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Some days you snap 100 pics and one or two look decent. Last night I pulled this snakes rubbermaid out of the rack and snapped off a bunch of pics and most came out pretty damn good. She just ate 2 snall mice, she is normally nice n lean. My 03 Specks are finally starting to get some size on them. Check her out Tom Stevens

Wow, that snake is WICKED!!!!! I want one.

Mike
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Damn Tom that is the nicest white sided I've seen and I remember your pics from before.
Can't wait until I see more of that quality on the market.
Congrats,
Uncloudy

Damn Tom!
That is the only whitesided speck I have EVER seen..
Or got to handle for that matter...
Great snake, especially in person.
Great representative shot too.......
John Lassiter

Can you be specific as to what this animal is. Thanks.

It's a white-sided speckled king. Lampropeltis getula holbrooki And a very nice one!

Brandon Osborne

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Also, is this a simple recessive gene?

And what do you think an albino white-sided would look like since there are a lot of albino specks out there.

Any other recessive genes in specks?

Thanks

Kerby...

There are lavender albinos as well as amelanistics and the whitesides.
John Lassiter

I used to have albino specks in the 90's, but I have never seen a pic of a lavender speck. Anyone got a pic???

Thanks

Kerby...

Where did the gene pool originate for that trait? I havent seen those before. Pretty awesome snake!
What similarities does the genetic history of that trait in kings have with the ratsnakes?
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Tom
TCJ Herps
"The more people I meet, the more I like my snakes"

I am in awe.

The orginal was a wild caught and after well over a decade of being in someones collection Terry Vadeventer got it on breeding loan. He got this project off the ground over the past few years and I got the first group he offered and they're 03s. I am very greatful to own them and I hope it brings some well deserved attention to Speckled Kings in general. The rest of my group are hets, and they're very nice looking in their own right. I am going to work on getting some presentable pics of them. I am used to seeing Brooksi grow up overnight, this is not the case with these. They did not respond well to my heavy feedings so I gave up pushing them for fast growth a long time ago. Now they're starting to show some size on them. I hope to produce my own in 06. I will work on more pics. I love the White Sided Brooksi, Bulls and Rat Snakes but these really are exceptional. Keep your fingers crossed for me in 06. Thanks Tom Stevens

Just out of curiousity do you have any pics of a het? that i could see? (please)

That is a very beautiful snake.