1994 – 1.1 adults captured in Apalachicola, FL . The pair were kept and bred. It is not known if the male caught with the female was the first male to breed with her. The female laid a clutch of eggs in late May. The adult pair was sold to Glades Herp before the eggs hatched. When the eggs hatched, there was 1 albino baby.
1997 – The albino was bred to 2 wild caught females from the same locale. A heater malfunction that winter killed the albino and several of it’s offspring. The remaining offspring were held back and raised up.
2000 – Two pairs of the albino’s offspring were bred. Out of the first clutch there were 2 albinos, full term, dead in the
eggs. The other clutch produced only normals. I was given 1.2 babies from the clutch that produced the full term albinos.
2003 – I bred the 1.2 Goini. I got 2 female albinos from 1 clutch, but the other female produced normals.
2004 – 1 of the albino females that I produced in 2003 got out of her cage and managed to get into a breeder cage of rats. I found her dead, chewed from head to tail. I was sent the last remaining female from ‘00. I produced 6 more albino babies from the 1.1 hets and 1 possible het. Two of them refused to feed. Of the remaining 4 Albinos from ’04, I have 3.1.
2005 – Bred the 1.2 hets this year. As of today, I have produced 5 albinos this year and still have a few eggs left to hatch.
This was written by Chip Ozburn and edited by me. I removed the name of the guy who collected them and will not reveal the locale. Now I have heard from enough people through emails on both sides of the coin as far is this history goes. Believe what you want. I will show this history to anyone who shows interest in these snakes as will the rest of us who have them. This was why I hoped the first ones available would go to people I know. I know we all think they're pure Goini and all intend to work with other non Amel Goini. The majority of my collection consists of Kings, and these are a fine addition.
Adios Tom Stevens
