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What is your favorite type of snake?

Obviously if the house was burning down you would run and grab the $20,000 Ball python. But I don't mean most valuable... With value aside , What is your favorite?

And i think we already all know each others favorite kingsnake by now.

So what is your favorite overall snake? Just pick one!

Mine would be a big fat female coastal rosy boa.
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I blame you Rainer, my favorite snake is the florida King. I have 10 currently.
I like how they handle, their different color morphs. My fav morph might be the axanthic but my overall favorite snake is a normal male het for PB. That's the best part I think even with all the cool morphs a normal floridan is still an awesome looking snake.

Coming in second would be my male MBK, he is just the coolest, loves to be held and looks awesome. His mate....she hates me, musks me, poops on me and takes a nip at me every chance she gets.

That's funny you mentioned the axanthic Florida king because the axanthic Florida ("brooksi"- phase from S. Dade county) is my second most favorite snake.

I love the axanthics so much I have a hard time letting go of the babies. I still have axanthics that are pos het for PB and hypo from last year that I just can't get myself to post for sale.

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Let's see some pics of the axanthic rosies, those were insane!
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I have a pair from you axanthic fem het for pb and hypo and a hypo male het for pb and axanthic. The axanthic is awesome, the hypo got very lite recently.

....my favorite snake of all time.............

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That looks alot like a snake that got lots of people in trouble years back.

Lu

It is from that line. It is 100% legal now, at least the few that were let go to an east coast breeder and all of the offspring.
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OH YEAH!!! Thats a white albino HOGGEDNOSED SNAKE. I will by one at the next next SNAKE SHOW I get to go to! I like RED albino SNAKES better than the white kind.

OH YEAH!!! Thats a white albino HOGGEDNOSED SNAKE. I will by one at the next next SNAKE SHOW I get to go to! I like RED albino SNAKES better than the white kind.

McCreedy ..just shut up!

LOL!

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WHAT EV!!!!!!!!!!?

Oh jeez. I just been powned by m Mcreedy.
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Very nice -- since the eyes are pigmented, that's a leucistic animal, right? In any case, I see the appeal . . .

Leucy Western Hog. People say that these guys will never do well in a market long term because there is nowhere to go with a white snake, but dude I could have 500 of em and still want more lol! Plus they could be worked into t pos albinos, paradox animals, and t negs to change eye color and maybe mess with color.
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I certainly don't own one, but I've always loved Gaboon vipers..My favorite snake that I own is my normal, 14 yr male bp. He's just great for handling and educating people...My greybands are the prettiest, but my mbk is pretty cool too...Dave

I would probably have to say either my Bonewhite female, or my NE Axanthic male.

Or then again maybe my Cerastes

But I do really like my Ruber too, though

Those are all cool! Dave.

Thanks Dave.......I just can't make up my mind though. It's just so hard to pick an absolute favorite.

The Ruber!

My favorite buzztail is a klauberi....

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

I love Rubers. They're the best behaved crotalids I've ever worked with. I've seen three in the wild, on three different occasions. One down near the Salton Sea, on the east side in an oasis. It was in the oasis, curled up next to the trail going through it. It had a large scar on its side. It let me take several pictures and even cooperated with me, by allowing me to slide it out from the shrubbery it was beside. After I took several photos, it decided to crawl back to its original spot, and coiled up again! SO COOL. Something I'll never forget.

My next encounter was in WW Canyon. I saw a very large one crawling across the road. He wasn't so eager to have his picture taken, but I got a few shots off anyway. And he didn't seem to mind. He was more of a hisser than a rattler. Very mild mannered snake. I contemplated keeping him but I just couldn't bring myself to. I really don't believe in collecting adults of any kind. They're better off in where they're at, doing what they do.

I'm gonna try to dig up photos of the first two.

The third one, (the pic I posted), I found just across the interstate from WW Canyon as a neonate...and I've had him ever since. He's an awesome snake. I keep him in a custom 8 sq ft terrarium (4' x 2') made of oak and plexi, with flexwatt, flourescent and incandescent lighting w/ thermostat and exellent ventilation. He has thrived, and is now close to 4'. He (next to a long term Mitcheli Pyhrrus) is probably the best crotalid I've ever had, with all things considered.

Crotalids ROCK!

It was a desert trip several years that we found a couple red diamonds. you are so right about their disposition. I swear that we could have gently held it without a problem. that was one of 46 pics! Did Anza Borrego, the badlands, salton sea and drove out to the colorado. Of wdbs,mojaves,sidewinders seen, still say red diamonds were prettiest...Thats a great set up you have! Dave

Mine are the different Ghost Cal King morphs.....and those that are yet to come.

