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A few weeks ago I checked woods near a housing area on Bragg and I was stunned when I finnaly found a live 3.5 foot greenish rat snake it is incredible it has the stripeing and an olive drab complexion. my digital camera is broke so I cant post a pick. I also almost caught an eastern king but it eluded me I hope I can get it next time. I will continue to look for an eatern king and corns in the wild they are what im concentrateing on for my curent lifes list. Maryland has nothing on snakes when it comes to the caralinas.

I find the "greenish-grayish" rats around my house & my back yard, but when I went to Ft. Bragg I found a solid black rat last November near Mc Kellars lake. Here's a pic of a four foot female E. King I found near my house in June of 03'.

Zee

thats beautiful it is always a plesure to talk to you thanks for the pic.

Hey there, Peter. That WAS funny . . .But anyway here's my personal favorite: Wide banded orange S. Georgia Kings:
So, sorry Maryland & North Carolina. . . South Georgia is the place for NICE Kings (Pic of a young female from Will Still)

Zee

That one is better than those ole black and whites any day.....Just my opinion...
John Lassiter

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As far as I know, it usually fades, but only a little in some of the more reddish individuals. They turn out looking more orange than red as adults. I saw pics of Keith's and Will Still's older animals and noticed that some loose a lot of the orange and some loose very little. It all depends on the intensity of red pigment as babies. In addition to that, the more reddish individuals are less common in clutches (Which is probably why I payed more for the nice pair I have now, LOL!)

Zee

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