a species for a long time and all of a sudden have to give it up in a blink of an eye...Damn Government!!!
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>>Jimmy Tintle
If it is like any other stupid state law then they probably outlawed Lampropeltis pyromelana........without stating the subspecies that is in Nevada........
I agree...Damn State Government!!!!
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...
Amen to that John...
Tony
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You can never have only one snake!
Couldn't agree with you anymore than I already do...they need to get the facts straight with the species.
Tony
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You can never have only one snake!
www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/nac-503.html
They just say :
Not taking into consideration the different subspecies.
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Bob
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire
Keeping cats allows man to cohabitate with tigers. Keeping reptiles allows man to cohabitate with dinosaurs.
See...all they specify is the species level and not the subspecific level.......Other states do this as well......Stupid law makers.......
At least Texas has L. g. splendida and holbrooki on their white list and not just L. getula......
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...
Bob you are absolutely right. I spoke to Tad on the phone. It is very disheartening as he has worked hard for over a decade...20 years I think to acquire the knob collection he has always wanted, and because they (Nevada) consider them L.p pyromelana which is ridiculous, it is very sad for breeders such as for Tad. If I am not mistaken, I believe knobs are his favorite kings as well. =(. Thanks Bob and I will make sure he will never escape from me!
Tony
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You can never have only one snake!
Bob I will have to check that out I live in NV.
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Tom S
1.1 Flame Lampropeltis getla Floridana
1.0 Hypomelanistic Lampropeltis getula Floridana
0.1 Axanthic Lampropeltis getula Floridana
0.1 Hypomelanistic Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis
1.0 Anerythristic Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis
That is a great looking Knob!
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Jorge Sierra
My Site > www.Sierrasnakes.com
Thanks! I am very lucky to have acquired him! SO much red on his head as well. I just love the side pattern on him, so clean as well!
Tony
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You can never have only one snake!
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=)!
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You can never have only one snake!
Wow!,...yeah, that's a definite gem of a knoblochi!
Way to score!..
~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing" 
my website -Serpentine Specialties
Thanks Doug! To be honest with you, he sort of reminds me of a type II knob male that Steve Osborne had back then with the side pattern. I couldn't have asked for a cooler looking knob!
Tony
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You can never have only one snake!
I got some free moss that came with an exo-terra hide from the store. I would love to use the moss for my knobs, but I don't know why the moss gets all moldy or has cotton white growth coming out of it within 3 days.
Do I need to change it out everyday? I put the moss in a container with water inside. Could the reason be that I am not supposed to drown the moss with water or is it not the right type of moss? The box does not say what type of moss it is. If the type of moss is the reason, what type of moss should I use for the knobs? I should also add that I put the moss container on the heated side of the tank. Would love to know what the problem is so my knobs can be happy! =)
Tony
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You can never have only one snake!
Tony, The problem maybe because of the amount of moisture you have in the container....I usually soak the moss and then squeeze out excess water, I have noticed that if it is sheet moss(usually Green) if there isn't decent are flow it will die and mold over. I use to use the sheet moss and have to spray it every to every other day just to keep it damp....I now use only sphagnum moss, and I have mixed it with coconut coir or peat and seems to work good for moist hides and lay boxes....Just my experiences..
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Jimmy Tintle
Spectacular snake indeed. Wow.
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Jerry Kruse
www.zonatas.com
And God said, "Let there be zonata subspecies for all to ponder..."
Hehe. Here's a female that I held back that is a sibling to your male. She was the one with the most banding from 2010 and is a pig as well.
So sad that Tad had to give up all his knoblochi but I'm glad you got some nice ones when he sold them as well.
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Jonel M. Lopez
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That snake has 90 bands to vent?! That is really nice Jonel! Congrats!
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Jimmy Tintle
Thanks Jimmy. I think it's more like 83 bands from neck to vent. I had another female in '09 who had 88 bands neck to vent and 108 to the end of the tail. Here's pic of him.
Going back to Tony's post. He got pretty much the first choice animals that Tad picked out from '10 which were the top 2 males. Tad was supposed to breed these to his knoblochi as well as some nice females that he's been raising. I really feel sorry for Tad that he had to let the project go. He really likes knobs as much as I do. I hope his other projects makes up for the loss.
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Jonel M. Lopez
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