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While looking through all of my old pics for Ross I found some old pics that brought back lots of memories......

I used to breed Refugio, Aransas, San Patricio and Nueces County, TX Splendida, Holbrooki and Intergrades......

Here's some old pics I wanted to share:
Aransas, Nueces & Calhoun Counties:

San Patricio County:

Nueces County:

Calhoun County:

Aransas County:


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

Those are awesome, John. Looks like you have a very nice collection back then as well. Did you collect the San Patricio County stock your self?
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>>Those are awesome, John. Looks like you have a very nice collection back then as well. Did you collect the San Patricio County stock your self?
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I collected the one on the blue care fresh myself.......I thought it was the nicest south Texas Splendida that I've ever seen.....

The younger one was given to me by a buddy at a local pet store and I thought it looked more like an Arizona getula. He told me that it was found in San Patricio county....I thought back then it may be possible after finding that nice one but I never bred it......Still not sure if what a locale getula or not but I don't have them any more........

The Calhoun county hatchling is from wild collected eggs.....and all the others were found by me. My buddy Todd Hughes and I had a great collection of them back then....I think Todd still has some......

I want to get out this Summer and see if I can find some around here...if they are still around....lol

Here's some more Nueces County Splendida......or intergrades....

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

Great animals and info, John! And yes, they are still around - remember the Nueces County splendida I found last year? Todd has that snake now...
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-Toby Brock
Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research

>>Great animals and info, John! And yes, they are still around - remember the Nueces County splendida I found last year? Todd has that snake now...
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Thanks Toby....I remember but I have yet to see it......I need to get in touch with him and see if I can photograph his getula.......
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

You know, there is nothing cooler than finding this stuff your self. I bet you really appreciated what you had. The reason why I ask about those kings is because this one looks like it has Cal king in it, but no way it could if you found it in Texas. I learned something new.

And yeah, that other one does look like an AZ slendida. I've seen a lot posted like that from there on fhf.
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Locality! Lovin it!
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Genesis 1:1

>>Locality! Lovin it!

Thanks.....Me too Billy....All my animals would be locality if I could go down to Mexico and collect king snakes.......

I'm lying....I still like out-crossed morphs as well....LOL
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

I love out crossed morphs as well!!
You going to the NARBC show next month?
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Genesis 1:1

>>I love out crossed morphs as well!!
>>You going to the NARBC show next month?
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>>Genesis 1:1

Yes sir....see you there?
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Yep..I should be there.
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Genesis 1:1

>>Yep..I should be there.
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>>Genesis 1:1

Cool....
Is Soderberg vending at the show?
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Yep, I believe he is, and I most likely will be hanging with him a good part of the day.
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Genesis 1:1

>>Yep, I believe he is, and I most likely will be hanging with him a good part of the day.
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>>Genesis 1:1

Cool...see you all there......
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Yeah man, let's talk snakes!

You vending?
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Genesis 1:1

>>Yeah man, let's talk snakes!
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>>You vending?

Of course, snakes it is....lol
I never have enough animals to vend in February......
I will do the SA and Austin shows, maybe ETHS this year....
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

That's cool. ETHS show is actually my personal favorite show in TX, but have not been able to go in a few years. I may this year.
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Genesis 1:1

Cool stuff John!......

You can definitely see the unique characteristics of the specific locales in their phenotypes..

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

serpentinespecialties.webs.com

>>Cool stuff John!......
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>>You can definitely see the unique characteristics of the specific locales in their phenotypes..

Yep...thanks Doug....

It seems getula North of the Copano Bay (Calhoun and Refugio Counties) near the coast are holbrooki phenotypes mainly.....just south of the Bay in Aransas County you'll find intergrades...the further South you go you'll see Dark Splendida like the Nueces species pictured.....

Then we have some isolated Padre island getula......Nueces County too but they certainly have their own look as do the triangulum there.....

I can't wait for it to warm up.....
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Yep, I concur...

I've been doing similar stuff with certain milk subspecies, plotting and matching up their locality phenotypes to which specific area(s) and elevation preferences in their known ranges.

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

serpentinespecialties.webs.com