Kerby...

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Life is like a bunch of fish in an aquarium....we all get along (bonding) until I want to eat you....and I do.

I think I like that Casper the best. Geez, nice snake. What's the recipe for that one?

haha I would have guessed your favorite snake was a Florida kingsnake. I think John's is a variable kingsnake but not sure about everyone else, although I do suspect we will hear a lot of FL kingsnakes. Mine is obviously a CA kingsnake. My favorite is a desert phase hypo I found as a yearling in 2005. I was even nervous breeding her for the first time last year. That snake is a one of a kind and I could never replace it.
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>>haha I would have guessed your favorite snake was a Florida kingsnake. I think John's is a variable kingsnake but not sure about everyone else, although I do suspect we will hear a lot of FL kingsnakes. Mine is obviously a CA kingsnake. My favorite is a desert phase hypo I found as a yearling in 2005. I was even nervous breeding her for the first time last year. That snake is a one of a kind and I could never replace it.
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You may be correct Ross.....I do like the variability and colors of Thayeri, but Mex Mex are getting "up there" with them as my favorites.....Especially with the never seen before looks that'll be coming from Mex Mex over the next decade or so...........
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

My favorite one of yours, is the Granite. So show it.

Each showing various degrees of the mutation.......

AND MY FAVORITE!!!!!!!!

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

Thanks John.

Your favorite is also my favorite.

Yeah I like his favorite to. I guess we all like it because it looks like a Florida king.
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Hmmmmm. Yeah, pretty much.

Hahahhahahahaha!!!! J/K John!

>>Hmmmmm. Yeah, pretty much.
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>>Hahahhahahahaha!!!! J/K John!

SHUT THE.........................................................FRONT DOOR!.........
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

I like them all. But I really like this one!

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Me too....
Thanks Micah and Rainer.......

They look nothing like Floridana though....more like speckled miami corns.......lmao!
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Do too.nananananananannana-i can't hear you!-nananananananana!

And you know they do too, AND THAT'S WHY YOU LIKE THEM! Haha!

>>And you know they do too, AND THAT'S WHY YOU LIKE THEM! Haha!

OKAY....that's the reason.....You caught me.....lmao
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Haha! I knew it. Second time I exposed somebody for what they REALLY are, this week...first Big T, now you! Hahaha!

So how many Floridana do you secretly own, in your closet?

LOL!!!!!

>>Haha! I knew it. Second time I exposed somebody for what they REALLY are, this week...first Big T, now you! Hahaha!
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>>So how many Floridana do you secretly own, in your closet?
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>>LOL!!!!!

OH.....about 0.0........LOL

Contrary to popular belief I DO have alot of getula though.....
Califoniae, Holbrooki, Nigrita & Splendida..........No East Coast stuff......lol
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Haha! I knew it. Second time I exposed somebody for what they REALLY are, this week...first Big T, now you! Hahaha!

Yes! And all herpers across the nation know this to! From sea to sea. They have the wisdom to know that all snakes try and measure up to Florida kings and John has been exposed for who he really wants to be.

ME!!!!!!!!!!
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>>Yes! And all herpers across the nation know this to! From sea to sea. They have the wisdom to know that all snakes try and measure up to Florida kings and John has been exposed for who he really wants to be.
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>>ME!!!!!!!!!!

Rainer....I think I threw up in my mouth a little bit just thinking about being you.......LMAO!!!!!

I'd hate to have to take Geritol and Metamucil every day......hehe
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Florida Kings are gonna take over the world John. Your resistance is futile.

Besides, my snake can eat your snake.

>>Florida Kings are gonna take over the world John. Your resistance is futile.
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>>Besides, my snake can eat your snake.
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That little thing cannot eat my 4 foot mex mex......LOL
That would make an awesome Speckled Trout Lure!!!!!!!!!!!!
Or Largemouth Bass Lure........J/K....it is killer looking!

The only thing Florida Kings have taken over is this forum....A VERY TINY part of the herp world......LOL

I have not seen many Floridana at all at any of the reptile expos I attend....From Daytona, to Arlington, to San Antonio, to Houston, to Austin, to Lafayette............I guess they are so darn popular folks are just buying them up before breeders can get them to the shows........LMAO!!!!!
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

>>That little thing cannot eat my 4 foot mex mex......LOL
That would make an awesome Speckled Trout Lure!!!!!!!!!!!!
Or Largemouth Bass Lure........>>

Hahahahha!!! Ok....you have a point. I definitely shoulda used a different pic. Now its too late. Thimlk I'll just go lay down.....BUT I'LL BE BACK!!!! LOL!!!!

