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Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2003.
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Kingsnakes (snakes of the genus Lampropeltis) are new world colubrid snakes inhabiting North and Central America, encompass a wide variety of sizes and color variations and are often referred to in literature as natures "living jewels" because of their sometimes strikingly beautiful coloration. Found in a variety of habitats, kingsnakes are often actively collected by hobbyists for study and captive breeding and in some regions their collection is a popular activity, though often regulated. Kingsnakes use constriction to kill their prey and tend to be opportunistic when it comes to their diet, including venomous snakes, lizards, rodents, birds and eggs, as well as siblings and littermates. The "king" in their name (as with the king cobra) references their taste for other snakes. In captivity kingsnakes normally take pre-killed rodents. Most sub-species of kingsnakes are available today as captive bred specimens. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting.
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Toads for food?
by justagirl - Aug 19, 2003 02:55 AM |
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Aug 19, 2003 03:12 AM by michaelb |
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temps for a albino cal king snake ?
by russ1066 - Aug 19, 2003 02:13 AM |
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Aug 19, 2003 11:42 AM by russ1066 |
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BIG Monsterous Brooksi
by Keith Hillson - Aug 18, 2003 05:20 PM |
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Aug 18, 2003 09:53 PM by vvvddd |
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High Red hypo brooksi
by bluerosy - Aug 18, 2003 04:03 PM |
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Aug 20, 2003 10:19 PM by bluerosy |
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Getting back into it
by Shlacon - Aug 18, 2003 03:45 PM |
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Aug 19, 2003 01:10 PM by Shlacon |
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My babies are hatching!
by Snake_Charmer - Aug 18, 2003 03:33 PM |
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Aug 18, 2003 10:23 PM by Snake_Charmer |
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strange pattern on Baja cal king
by Shlacon - Aug 18, 2003 01:03 PM |
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Aug 20, 2003 06:32 PM by pest |
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question about a kingsnake I caught on the road last night...
by the nerve - Aug 18, 2003 12:35 PM |
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Aug 19, 2003 11:29 AM by the nerve |
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feeder mice
by Shlacon - Aug 18, 2003 12:16 PM |
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Aug 21, 2003 02:59 PM by Jason W |
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Pyro in the egg
by Bill W - Aug 18, 2003 11:08 AM |
0 | No replies |
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molding Amel eggs
by Ecosense - Aug 18, 2003 08:59 AM |
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Aug 18, 2003 12:05 PM by Ecosense |
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WC eastern now refusing to eat f/t.....
by Ecosense - Aug 18, 2003 08:47 AM |
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Carl Bartlett?
by sweet_pickle - Aug 18, 2003 06:05 AM |
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Aug 18, 2003 09:38 PM by Jeff Schofield |
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No one answers e mails and queries?
by Snake_Charmer - Aug 17, 2003 11:35 PM |
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Aug 18, 2003 10:27 PM by Snake_Charmer |
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Male 2001 Hatch Super Speckled Outer Banks King.
by Keith Hillson - Aug 17, 2003 11:19 PM |
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Aug 18, 2003 05:29 AM by michaelb |
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'03 Peach milksnake phase thayeri
by lassiter - Aug 17, 2003 09:02 PM |
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'03 Milksnake phase Thayeri
by lassiter - Aug 17, 2003 04:24 PM |
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Aug 18, 2003 11:27 AM by Bill W |
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Death of a hatchling
by Sasheena - Aug 16, 2003 09:57 PM |
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Aug 19, 2003 10:05 AM by dre17am |
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Gotta love stripes on a hypo
by SnakePool - Aug 16, 2003 05:25 PM |
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bluerosy axanthic
by SnakePool - Aug 16, 2003 05:23 PM |
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Aug 18, 2003 10:34 AM by Bluerosy |
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Hypo Brooks Pair...
by SnakePool - Aug 16, 2003 05:17 PM |
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Aug 16, 2003 05:18 PM by SnakePool |
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Green ick under shedding layer?
by mommaturtle - Aug 16, 2003 12:38 PM |
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Aug 16, 2003 12:39 PM by mommaturtle |
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Another try...
by Bill W - Aug 16, 2003 12:01 PM |
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Hatchling pyro...
