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Milks, milks...a litte corn...more milks

zonatahunt Aug 09, 2011 12:01 PM

Hey all. I spent some time pissing off some of my favorite milks by taking their photos, and here's a few that turned out okay. I've also decided to throw in some non-milk odds and ends just to keep you on your toes! Sooooooo.....

This little beauty was sent my way from my friend Joe. She's a little wild-caught that has just recently really begun to take off with respect to feeding. Joe liked her so much because she doesn't have the typical "Y" on the neck that you expect from an eastern, but instead she's collar-necked like a temporalis. Either way, she's a beauty.

Here's a two year-old taylori from Dell. She...is...obese! Trust me, I'm not trying to make her so, she just doesn't lose any weight. I'm feeding her a little pinky a week, just to maintain her gut flora, but she still isn't thinning up. However, she should breed next year.

Here's a normal sized female from the same local as the girl above.

This is my project male striped pacific gopher het hypo. His mother is an awesome wild-caught hypo, so, if Murphy doesn't totally work me over, next year a quarter of their offspring should be striped hypos!

My generic male amaura. I don't care if he isn't locale-specific, he's still exactly what you think an amaura should look like...and he's a tank!

My Black Gap celaenops. She is an eating machine, and at three years next spring, should breed for the first time.

One of my hypo bairdi males. I've got 2.2 of these guys, and every one of them is freaking stunning. I love normal bairdi, so having a line that's as bright as these guys is a ton of fun.

Mmmmmmmmmmm...honey motley corn snake. Yumm!

I'll finish off with pics of two of my St. Mary's temporalis. Both are from different lines, and I think you'll be able to see the differences. This male is the more typical St. Mary's seen in the market today.

This is my juvie female, with much darker reds and a more syspila look.

Thanks for looking!

Mitch

Replies (13)

SunHerp Aug 09, 2011 12:54 PM

Jesus, those are nice! Stunning animals and photos, Mitch! The taylori is unreal. Man, what a hog! I remember when that thing was like 3 grams! LOL Goregous animals, all around.

-Cole
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-Cole

zonatahunt Aug 09, 2011 10:34 PM

Yeah, I remember when she wouldn't even eat for me...boy that was the day! Thanks for the comps.

Mitch

joecop Aug 09, 2011 03:54 PM

Another awesome line-up Mitch. Man, that little LTT is putting on some weight. Good work bro. I love that dark red temp in the last photo!!

Joe

zonatahunt Aug 09, 2011 10:36 PM

I'm telling you Joe, that little LTT isn't going to be that little for long! But see what I mean about her red fading? It doesn't matter at all to me though, as her pattern is clean and her contrast is great. I love her!

Mitch

joecop Aug 10, 2011 08:12 PM

Yeah Mitch, the red fades with most of them as you know. Even that screamer male VA LTT I have has brown blotches. Doesn't matter, they are both still awesome. Would be a perk to have red blotches, but you have reds and coastals for that!! LOL.

Dniles Aug 09, 2011 06:52 PM

great stuff Mitch!!! I don't know what's gotten into you lately but I am loving all those posts your doing on these forums. You've got incredible stuff. that second saint mary's is an interesting one for sure!

Dave
DNS Reptiles - Milk Snakes

zonatahunt Aug 09, 2011 10:37 PM

Thanks Dave! So, are your St. Mary's more similar to the first or second of mine?

Mitch

Dniles Aug 09, 2011 11:05 PM

Neither? but closer to 1 I sould say? Here they are check them out and tell me what you think.

Dave

Male

Female

DNS Reptiles - Milk Snakes

Jeff Hardwick Aug 09, 2011 09:09 PM

Dang Mitch, I thought my kids were fat and sassy - those are amazingly healthy!
Nice photos and thanx for taking the time to post the critters...
-Jeff

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Let there be triangulum and lo, the milkhead was born.

zonatahunt Aug 09, 2011 10:39 PM

Jeff, I really appreciate your words. Yeah, I do my best to make sure you can't tell the females laid a clutch of eggs...even five minutes after they have! Haha. Btw, that hypo is really sweet. I now have 13 hypo hatchlings this year to work with. I think I'm going to hold back about half of them, as they're really great looking animals.

Mitch

mikefedzen Aug 10, 2011 12:08 AM

I like those Utah milks, don't see those too often. All nice looking snakes.
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Mike
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denbar Aug 10, 2011 07:17 AM

All sweet, Mitch. What do those hypo bairds look like as adults?

--Dennis

RG Aug 10, 2011 08:29 AM

is ovulating?

Just a thought...she looks like it to me!

Great photos...keep it coming!

-Rusty

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