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Where's that picture of Will holding up all those Speckled Kings at that site last year? All I could find was this one:

I hit Georgia yesterday and was really bummed to find that one of my Eastern King spots was nearly destroyed (the owner said cleaned up but I viewed it differently). There's still a few pieces of tin left at the site but the owner's going to clear that up and build a new shed soon. Anyway, thinking of those kings reminded me of that great pic you took of Will.

Man what a day that was! They were blacks though not specks. We are up to 71 kings seen in the field this year not including DOR's. I hate when a perfectly good tin field gets wiped by the landowner. I guess thats a part of it though. Phil

Great pic! That one is classic. On a good note, I'm heading back to that owner's house this weekend in hopes of getting the remaining tin. At least I can get some use of of what is still left.

of the PeeWee Herman movie when he rescued the snakes from the burning pet store LOL
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Paul Weaver
Carolina Herps

Phil,

Hope I get to see a few Blacks next year when I head your way. They look much cleaner than the ones I found in southern Illinois, though we were near holbrooki range. A Pine would be the ultimate, but we both know that. Eric wants to join us next year too. How was breeding for you this year? Final tally for me: 1.1 Delaware Corns, 6.3 Oregon Cals, 1.3 Black Pines, 2.3 Florida Pines.

Bart

Yes a pine would be the ultimate for sure! I honestly thought we would find another this past season but it wasn't to be. We think we are searching in the best possible locales, now its just a matter of being there at the right time. One of the nice things about looking for pine snakes here is it puts you in position to see a number of other interesting species in the event the target isn't met. Black kings, prairie kings, corns, timbers and copperheads are all likely to be seen while pursuing the ultimate goal. Look forward to you guys coming in. Black Kingsnakes should be fairly easy to come by. The kings from the the drier upland areas where we search for pine snakes are very dark with most specimens showing no trace of pattern on the dorsum. They can grow very large in this habitat as well. I bred very little this year. Only Ky locale corns and Kankakee bulls. Next year I should be breeding those again and a few other things such as Dade county canal stock brooksi, Iredell county N.C. getula, Jefferson county Ky obsoleta, and a couple of localities of Ky nigra. Phil

...because unlike many, you're out there doing the work. Hopefully I can be there when you find the next one; regardless, it's just an issue of time. I'll contact you privately soon.

Bart

I, too was out and about looking for speckled kings earlier this morning and ran across something most unusual.. where i thought I would flip a few kings I heard an unusual sound ...it sounded like "buy my book" or some such nonsense, and as I aproached my usual site, this is what I caught a fleeing glimpse of....weird!
Todd Hughes

I'm going to have to figure out how you guys do that stuff. Looks like he has more books in the works. Phil

Y'all be careful in the woods this fall! Might get raided by the 'squatch! Watch the board lines and tin piles! j/k, Brian! Hey, come on down here and let us show ya' how it's done! I want my snakes in the book!
Todd Hughes