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These rare Kingsnakes are truly the easiest snakes to breed in my opinion. They need no brumation and breed every year about this time. My adult trio is Desoto Co. Florida locale. This their second breeding season.

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Talk about variation! Mine are desended from adults collected (in 95) from the same area and are much lighter in color. Our juveniles show a lemon stain running down their backs which they lose as they mature. Adults show a much more faded light brown saddle.
The more familiar form is the one that Marti Snipes has been producing, which are very different from mine (especially as juveniles). Where yours from him, or did you get really lucky and find these?
Frank
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

I got mine from Len Krysko. I'd love to see some pics. of yours.

>>These rare Kingsnakes are truly the easiest snakes to breed in my opinion. They need no brumation and breed every year about this time. My adult trio is Desoto Co. Florida locale. This their second breeding season.
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I'm hoping to find a pair this season.

Van

Checked our the link you provided. You have some awesome animals.
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Tim

Congratulations, Jim! They are a true rarity - glad you are having such good breeding success with them. My female has been out on breeding loan but has not yet produced viable eggs . . . maybe this year. She is from the same bloodline as yours, originating with Churck Hurt. The photo below isn't the greatest quality but it gives you an idea of another animal from that bloodine.

Bob Johnson

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They almost look like they have a green tint. Is this just lighting or is that the case ? Awesome looking snakes either way.

Keith
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My pic is with flash, so the colors are not the best. There is however what I would call a yellowish-green mid-dorsal stripe, kind of a wash over the gray/brown blotched pattern. The gradual darkening of the pattern from head to tail in the photo is pretty accurate.

Bob Johnson
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Yeah, that is the same marking my babies have. On them it is lemon yellow. Frank
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

Getting the eggs out seems to be the easy part. The challenge is getting the little worms started on pinks-this is where experience with Scarlet Kings comes in handy. I usually have to scent day old pinks with deer mouse scent or sometimes use baby deer mice. I'd like to hear what others experiences are like- getting them going.
Jim

We were LUCKY....All of ours started easy on n/b live pinks.

Frank
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

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