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This litttle Tangy was hatched from an egg that was attacked by a small patch of mold. I've heard that this is one reason for aberrancies. Is the color and pattern of a snake the very last thing to develop before hatching? Is the standard Aberrant Honduran pattern genetic?...Or are they all from moldy eggs? Tangs is nice...but I'd like some variety. Lets see some of your aberrant Milks out there. (And who's breeding genetic pattern crazy aberrancies???) I'd like to get into it! Thanks. TJ.

Another pic. This one was really squirmy!

He's a biter too. Finally found a way to get him to hold still!

Here's an Aberrant Ghost I produced this year. All my hatchlings are biters, luckily these pics looked OK while he was in the box. Tom Stevens

Very cool lookin snake Tom Stevens

Hey Tom,

First off, great looking abberant ghost you got there!!!

You mentioned that all your hatchlings are biters.... well, I just wanted to share with you what a zookeeper taught me ( I volunteer at a local zoo here ) regarding non-venomous snakes such as milksnakes and kingsnakes that strike or bite. When you try to pick them up, always grab it from behind and never from the front. If let's say they are already in a striking position (especially the hatchlings), list the container where he contained and tilt it a little bit so he slides a little bit. Then open the container and pick him up from behind. This way, he is more preoccupied in balancing himself than trying to defend his turf.

Hope that helps.

Thanks,
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RAY

Hondurans just bit, it's a good thing. Aggressive young are great feeders.

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I agree with that bigtime. If there's a few snakes in a display and most are laying there and others seem fiesty I usually want the fiesty one. To mee it says the animal is thriving and will make a hassle free captive, other than the occasional chomping here n there Tom Stevens

Thats a cool pattern, I hope we can someday gentically produce odd/unusual patterns and even strips in the Hondurans. I also have some odd pattern hondurans which I plan on breeding into my albinos next year. Good luck with it.