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Looking through some pictures from last year. I don't think I ever posted these. This is my favorite milksnake. Totally weird coloration. He's the only one I've found that looks like that in the area he's from. It's been suggested that it's genetic but I HIGHLY doubt that. I just think it's cool.

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Here he is with a typical male from that area.

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Quotes from guys named Carl:

"Science stops at the frontier of logic. Nature does not, she thrives on ground as yet untrodden by theory."
-Carl Jung

"It is foolish to let singleness of purpose deprive one of the joy and delectation of the many wonderful sights and sounds incidental to the quest."
-Carl Kauffeld

The ring around the neck makes it even more strange.

These guys were found in the same place at different times.

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Martin Whalin
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Quotes from guys named Carl:

"Science stops at the frontier of logic. Nature does not, she thrives on ground as yet untrodden by theory."
-Carl Jung

"It is foolish to let singleness of purpose deprive one of the joy and delectation of the many wonderful sights and sounds incidental to the quest."
-Carl Kauffeld

I hope you kept it...

I know Jeff Schofield had a green one, and he was going to attempt to see if the coloration was genetic..but if I'm correct, he has gotten rid of all his snakes.

Nice snake though, worth keeping.

Mike
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Thanks. Jeff's green milksnake was something different than what I've got. His was all around green and may be genetic. I'm keeping him. he's been with me for about a year and a half.
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Martin Whalin
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Quotes from guys named Carl:

"Science stops at the frontier of logic. Nature does not, she thrives on ground as yet untrodden by theory."
-Carl Jung

"It is foolish to let singleness of purpose deprive one of the joy and delectation of the many wonderful sights and sounds incidental to the quest."
-Carl Kauffeld

Thats pretty cool. I wish there where Red Milks with coloration .

Thanks for sharing

Jason

I'm very new to this board, but was wondering what you meant by the coloration not being genetic - do these guys develop color dependant on other factors?

Thanks for indulging my curiosity!
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"I'm very new to this board, but was wondering what you meant by the coloration not being genetic - do these guys develop color dependant on other factors?"

I wasn't clear enough. What I meant to say was that it probably wasn't a simple recessive gene. Meaning I couldn't breed this snake to one of its offspring and expect half of the clutch to look like the father. It would probably take several generations.
The reason I don't think it is a simple mutation is because every other color on the snake is typical except for the saddles. It's not that big of a stretch for a brown saddled snake to turn up greenish occasionally.
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Quotes from guys named Carl:

"Science stops at the frontier of logic. Nature does not, she thrives on ground as yet untrodden by theory."
-Carl Jung

"It is foolish to let singleness of purpose deprive one of the joy and delectation of the many wonderful sights and sounds incidental to the quest."
-Carl Kauffeld