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I found a ton of old pics and wanted to share some pics of some California Kings I used to have.......I REALLY miss having some and I plan on getting a few select ones soon......

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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Those are some sweet assortments of Cal. king phenotypes John!. Ya know,...most people in the general public that don't know much about the wide variation they can display would never imagine in their wildest dreams that all of those are the very same subspecies of snake..LOL!

.....great examples!

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

my website -Serpentine Specialties

>>Those are some sweet assortments of Cal. king phenotypes John!. Ya know,...most people in the general public that don't know much about the wide variation they can display would never imagine in their wildest dreams that all of those are the very same subspecies of snake..LOL!
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>> .....great examples!

Thanks for the compliments Doug...I wish I still had these gems.....
Yep....they were one of the first "morph" kings.......I love their variability.....
And as I mentioned above.....I am really thinking of getting some again......I need to talk to Mr. Ross this Summer....LOL

California, Alterna and Emoryi were my first successful breeding attempts.......later came the Mexicana.....

For some reason I am still interested in California kings.....and getula seem so much easier than Mexicana and Mountain Kings.....on many aspects......

I really like the looks of Nitida, Conjuncta, Yumanesis and Elfin Forest Blue Eyed Blondes......and lots of others...LOL

Things in this hobby do come in full circle, eh?
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Great pics John! I have been getting the itch for some Cali's too! Here's an old one I found recently.

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King Snakes! Who can make a better mouse trap?
Jorge Sierra

My Site > www.Sierrasnakes.com

>>Great pics John! I have been getting the itch for some Cali's too! Here's an old one I found recently.

Nice YELLOW Jorge........
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Nice lookin' youngster Jorge!. I'll bet he/she was even yellower than the photo depicts too.

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

my website -Serpentine Specialties

"Things in this hobby do come in full circle"

They sure do. They can be like classic cars, or antiques..LOL!

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

my website -Serpentine Specialties

>>"Things in this hobby do come in full circle"
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>>They sure do. They can be like classic cars, or antiques..LOL!

Yes Sir!
I wish something like Metal would come back and KILL Hip Hop.....LMAO!
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

"I wish something like Metal would come back and KILL Hip Hop"

ME TOO!!,.......NOTHING on this green earth is more bothersome and irritating to me than hearing that cancerous garbage BS thumping down the road for blocks on end. The mere sound of that garbage instantly makes my freakin BLOOD BOIL!!!..

And of course, a king to keep it in theme..LOL!

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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

my website -Serpentine Specialties

I remember those Aberrant black and whites John!!!! If you remember i tried to get you to let loose of them!!! We do come full circle. First snakes to breed for me were WC Californias in 1970, 71 and 72. (Were you alive then????) I caught them in San Diego county, Riverside County and Orange County. Funny, now I am in Texas and I have 3.4 with various patterns. And I expect to obtain more this season. I love 'em!!!!

Pat

>>I remember those Aberrant black and whites John!!!! If you remember i tried to get you to let loose of them!!! We do come full circle. First snakes to breed for me were WC Californias in 1970, 71 and 72. (Were you alive then????) I caught them in San Diego county, Riverside County and Orange County. Funny, now I am in Texas and I have 3.4 with various patterns. And I expect to obtain more this season. I love 'em!!!!
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Yep...I remember Pat......I also remember that you REALLY liked that wide striped male....

I had an entire clutch one year that had the "aztec" pattern...some were half striped and half banded....I miss the fun and unpredictability with them........

BTW...I was born in 1971 Pat....LOL
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Those are very nice, John. I've got rid of a few Cal kings over the years I wish I would have held on to.

>>Those are very nice, John. I've got rid of a few Cal kings over the years I wish I would have held on to.

Thanks Ross......
I wish I still had these too......

Good thing Calkings are rather affordable animals....
I really enjoy their unpredictable variability when eggs are hatching......Unless of course one is breeding locality animals.......
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

John, I began to miss them as well and this past fall I went on a cal. king shopping spree. Looking forward to working with them again.

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Still have a couple more I haven't photographed yet.

--Dennis

Love those! Any of them locale animals? What's the history on the black & white?

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