But they won't eat each other if they are bonded correctly......Ya know......lol
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

I have not seen many Floridana at all at any of the reptile expos I attend....From Daytona, to Arlington, to San Antonio, to Houston, to Austin, to Lafayette............I guess they are so darn popular folks are just buying them up before breeders can get them to the shows........LMAO!!!!!

Jassiter,
You can't fake the read deal.

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nananananananannana-i can't hear you!-nananananananana!

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LOL.....You are TOO MUCH Rainer......

They are simple creatures that any 9 year old can breed successfully in captivity though.....great beginner snakes.....

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

Yeah, those would be up there on my list too, if I had any. Keep up the great work with them John!
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Jorge Sierra

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>>Yeah, those would be up there on my list too, if I had any. Keep up the great work with them John!

Thanks Jorge....
I like the Mcreedy comment too......LOL
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

It will be really fun to watch it all unfold!
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Me too.....But it will take years just to produce a Mex Mex that Black Phase, Ultra Granite and Hypoerythristic........
I see alot of inbetweeners along the way but I want to refine the look.......I see myself forever working with them........
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

My favorite is a desert phase hypo I found as a yearling in 2005. I was even nervous breeding her for the first time last year. That snake is a one of a kind and I could never replace it.

Well you know I have an affinty for the Mud kings and hypermelanistics you are working with. But your hypermelanistic from Whitewater is epic.

I hope you don't mind that i took this pic off your website. I wanted people to see.
[img]http://southerncaliforniakingsnakes.weebly.com/uploads/7/8/8/1/7881947/5502421_orig.jpg?1312073287[img]

Is this an insitu picture? Looks like the pavement on WW.
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Try it again

I was trying to post the hypo from Whitewater. But then I found this old pic of mine from a F&G king on Whitewater.

Officer Chang hard at work and lurking in the brush.

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Snake Nazi.

Hey I lost my photos of that decoy, could I put it on my website? I will credit the photo to you. I saw that quite a few times in 2005.
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that's it. You must have been out there quite a few times to recognize the concrete. lol I can always tell when someone posts snakes from there on FHF.
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Thanks Rainer, I can't see that picture on my phone but if its the first one of the hypo showing the first half of the snake, then yes. That was before I picked it up and because it was dark, I didn't know it was brown until the flash went off. I had never seen one that small and brown already. They are always black at that size. Stupid me, it took me a few days before I realized it was hypo. At the time I thought someone released a king from SD out there and this was the result of one of its breedings. lol I still took it because it was so different from the rest. I'm glad I took It. I bred it last year and none of the yearlings now are anywhere close to being that light, so so far it appears to be a true hypo recessive. We will see.
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Probably one of my retics or my boa. Or maybe my king rats. Or Chomper.

Or maybe I'd sit there unable to decide till the house burned down.
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We wouldn't have 6 and a half billion people if you had to be beautiful to get laid.

Northern Pines like Billy's!!!!! His are awesome!!!! Second, Normal Sonoran Gophers.

It would be horrible if something like that were to happen, and I've heard of breeders losing collections in fires. If that ever happened to me and I had the chance to save a snake I'm probably throwing 15 of em in the same rubbermaid tub and getting out of the house, lol.

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that last shot is awesome composition (bit overexposed I think, but 100% stunning composition!).
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We wouldn't have 6 and a half billion people if you had to be beautiful to get laid.

Nice Mike......
Looks like you are on your way to produce a Spotted Amel Anulatta......I wonder how many generations it will take to find the spotted gene again in the amels......

Sounds like a fun project.....
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Hey John,
I'm definitely aiming to produce a albino spotted at some point. Next season if my male albino isn't ready to breed to the spotted female I may try one of my 2 het albinos on her... Then breed the male spotted to my female albino.

Then of course I'll have to holdback a good bit of babies...

Hopefully by 2020 we'll see an albino spotted annulata lol.
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>>Then of course I'll have to holdback a good bit of babies...
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>>Hopefully by 2020 we'll see an albino spotted annulata lol.

Boy do I know the feeling.....LOL

Good luck though Mike!
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

My favorite snake is the Common Kingsnake but of my snakes my favorite is this guy or maybe this guy???

