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Gray-banded Kingsnakes

Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2008.
Gallery Photo: Rob_Olivier
Gallery Photo: Rob_Olivier

Called one of Texas living gems by naturalist writer Alan Tennant, these orange and gray, or gray and gray, kingsnakes have long been fancied by hobbyists. Once thought to be rare, it has since been determined that the desert dwelling alterna are one of the more common snakes throughout their known range, which includes parts of Northern Mexico, Southwestern Texas, and parts of Southeastern New Mexico. Hobbyists are responsible for much of the knowledge regarding the habits of these secretive animals, both their reproduction and management in captivity and their natural history in the wild. These hobbyists are also responsible to expanding the known range far beyond originally known. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of Gray-banded Kingsnakes, Lampropeltis alterna. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting: Terms of Service.

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For Joe Fork
by TonyT89 - Jul 16, 2008 10:39 PM
4 Jul 17, 2008 03:27 PM
by TonyT89
Kink problem
by TonyT89 - Jul 16, 2008 02:56 AM
0 No replies
New Howard Draw pics
by krhodes - Jul 15, 2008 02:53 PM
6 Jul 16, 2008 10:55 AM
by Misfits
@python11/Bill
by Misfits - Jul 15, 2008 10:32 AM
0 No replies
Beware!! Safety Hazard!!
by retnaburner - Jul 14, 2008 04:53 PM
14 Jul 17, 2008 09:34 AM
by saddleman
leucistic
by unusual1 - Jul 14, 2008 01:57 PM
6 Jul 15, 2008 12:26 PM
by stevenxowens792
In the nest box......
by Coach - Jul 13, 2008 09:29 PM
2 Jul 13, 2008 11:54 PM
by steveboyd
growth of juvies on pinks vs. lizards
by dustyrhoads - Jul 12, 2008 02:18 PM
20 Jul 17, 2008 11:45 AM
by TonyT89
permit for ROW hunting
by bobassetto - Jul 12, 2008 12:41 PM
21 Jul 16, 2008 08:18 AM
by atrox182
Todd Smiths Contact?
by TonyT89 - Jul 11, 2008 05:52 PM
1 Jul 11, 2008 11:27 PM
by TonyT89
Female Black Gap..
by MikeRusso - Jul 10, 2008 08:19 AM
6 Jul 11, 2008 02:43 AM
by Misfits
Howard Draw FM 2083 pair
by krhodes - Jul 09, 2008 02:34 PM
8 Jul 10, 2008 07:37 PM
by alternater
New Buffalo Creek Pair
by krhodes - Jul 09, 2008 02:29 PM
3 Jul 11, 2008 02:06 PM
by maxrr
How to post pics?
by TonyT89 - Jul 08, 2008 04:50 PM
0 No replies
Ok guys..............
by Brandon Osborne - Jul 08, 2008 01:37 PM
1 Jul 08, 2008 07:54 PM
by retnaburner
Breeding question
by Python11 - Jul 07, 2008 07:04 PM
1 Jul 07, 2008 08:38 PM
by dustyrhoads
Malte...
by Python11 - Jul 07, 2008 06:56 PM
1 Jul 08, 2008 10:50 AM
by Misfits
Eggs...
by MikeRusso - Jul 03, 2008 07:08 AM
12 Jul 05, 2008 06:33 PM
by alternater
Damon Gasporra.......
by Brandon Osborne - Jul 02, 2008 08:32 AM
2 Jul 03, 2008 10:42 PM
by Brandon Osborne
Home Depot Can Color Match Anything
by orchidspider - Jul 01, 2008 11:08 AM
13 Jul 02, 2008 04:36 PM
by Gsc
just somethin' to look at...
by Damon Salceies - Jun 29, 2008 11:13 PM
11 Jul 01, 2008 06:52 PM
by Damon Salceies
anybody producing alpine's this year?n/p
by shannon brown - Jun 27, 2008 04:36 PM
6 Jun 29, 2008 11:30 PM
by kcarlson
Some eggs
by Misfits - Jun 27, 2008 10:57 AM
8 Jul 08, 2008 10:57 AM
by Misfits
Anery, hypo, and ghost gray-band........
by Brandon Osborne - Jun 25, 2008 10:24 AM
1 Jun 25, 2008 02:13 PM
by TonyT89
Damon, please e-mail me.I can't
by shannon brown - Jun 24, 2008 06:44 PM
2 Jun 25, 2008 09:43 PM
by Damon Salceies
Alterna of the month?
by alterna63 - Jun 24, 2008 06:25 PM
6 Jun 26, 2008 11:11 AM
by alterna63
Alterna Breeding
by Xenobi008 - Jun 24, 2008 04:20 PM
3 Jun 25, 2008 01:30 AM
by Xenobi008
Buffalo Creek eggs!!
by maxrr - Jun 24, 2008 04:09 PM
8 Jun 27, 2008 06:44 AM
by MikeRusso
Hypomelanistic and Anerythristic???
by Xenobi008 - Jun 24, 2008 01:48 PM
8 Jun 25, 2008 01:26 AM
by Xenobi008
Double clutching?
by patd - Jun 24, 2008 12:38 PM
1 Jun 24, 2008 01:28 PM
by mike17L
A few alterna from earlier in the month
by CMSMITH - Jun 22, 2008 06:01 PM
12 Jun 24, 2008 12:26 AM
by CMSMITH
Alterna of the Month
by steveboyd - Jun 21, 2008 12:38 AM
