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In the midst of all that is going on here I was able to get a decent pic of one of the hatchling I was able to hatch out from some wild collected eggs...They were collected by Todd Hughes (antelope) from the same place a nice yellow/orange intergrade specimen was collected. I wonder if these hatchlings will get yellower as they mature.
Thanks for looking,
John Lassiter

Very NICE, Yellow or White, gonna be nice!

Thanks Jetzen....
I would prefer the yellow/orange like the adult specimen that Todd collected from the same area, but either way they should be awesome. I am sure they will look better after their first shed.
John Lassiter

but even if doesn't yellow up, it's a sharp looking snake. Will be nice to see the pics as it grows up.

Kerby...

Todd is letting me keep a pair and he will keep the other two...I have not determined the sex ratio of the 4 hatchlings yet.
And yes it will be interesting to see how it matures.
Thanks Kerby.
BTW....You get any widestriped calking eggs this year?
I am still looking for a good looking female for my male I got from Don Shores....
John Lassiter

I have (1.2) and they are 2 years old. I bred them and only one female took and she laid 3 really long eggs, longer than long eggs I've seen in the past. So we shall see what pops out. 23 August will be their day 60. I will let you know and of course post pics. My first clutch of cal kings were due on Friday. So like most years it will take 60-70 days for them to hatch.

Kerby...

Certainly let me know what emerges from those long eggs.
I am still looking for a nice female before my male gets too old to breed....LOL
I know it will take a while before he gets too old......
I had a 9 year old virgin male calking breed for the first time 5 years ago. The female laid 8 fertile eggs and all hatched. He is 14 years old now, but I don't breed him anymore....He was my first snake when I seriously started keeping snakes in 1991.....
John Lassiter

That is neat. I would not be able to identify that if you hadn't told me. I look forward to seeing how those turn out. Very cool, and even cooler it was hatched from eggs found in the field.
Tom Stevens

Thanks to John's incubator, it's all good!
Todd Hughes

Have lived in 7 western states, a frequent hiker & bushwacker, yet I have only encountered a Rattlesnake twice in 45 years. Have never seen a Kingsnake, and I lived for 10 years in CA!

You eastern folk who continually find wild snakes & their eggs have me GREEN with envy. (Maybe it's partial compensation for your more humid summers??)

Enjoy your week!

lol! i live in Georgia and i havent ever seen a wild snake either, and my backyard is perfect for many, so dont feel so bad lol, i go camping very often all in the southeast and i have never seen anything. one time when i was 7 or 8 i saw a snake that i am pretty sure that it was a king, in my front yard, but back then i was scared out of my skin from snakes, now i let them crawl all over me lol
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i have one Brooks Kingsnake, hopefully breeding in the next couple of years! yaaahhhh, only if i can find a male though lol, but im still looking for a male lol