by Bill W - Aug 16, 2003 11:55 AM |
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Aug 16, 2003 10:01 PM by Bill W |
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Next year Breeder Male Burlington Co..NJ Eastern King
by Keith Hillson - Aug 16, 2003 10:01 AM |
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Aug 19, 2003 11:35 PM by willstill |
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Breeder female Burlington Co.,NJ Eastern King
by Keith Hillson - Aug 16, 2003 09:52 AM |
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Aug 16, 2003 09:45 PM by Keith Hillson |
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Orange Hypo Brooksi-adult female
by Keith Hillson - Aug 16, 2003 09:41 AM |
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Aug 19, 2003 09:57 AM by bluerosy |
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Striped Outer Banks Kingsnake juvenile
by Keith Hillson - Aug 16, 2003 09:36 AM |
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Outer Banks Kingsnake New female adult. Unrelated to everything .
by Keith Hillson - Aug 16, 2003 09:28 AM |
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Aug 16, 2003 09:52 PM by Keith Hillson |
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Does anyone know where to get feeder lizards????????
by Nokturnel Tom - Aug 15, 2003 10:45 PM |
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Aug 17, 2003 04:27 PM by Nokturnel Tom |
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Saltillo, Mexico Thayeri
by serpentdan - Aug 15, 2003 09:27 PM |
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Aug 16, 2003 11:59 AM by lassiter |
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Hibernation Question
by Krazy-K - Aug 15, 2003 11:25 AM |
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Aug 15, 2003 08:55 PM by serpentdan |
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Durango Mtn. Kings hatching...
by Aaron - Aug 15, 2003 02:49 AM |
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Aug 15, 2003 08:52 PM by serpentdan |
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poss.het-hypo pyros hatching....
by jeph - Aug 14, 2003 07:46 PM |
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Aug 14, 2003 09:23 PM by Bill W |
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prob. hypo brooks king
by KingOz - Aug 14, 2003 06:03 PM |
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Aug 16, 2003 09:25 PM by KingOz |
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Holy Cow - go turn on the news
by sweet_pickle - Aug 14, 2003 04:06 PM |
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Aug 17, 2003 02:28 PM by littlelizard |
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2003 CB Wakulla Co., FL Eastern Kings...after shed PICS
by Sean - Aug 14, 2003 02:49 PM |
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Aug 16, 2003 09:31 PM by KingOz |
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By the way Kerby
by sweet_pickle - Aug 14, 2003 02:49 PM |
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Aug 14, 2003 03:14 PM by sweet_pickle |
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Mendota x Mendota after they have shed...
by Kerby... - Aug 14, 2003 02:42 PM |
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Aug 14, 2003 10:26 PM by dre17am |
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Prairie & Desert Kingsnakes
by TimberRattler - Aug 14, 2003 01:52 PM |
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Aug 14, 2003 05:38 PM by lassiter |
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SPECKLED KINGSNAKE HELP!!
by glitterlust - Aug 14, 2003 02:55 AM |
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Aug 15, 2003 12:25 PM by Jason W |
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"Tony D" hit the nail right on the head...
by sweet_pickle - Aug 13, 2003 01:26 PM |
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Aug 14, 2003 10:52 PM by Kerby... |
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My first snake! YAY!
by mommaturtle - Aug 13, 2003 12:50 PM |
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Aug 13, 2003 10:24 PM by Snake_Charmer |
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Starting a free small herp club in NorthWest GA
by Electricbluescat - Aug 12, 2003 10:11 PM |
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Aug 14, 2003 12:46 PM by electricbluescat |
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DOR Thayeri
by serpentdan - Aug 12, 2003 09:58 PM |
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Aug 13, 2003 08:23 PM by serpentdan |
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anyone sell adult normal brooksi?
by sk8r009 - Aug 12, 2003 12:23 PM |
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Aug 12, 2003 11:19 PM by sweet_pickle |
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Reduced Black Thayeri
by lassiter - Aug 12, 2003 11:33 AM |
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Aug 13, 2003 10:29 PM by lassiter |
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Duval County kings
by zookrewe - Aug 12, 2003 10:12 AM |
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Aug 13, 2003 08:13 AM by hogheaven |
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Do you think this is a Baja Mt Kingsnake?
