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This one from Llyod Lempke's line...

>>This one from Llyod Lempke's line...
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When I was just getting to know Lloyd I was immersed in the Asian ratsnake thing. He got me started with the Elaphe bimaculata and dione and other species. Quite a guy. Wish I could have known him better.

TC

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Indeed, a very nice Speckled!!! Thanks for the pic! Just curious, do you have any easterns and goini's?

Zee

Nope.

Only getula I have are 1.1 speckled and 1.1 desert CA.

>>This one from Llyod Lempke's line...
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I am going to add one to my collection of kings!! I remember catching them as a kid in MO, had a blast with them.
Brian
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RATS
1.0 Corn snake "Warpath" (KY locale)
1.0 Black rat snake "Havok" (KY locale)
1.1 Black rat snakes "Reaper and Mystique" (MO locale)
1.0 Albino Black rat snake "Malakai" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Everglades rat snake "Deadpool" (Dwight Good stock)
0.1 Greenish rat snake "Rogue" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Yellow rat snake "Wolverine" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Grey rat snake "Punisher" (White oak phase)(Dwight Good stock)

MILKS
0.0.1 Eastern Milk snake "Cable" (KY locale)
0.0.1 Eastern/Red milk intergrade "Omega Red" (KY locale)
Good luck and Happy Herping
Brian

I purchased a Lloyd Lemke line Speckled king myself a couple of weeks ago. An 04 female. Looking at yours, I must say, WOW.

Steve

Great looking speckled king Dean. I'm curious, was Lloyd Lemke's line locality or were they bred for a certain look? Cool snake!

When I purchased my Llemke line 04 speckled king from "Isis Reptiles" I asked them if they had locality data on their speckled kings, and I was told they originate from Louisiana. Isis reptiles might have a better answer because from what I understand they obtained a good deal of lemke line animals. Here is a pic of my 04 lemke line Holbrooki, Louisiana locality.

Steve

But no more specific than that.
Maybe I'll try to contact Isis...

THANKS

Oh, Phil...I know it's like a disease. I'm finding myself too to be MUCH more interested in herps if I know a specific locality origin.

I know how you feel Dean. It makes everything that much more interesting.

Outstanding Steve. I started to venture a guess and say La. I'm far from an expert on speckled kings but I have seen some La locality that favored both your and Deans snake. Basically nice yellow coloration with no hint of intergradation but with a few remnant indistinct crossbars here and there. I would like to learn more.

They do look like delta animals! If memory serves western Missouri also has nice examples.