>>What is your favorite type of snake?
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>>Obviously if the house was burning down you would run and grab the $20,000 Ball python. But I don't mean most valuable... With value aside , What is your favorite?
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>>And i think we already all know each others favorite kingsnake by now.
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>>So what is your favorite overall snake? Just pick one!
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>>Mine would be a big fat female coastal rosy boa.
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OH YEAH!!!!!!!! SHE's PRETY beatiful and great to and i love red snakes to and what kind is she and such?!!! here's my favrite SNAKE and shes red to! and so keep up the preaty great work and such and never give up trying to do stuff! YOUR THE B. E. S. T. !

and heres my best chicken to that I have!

>>OH YEAH!!!!!!!! SHE's PRETY beatiful and great to and i love red snakes to and what kind is she and such?!!! here's my favrite SNAKE and shes red to! and so keep up the preaty great work and such and never give up trying to do stuff! YOUR THE B. E. S. T. !
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LOL Thanks. Is that a Gopher? The one I posted is Thayeri X Cal King X Pueblan X Corn.
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A strikingly beautiful animal (or should I start a riot and call it a "Frankensnake"?). Whatever, it's a real gem!

No riot, that's his favorite snake. There nothing wrong with that. Even though I don't like hybrids it was on topic.
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GONE FISHING!!!

Not the prettiest.

All I can say is WOW!
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Right now these would be top contenders for favorites!

But these are up there too!

Then I am very partial to these also!

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Jorge Sierra

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I've seen your pic of the Miami phase corn before, its a beauty.

>>I've seen your pic of the Miami phase corn before, its a beauty.

Thanks! Hopefully more selective breedings will create ones that look as good more consistantly. It's siblings look good, but not exactly the same.
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Jorge Sierra

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I understand the AWESOME Miami Corn......the KILLER Alterna but why Hobby Hondos?.......J/K......

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

Those cost me a pretty penny, lol. They are Crazy Hondos. They have been bred for over 20 years for aberrancies. These will throw all sorts of crazy patterns, and even full stripes. At least that's what the plan is, lol.
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King Snakes! Who can make a better mouse trap?
Jorge Sierra

My Site > www.Sierrasnakes.com

>>Those cost me a pretty penny, lol. They are Crazy Hondos. They have been bred for over 20 years for aberrancies. These will throw all sorts of crazy patterns, and even full stripes. At least that's what the plan is, lol.

I know...I remember ads for the Crazy Line of Hondos.......
Very cool and fun project there Jorge.......
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John Lassiter
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Those Hondurans are sweeeeet. Nice gray bandeds too.
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Mike
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I love your spotted Milks too!
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King Snakes! Who can make a better mouse trap?
Jorge Sierra

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Bull snakes. Particularly Kingsville red x Stillwater hypo. Heavily black pyros are my second favorite.
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Bob
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Keeping cats allows man to cohabitate with tigers. Keeping reptiles allows man to cohabitate with dinosaurs.

Mine is this albino eastern milk, because of it's uniqueness and the fact that I found it.

As far as kings go, it would be a wide band eastern. My first "pet" snake about 25 years ago.
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one pic a thousand words

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It would be my male mbk.Easy to handle and he's a beauty pushing six feet now.
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1.0 aberrant cal. king
0.1 reverse spotted cal. king
1.1 mbks
1.0 hypo brooks
0.1 albino brooks
0.1 hypo flame brooks
1.2 double het lav albino/hypo brooks

>>one pic a thousand words

Yep....
Classic, Earth-Toned Thayeri......

Is that an F1 from Tim's Wild Confiscated female?
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John Lassiter
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F1 cross to wild stock was the info I got. With age he's pretty much oranged out but I still like him. He's a great feeder, very healthy, good breeder and when bred to the right females produces some very unique but still wild-ish color and pattern variations.
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Hogg Island Boa:

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Kent

1.1 Hypo (het lavender, striped) corn snakes, 2010
1.2 Gray-banded king snakes, blairs phase, 2008
0.0.18 Gray-banded king snakes, 2011
1.1 Oregon rubber boas, w/c 2000 and something

Colossians 3:17

Nice!!
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One of the Carpondros we produced this year.....

Paradox Super Pewter we produced last year.....

One of my male Pieds we produced in 05....

Albino Carpet we picked up recently....

The Axanthic Brooksi X Goini we produced in 05....

An extreme High Yellow Chondro we produced in 03....arguably the best HY ever produced.

This white girl we produced a few years ago....

But if I really had to choose, it would probably be this girl....

Too many to list. I don't think I can really have a favorite. Good post though.

Brandon

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