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I thought I'd post these pictures of some really cool looking Yuma morph kings my friend is holding onto for another friend. Both were found in the wild last month near El Centro California.

The female.

Yuma female by RossAZ480, on Flickr

Yuma female ventrals by RossAZ480, on Flickr

The male. and this is the darkest Yuma morph I've ever seen. Absolutely amazing!

Yuma male by RossAZ480, on Flickr

My friend also has a trio of het Whitewater CA hypos from my line. We are hoping to prove this hypo gene out next year.

WW het hypo by RossAZ480, on Flickr

Here's the king I found at Whitewater in 2005 that I believe is hypo.

Whitewater Hypo by RossAZ480, on Flickr
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You can not beat locality Ross.
ROCK ON!!!
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Genesis 1:1

Thanks, Billy. That's how I feel also. There's nothing like finding morphs in the wild. Luckily with Cal kings, there are so many different types that occur naturally.
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Killer stuff as always Ross.....
I really like those yumensis kings.......
And I believe that one you found is surely a hypomelanistic.........
Hope you produce some more next year.....
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

No kidding, there's just something about those melanistic type western animals that I really like.
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Gerard

"Sleep my friend and you will see, your dreams are my reality. "

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GONE FISHING!!!

Thanks, John. I do too. Its been on my mind these past 7 years. It just took a while to get the male.
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Very cool, is that a rare locale to find?
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Gerard

"Sleep my friend and you will see, your dreams are my reality. "

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GONE FISHING!!!

I've never seen the El Centro locale ever offered and the Whitewater shouldn't be hard to find, but I only know of two guys that breed them. Most Cal king guys are not into locality, so any locale is pretty tough to find. I think the Long Beach grease king locale is the most established locale out there.
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Wow!,....awesome "yumensis"!..

Yeah, that hypo sure does look hypo if I ever saw a hypo..LOL!

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

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LOL Yeah, same here, Doug. Thanks!
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that hypo is the coolest cal king i have seen in a long time!
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alcohol, tobacco and firearms should be a convenience store, not a government agency

Thanks a lot, Dave. It is my coolest find ever.
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Very nice Ross. I really like that dark male, but especially your yet to proven hypo! Hope it proves out.

--Dennis

Thank a lot, Dennis. I'm really hoping also. I'd be very puzzled if it didn't, because that king is abnormally light for any desert locale.
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Real Nice Ross, that hypo one is just sweet. You don't see very much of the "Yuma" kings, nice post.
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Thanks a lot! Yeah, you don't see a lot of the Yumas, especially the ones from CA.
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Awesome stuff, Ross!

Tim

Thanks a lot, Tim!
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So awesome Ross!! Congrats on the discoveries bro!! I really like both of those morphs. That second yuma is awesome as is the hypo...

Joe

Thanks a lot, Joe. Vic Herrick found those amazing Yuma kings. He also got them to breed before giving them to my buddy and now the female is getting close to dropping her eggs.
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Hmmmm, What part of the road on WW did you find that hypo on?

Was it near the top by the bridge? Near the bottom where it is dry and kinda flat? Or near the middle section by the canyon walls and the frogs?

My guess is you found it near the bottom of the road where it is dry. Below the houses.

Also have you ever walked WW at night and if so, did you find any boas?
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Yes, on the bottom just a little south of the houses. I couldn't stop in time, so I ran back with a flashlight and my camera. I got this in situ picture before he even moved. It wasn't until the flash went off that I saw he was brown. I took her and about every 20 minutes, while roadcruising, I'd stop and look at her and wonder why she was brown. It wasn't till about 2 days later that the thought popped up in my head that it might be hypo. lol She was about 18" when I found her.

No, I've never tried walking out there, because they have all these signs that say no tresspassing fire hazard zone, or something to that effect.
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Great kings. The Whitewater is awesome. Glad it is in your hands, I know you will put it to good use.

Thanks a lot, Mark. Yeah, it could have easily fallen into someone else's hands that didn't know what it was, or never bred it to make the morph available some day. Or even some tree huger that doesn't believe in collecting anything. LOL
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Or even much worse, bred to a Florida king, or Honduran, etc..

I'm really glad to see you having them too, and not some typical hobby schlep that would breed them to anything he/she had just to make babies.

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

serpentinespecialties.webs.com

haha Yeah, not as long as I have them.
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Those are pretty cool Ross! I really like that hypo a lot!
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Disclaimer: I do keep several snakes in pairs, and some in groups. However I realize that things can go wrong, and I have to keep a close eye on those groups, to be sure they are not being adversely affected by these living conditions. Also if one happens to eat it's cagemate, it is 100% my fault, and I know the risks in advance!

What's wrong with using CAUTION?!?!?!
King Snakes! Who can make a better mouse trap?
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Thanks, Jorge! I do too.
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Ross, A Great post & awesome pictures of so many different California Kingsnakes! I keep a couple pairs of Cal Kings myself here Ross, thay are locality specific found snakes. Email me sometime when you get time, Ross, at: fraser@twinmounds.com . Thanks, John

>>Ross, A Great post & awesome pictures of so many different California Kingsnakes! I keep a couple pairs of Cal Kings myself here Ross, thay are locality specific found snakes. Email me sometime when you get time, Ross, at: fraser@twinmounds.com . Thanks, John
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Those Yuma's are stunning! I love melanistic calkings.

>>Those Yuma's are stunning! I love melanistic calkings.

Same here, Zach.
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