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Hello,

Just thought I'd put a shot of this clutch up before they all come out and flatten the eggs. This is by far my largest clutch of easterns to date, 23 eggs. About half of them are out and 4 are clones of their dad, Frank the Tank. These 4 possess extremely wide bands that blend into lateral striping and a fading belly pattern, going from snout to vent. One appears to be a bullseye as well.

Just a quick re-cap regarding the lineage of these animals - these are descended from wild founders collected by Kevin Enge in Tift and Echols Counties in GA. While the wild founders and F1s looked like regular colorful GA easterns, the F2s and F3s have really gone off off the charts as far as orange coloring and band width. While most of us eastern connisieurs presume that a goini got into the mix in the generations prior to captivity, these babies never develop any speckling as they grow and some have band widths that rival the boldest goini. Thanks for looking!

Will

VERY nice!!! By chance do you have pictures of the parents for comparison?

Frank the Tank, named for his insatiable appetite (he has tried to swallow his own tail on several occasions)and great size.

Will

That is one sweet king Will. Do you have a web site?
Russ

Hi Russ,

Thanks. I don't have a site up yet, but one is in the works.

Will

She is a beautiful peach colored girl, and a breeding machine. Thanks.

Will

PS- also, she was hatched with that faint speckling on her sides, it did not develop with time.

What a gorgeous pair! and a monster clutch to boot! Awesme!
Todd Hughes

Thank you for your kind words Todd. Yeah, I was damn lucky to get a clutch that size. It is fun to watch these GA easterns come out of the egg because each one is different, and with that many (23), I was like a spoiled kid on Christmas morning for three days, as they all slowly emerged. I got reeeaaally lucky this season. Thanks.

Will

Here is mine I got from you back in 2003. He is only 2 years old but measures out at 51.29"! I believe he is Frank the Tanks brother from your F1 pair from Enge. I cant wait to see what he produces when I get that big female from John Hays.

Keith

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Hey bro,

Ever let go of a snake and watch it progress and wish that you'd kept it? Yeah......... well thats how I feel about that big bastard (LOL). He looks just like his momma. I'll be wanting some of those outcrossed GAs back from you next year.

Will

Awesome.

Frank the Tank is looking pretty spectacular. And the mom is quite nice looking herself.

Good luck w/ the babies this year, the 04 male I got from you is an eating machine.
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Mike
KingPin Reptiles Inc.
Diadophisdude@yahoo.com
www.freewebs.com/mikesnake

Hi Mike,

Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad your boy is doing well. Later.

Will

PS - I hear the ringneck is ok, but I understand that he is still qite small. If I can get my buddy to shoot some pics, I'll send 'em to ya.

Thanks Will.

Hey you've raised up plenty of these GA eastern kings, how quickly do the males reach breeding size? My male eats usually 3 peach fuzzies and a hopper every 5 days or so. He's probably about 20 inches or so, I haven't tried measuring him. I guess he'll be able to breed by 07'?

Oh yeah and he doesn't bite/strike anymore.
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Mike
KingPin Reptiles Inc.
Diadophisdude@yahoo.com
www.freewebs.com/mikesnake

Hi Mike,

Males and females will both breed at a year and a half. Even with moderate feedings, they should get to 36" to 40" by that time.

Will