1 Jun 23, 2008 08:40 PM
by alternarush
A few photos from today...
by Damon Salceies - Jun 18, 2008 11:29 PM
9 Jun 27, 2008 03:44 PM
by RandyWhittington
WTHS/AHS Combined Field Trip
by JediKnight1971 - Jun 18, 2008 02:03 PM
2 Jun 18, 2008 08:50 PM
by Chris_McMartin
Christmas in June - DUW
by JediKnight1971 - Jun 18, 2008 01:43 PM
10 Jun 21, 2008 10:14 PM
by LloydHeilbrunn
Xmas with eggs..
by Ric Blair - Jun 17, 2008 05:27 PM
4 Jun 18, 2008 07:09 AM
by lbenton
Texas snake conservation
by dustyrhoads - Jun 17, 2008 01:43 PM
11 Jun 18, 2008 12:07 PM
by keown
questions about gray-banded
by bob978 - Jun 17, 2008 12:44 PM
5 Jun 18, 2008 06:14 AM
by bob978
Two Recent Outings to The Trans-Pecos
by Nathan Wells - Jun 17, 2008 03:03 AM
6 Jun 24, 2008 01:14 AM
by CFlowers
what's goin' on.....
by bobassetto - Jun 16, 2008 07:31 PM
9 Jun 18, 2008 02:55 PM
by bbox
Cool Del Rio Find (Black Bear)
by rak - Jun 14, 2008 11:35 AM
5 Jun 16, 2008 09:50 PM
by Chris_McMartin
LED Lights?
by retnaburner - Jun 13, 2008 02:06 PM
10 Jun 15, 2008 06:09 PM
by antelope
New Mexico road herping?
by venmus93 - Jun 12, 2008 10:41 AM
0 No replies
Wanted: Todd Smith
by Burnsy - Jun 09, 2008 09:35 AM
1 Jun 10, 2008 03:25 PM
by Burnsy
First HCU Meeting photos!
by brhaco - Jun 07, 2008 09:05 PM
36 Jun 12, 2008 09:52 AM
by Joe Forks
striped gbk
by daneby - Jun 07, 2008 11:21 AM
5 Jun 11, 2008 08:14 PM
by JKruse
Damon I need your email
by Sweetman - Jun 05, 2008 11:02 PM
1 Jun 05, 2008 11:49 PM
by Damon Salceies
Stripped Grayband!
by ShawnEby - Jun 04, 2008 09:39 PM
20 Jun 07, 2008 01:47 AM
by daneby
HCU Mtg
by chris_mcmartin - Jun 02, 2008 10:01 PM
6 Jun 05, 2008 09:06 AM
by antelope
great west langtry clutch.
by shannon brown - Jun 02, 2008 02:42 PM
3 Jun 05, 2008 09:08 AM
by antelope
Last Night
by rak - Jun 01, 2008 05:13 PM
12 Jun 04, 2008 12:29 PM
by ectimaeus
377 last night
by troy h - Jun 01, 2008 11:32 AM
3 Jun 01, 2008 10:13 PM
by troy h
Got a clean pic finally of this stud.
by shannon brown - Jun 01, 2008 12:32 AM
10 Jun 05, 2008 05:52 AM
by FRoberts
sneezing update
by balisong - May 31, 2008 07:44 PM
0 No replies
x-mas tonight
by normnun - May 31, 2008 02:03 AM
3 May 31, 2008 10:25 AM
by Joe Forks
A Chat With Ray Spears
by saddleman - May 30, 2008 06:02 PM
1 May 31, 2008 01:03 AM
by shannon brown
Hwy. 277 blair's phase
by Sunherp - May 30, 2008 09:42 AM
1 May 31, 2008 12:07 AM
by antelope
yo...dan krull.....
by bobassetto - May 29, 2008 05:21 PM
0 No replies
anery gbk's
by krhodes - May 29, 2008 12:07 AM
8 May 29, 2008 01:17 PM
by Sunherp
Locality origins ??????
by krhodes - May 28, 2008 05:36 PM
13 Jun 05, 2008 06:14 AM
by FRoberts
River road stock.......
by vichris - May 28, 2008 01:58 PM
3 May 28, 2008 03:46 PM
by shannon brown
Last of the few
by vichris - May 28, 2008 03:33 AM
2 May 28, 2008 03:34 PM
by vichris
A big thanks to Malte...
by python11 - May 28, 2008 03:11 AM
2 Jun 02, 2008 12:21 PM
by Misfits
A nice generic..
by MikeRusso - May 27, 2008 10:08 PM
8 Jun 11, 2008 10:20 PM
by python11
Buffalo creek with clutch.
by shannon brown - May 27, 2008 01:32 PM
2 May 28, 2008 12:56 PM
by shannon brown
This is how we do it......
by Coach - May 26, 2008 10:01 PM
5 May 28, 2008 09:52 AM
by Coach
What Camera?
by Bogey22 - May 26, 2008 06:43 PM
8 May 27, 2008 05:49 PM
by DISCERN
Is she going to lay?
by ROC - May 25, 2008 02:01 PM
3 May 26, 2008 10:55 AM
by bobassetto
New Laws/Hunting license
by gaoldguy - May 25, 2008 09:34 AM
7 May 27, 2008 10:41 PM
by Eby
Three siblings...three different morphs
by dustyrhoads - May 24, 2008 11:29 PM
31 Oct 29, 2008 08:14 PM
by gsalmon
sneezing
by balisong - May 24, 2008 07:54 PM
4 May 25, 2008 09:28 AM
by MikeRusso
Busy Girl...
by MikeRusso - May 24, 2008 03:48 PM
1 May 25, 2008 02:01 PM
by terryd
My new gray bands!
by sanchez83 - May 23, 2008 07:35 PM
3 May 28, 2008 11:53 AM
by sanchez83
Just a pic...
by Damon Salceies - May 22, 2008 11:50 PM
12 May 24, 2008 10:17 AM
by Damon Salceies
alterna hunting preferences
by krhodes - May 22, 2008 04:54 PM
3 May 23, 2008 09:37 PM
by antelope
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