by DanielK - Aug 12, 2003 10:03 AM |
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Aug 15, 2003 02:41 AM by Aaron |
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OOPS! Sorry for the multi-posts...thought my screen had stuck again!
by Jeff Schofield - Aug 12, 2003 12:03 AM |
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Aug 13, 2003 03:41 PM by Scott_Sullivan |
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I'm glad I'm not the only one...
by sweet_pickle - Aug 11, 2003 08:44 PM |
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Aug 12, 2003 12:00 AM by Jeff Schofield |
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Reverse Stripe Designer Kings
by eighteenmonther - Aug 11, 2003 07:27 PM |
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Aug 11, 2003 11:50 PM by Kerby... |
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Breeding Brooksi
by PKossak - Aug 11, 2003 07:07 PM |
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Aug 12, 2003 08:21 AM by Brandon Osborne |
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Cali King temperment
by Klyk - Aug 11, 2003 10:59 AM |
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Aug 11, 2003 01:52 PM by TXDM |
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Looking for "brownish" or "reddish" chain kings
by jeff schofield - Aug 11, 2003 10:20 AM |
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Aug 13, 2003 08:22 AM by hogheaven |
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My amel strain easterns have 4 of 5 fertile!!!
by Ecosense - Aug 11, 2003 07:09 AM |
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Albino High White (male) x Blizzard (female), first one out is a boy!
by Kerby... - Aug 11, 2003 01:52 AM |
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Aug 16, 2003 07:42 AM by Hudson |
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LEOPARD LEONIS MEXICANA
by serpentdan - Aug 10, 2003 09:04 PM |
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Aug 11, 2003 12:10 AM by lassiter |
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incense
by person - Aug 10, 2003 06:47 PM |
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Aug 11, 2003 09:11 AM by Burrabit |
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Extreme wide banded S. Georgia Eastern Kingsnake
by willstill - Aug 10, 2003 11:56 AM |
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Aug 13, 2003 08:33 AM by hogheaven |
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'03 - F2 South Georgia Eastern Kingsnakes
by willstill - Aug 10, 2003 10:56 AM |
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Aug 13, 2003 08:40 AM by hogheaven |
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A Neat Looking Silver Thayers 2003 Model
by RussBates - Aug 10, 2003 10:29 AM |
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Aug 10, 2003 08:11 PM by crimsonking |
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Scarlet King
by TimberRattler - Aug 10, 2003 08:31 AM |
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Aug 10, 2003 08:21 PM by crimsonking |
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trouble feeding
by eat2muchrice - Aug 09, 2003 11:55 PM |
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Aug 10, 2003 09:39 AM by Kerby... |
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Pic of a 2003 CB Wakulla Co., FL Eastern King
by Sean - Aug 09, 2003 08:31 PM |
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Aug 10, 2003 09:02 PM by vvvddd |
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My New Prairie Kingsnake.....
by Hotshot - Aug 09, 2003 07:19 PM |
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Any innovative ideas for brumation?
by DRW - Aug 09, 2003 02:51 PM |
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new tank
by violator - Aug 08, 2003 11:03 PM |
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Aug 09, 2003 11:51 PM by violator |
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best first feed ratio i have had so far...
by daveboyle - Aug 08, 2003 05:20 PM |
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Aug 08, 2003 11:30 PM by Kerby... |
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Still looking for gulfcoast reptiles telephone #.Help
by Jeff Schofield - Aug 08, 2003 01:05 PM |
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Aug 18, 2003 02:08 PM by D Goudie |
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100% pure Greeri. n/p
by lassiter - Aug 08, 2003 11:34 AM |
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Aug 10, 2003 09:42 PM by lassiter |
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Just wanted to share another pic.
by lassiter - Aug 08, 2003 01:05 AM |
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Aug 08, 2003 05:42 PM by Jim M. |
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anyone know where i can reach joe mata or josh matticks?
by rtdunham - Aug 07, 2003 10:30 PM |
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Blotched Kings (Goini) question?
by RichH - Aug 07, 2003 09:02 PM |
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Aug 08, 2003 07:47 PM by Sean |
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anyone seen this .....
by bluerosy - Aug 07, 2003 07:45 PM |
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Aug 13, 2003 08:34 PM by D Goudie |
