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After not having seen one at all last year... or one until today this year... I found this little neonate today under a rock in my yard...

She has a spinal deformity... evident at the seventh dorsal spot. She seems to lack any muscle control for an 1 1/2 inches after that and limited control beyond there... for the first time I'm thinking of removing an animal from the wild to keep as a pet... she's a pretty little thing but when you're all but dragging 2/3 of your body length along... the future isn't all that promising. Hopefully things are much better with her clutch mates.

Gerry

Very nice find Gerry. Sorry to hear about the injury that is a bummer.

by the way I am jealous you have those in your back yard!!!

Dave
DNS Reptiles - Milk Snakes

That is a killer find, besides the spinal notch...Thanks for sharing.
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Jimmy Tintle

Nice looking little feller. Seems like it would be interesting to keep and see how it does.

--Dennis

Nice looking neonate, Gerry. Well, minus the spinal issue, anyway. Was the kink hard or soft?
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-Cole

VERY pretty little LTT Gerry. Looks kinda like an injury to me, but whatever the case I hope she/he does well for you. That animal has a very clean background and hopefully holds most of that into adulthood. Then I would say Smoking LTT.

Joe