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SerpentBoy78 urged me to post this pic here. Flipped this adult female last week in a field in Katy,Tx(Houston more or less). The field is being torn down for development so she mad a nice addition to my collection. What da ya think ?

-scott wahlberg

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I like my women the way I like my coffee, Ground up and in the freezer!

Scott@texassnakes.net

That's probably the nicest speckled Ive ever seen!I would love to find a jewel like that in the field.

Thanks Wesss. It was indeed one of the prettiest holbrooki I have had the pleasure of finding. Glad I found him before the BullDozers did tho.
~scott
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I like my women the way I like my coffee, Ground up and in the freezer!

Scott@texassnakes.net

That is an awesome snake! I live in Bear Creak, do you go herping often or was that a fluke.

Miller
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1.1 Florida King
1.1 Eastern Kings
1.0 Chow Chow
0.2 Cats

to go herping. So i'm at it all the time. I live literally right across the street from Bear Creek dude. Shoot me an email so we can talk some time.
~scott
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I like my women the way I like my coffee, Ground up and in the freezer!

Scott@texassnakes.net

MAN THAT IS A SCREAMER... SCOOT LUCKED OUT ON THAT FIND JUST A FEW DAYS B4 HE AND I WENT BACK TO THE SAME GENRAL AERA,AND HERPED.. DID WELL THAT DAY TOO, BUT NO SPECKS THOUGH.. I WAS BUMMED.. NICE AZZ PIC SCOTT.. MAYBE WE WILL SCORE ANOTHER NEXT TIME WE GO OUT THERE...... PE@CE.. MIKE

Thanks for the kind words Mike. The majoroty of the kings I've caught in that field look like the one in the photo, all tho that is the prettiest I have seen. Give me a hollar when you wanna go back out.
-scott
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I like my women the way I like my coffee, Ground up and in the freezer!

Scott@texassnakes.net

That's the best speckled i ever seen!

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I like my women the way I like my coffee, Ground up and in the freezer!

Scott@texassnakes.net

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"Hail to the King baby..." -Ash, Housewares (Bruce Campbell vs AOD)

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I like my women the way I like my coffee, Ground up and in the freezer!

Scott@texassnakes.net

Great looking King Scott!

Thanks for the compliments sean. Its nice to show off what I've found for a change.
-scott
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I like my women the way I like my coffee, Ground up and in the freezer!

Scott@texassnakes.net

That is awesome. I have a het that has a lot of yellow on the sides like that one. Hopefully she'll turn out like that one. Tom Stevens

TH
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I like my women the way I like my coffee, Ground up and in the freezer!

Scott@texassnakes.net

I flipped many a speck in the same general area (probably a few miles south of Bear Creek park on Hwy 6) but never one as cool as that. Congrats!

live in this general area. I've herped Bear Creek Park and the surrounding Addicks Resevoir many times. If you dont mind me asking what all did you find in those woods ?
Thnaks for the kind words!
-scott
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I like my women the way I like my coffee, Ground up and in the freezer!

Scott@texassnakes.net

I never had much luck outside of Thamnophis and Nerodia in the Addicks Resevoir area, although I've heard stories. Mainly I used to hunt south of Bellaire, before it was developed, out to a bit past Bissonet and probably as far east as Dairy Ashford. Had success with both specks and prairies, ocassional Texas rat, and lots of eastern hogs. Of course, it's been a good five years since I've been out that way, and probably around ten since I used to catch stuff. I imagine all my old spots are built up by now.
Cheers!

I want one of those!

Nice king! Love the deep yellow on her.
:Mark

Thanks, Mark. I saw the splendida/integrade you posted on the other site. That was a very nice looking snake as well.
-scott
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I like my women the way I like my coffee, Ground up and in the freezer!

Scott@texassnakes.net

ANy other shots of that snake ? I would love to see a topview shot of it. Do you already have a mate for it or are you still looking for one ? WOuld love to get some offspring from animals that look like that !

Keith
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Kieth,
I have some more shots but they did not turn out that well. We have a WC Glaveston county male that has the very same appearance for her. I can take some more photos and email them you you if you like ? lemme know
-scott
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I like my women the way I like my coffee, Ground up and in the freezer!

Scott@texassnakes.net

If you ever have any offspring please let me know, I would love to have some specks from that locale if they look anything close to the way that female does, the yellow is outstanding!!

shoot me an email dude. and i will keep you in mind if we end up getting rid of any.
-scott
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I like my women the way I like my coffee, Ground up and in the freezer!

Scott@texassnakes.net

Nice find, man! would love to have a baby (just one - two prefferably) from her! It IS truly nice to find something like that, isn't it?
I know this is the kingsnake forum, but this was my find of the year, (maybe my life), from NC.): The only cornsnake with YELLOW/golden blotches in the world as I was told by the experts. There are yellow corns in existence but NONE with YELLOW blotches. I am a Kingsnake buff, but thought this was a brightly marked prairie king when I first found it crossing the road. . .AND no, it's not "photo shopped"!

Zee

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gotta love the houston kings, the yellow the yellow the yellow
one of the benefits of living in the armpit of the nation
is the coooool kings in amongst the trashpiles,,,,,,,,thomas

houston tx,,,harris county locale speck ,,,,,,,,thomas

looking speckleds in your collection. Are those two a pair? You know, I used to find some like that every now and then on the extreme coastal part of South eastern Louisiana (along the brakish water areas. This nice coloration should be termed the "coastal phase" speckled King - a kind of subspecies! I know that I could never find such a nice specimen in the inland areas of Louisiana. And I have truly found hundreds of speckleds, when living there. Speckleds are very common in Louisiana, (along with texas rat snakes & water moccasins).

Zee

I'd have to agree with those comments there. Those are some real nice kings you have there tom. I find yellows like the one I photographed only occassionally but that was byfar the nicest I have layed eyes on. Have any nice looking males in your collection that need a bright yellow female ? See ya around dude.
-scott
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I like my women the way I like my coffee, Ground up and in the freezer!

Scott@texassnakes.net