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He is a 2003 hatch from Will Still (Enge Line) Georgia Easterns. His orange is starting to fade a little but not as much as it looks in this pic. He is getting huge eating weanling mice now.

Keith

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Don't forget me when you start breeding him, LOL! I love the colors and bands on that one! Thanks for sharing, Keith.

Zee

Hey Keith,
That is one beautiful Eastern. I really like the orange in this serpent. You mentioned that it is fading. Do you have a "before" and "After" shot to show side-by-side for comparison. Will he ultimately lose his orange and go to cream?
Thanks for the come back.
Paul
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Paul

except the obvious , i have a king that looks like your Ga.Easten and it was sold as an eastern(labeled)from a local shop but all the red on it has me a bit confussed poss. intergrade? well without a pic its hard but i must say she is a fast grower surpassing goinis purchased the same time. and is also woffing down hoppers. definite future ir-RAT-icator.if there are any recognizing features please let me know . and i'll post some pics when i get a camera .L8r Chris

Juvenile and up to 2 years old Eastern Kings can have red on them. Many do just like a hatchling Florida King. Some Easterns keep it longer than others some are never born with it. This line of Easterns tends to keep some of their orange into adulthood. As far as telling if you Eastern is a Blotched or a Eastern its a tough call without seeing or knowing the history of the parents. Most "Goini" or Blotched Kings start getting light centers on their scales inbetween their crossbars at about 2' usually. I have a Apalachicola Kingsnake page on my site take a look on there to see if yours looks like any of those.

Keith
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That is one sweet looking King Keith! Can't wait to see how it looks as it grows.