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Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2011.
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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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Redundancy at its finest...
by mbrawley - May 26, 2011 01:37 AM |
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May 27, 2011 04:51 PM by mbrawley |
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new snake
by Steveoinlvnv - May 26, 2011 01:21 AM |
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May 27, 2011 07:49 AM by skincity702 |
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If you laughed at the vid below...
by mbrawley - May 25, 2011 10:43 PM |
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May 26, 2011 05:20 PM by DMong |
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How Bout Some Alterna?
by Jlassiter - May 25, 2011 10:33 PM |
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May 26, 2011 07:39 PM by Jlassiter |
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Reminiscing about the good old days...
by CBI - May 25, 2011 07:17 PM |
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May 28, 2011 05:31 PM by ChristopherD |
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Has anybody else seen this?
by mbrawley - May 25, 2011 05:53 PM |
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May 25, 2011 10:59 PM by mbrawley |
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Doug.... Side note...
by BobS - May 25, 2011 12:39 PM |
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Jun 01, 2011 04:52 PM by Aaron |
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Breeding kings with corns - Moved
by PHFaust - May 25, 2011 09:42 AM |
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May 25, 2011 11:58 PM by DMong |
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Thayeri Eye Candy!
by BeattyReptiles - May 24, 2011 11:22 PM |
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May 25, 2011 11:33 AM by BeattyReptiles |
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A Few Gravid Females
by KcTrader - May 24, 2011 10:27 PM |
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May 25, 2011 07:01 PM by pyromaniac |
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2 Males, 2 Females...
by trevid - May 24, 2011 09:50 PM |
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May 26, 2011 08:52 PM by KcTrader |
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Cages
by Steveoinlvnv - May 24, 2011 08:28 PM |
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May 24, 2011 11:19 PM by varanid |
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Young Pyro on Hunger Strike
by pyromaniac - May 24, 2011 06:30 PM |
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May 26, 2011 09:52 PM by pyromaniac |
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Can't believe I never put this together.
by BobS - May 23, 2011 10:14 PM |
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May 25, 2011 12:50 PM by Bluerosy |
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This Gem Just Hatched
by CBI - May 23, 2011 04:05 PM |
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May 25, 2011 03:52 PM by Jlassiter |
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a few so far.....
by CrimsonKing - May 23, 2011 01:40 PM |
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May 23, 2011 09:49 PM by KcTrader |
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Lavender Cali kings?
by skincity702 - May 23, 2011 08:32 AM |
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Jun 02, 2011 11:38 PM by zach_whitman |
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Lampropeltis extenuata
by GerardS - May 22, 2011 09:57 PM |
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May 24, 2011 12:07 PM by DMong |
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Reusing Vermiculite Ques?
by trevid - May 22, 2011 05:11 PM |
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May 23, 2011 04:06 PM by Bluerosy |
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Trade odd garters for CB11 eastern kings
by scott_felzer - May 22, 2011 11:40 AM |
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May 24, 2011 11:22 AM by DMong |
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Feeding amount.
by Steveoinlvnv - May 22, 2011 03:05 AM |
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May 23, 2011 02:06 PM by Steveoinlvnv |
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PH Faust- RE Foxturtles sticky
by Bluerosy - May 21, 2011 11:46 PM |
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May 25, 2011 01:50 PM by thomas davis |
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A first for me
by KingDome - May 21, 2011 11:09 PM |
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May 22, 2011 10:35 AM by DISCERN |
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Zonata Agalma in the sun . . .
by JKruse - May 21, 2011 02:23 PM |
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May 23, 2011 09:42 PM by KcTrader |
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All the different sectors of this hobby.
by KcTrader - May 21, 2011 08:25 AM |
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May 24, 2011 12:34 PM by DMong |
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Incubator
by steveoinlvnv - May 20, 2011 09:39 PM |
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May 22, 2011 02:47 AM by Steveoinlvnv |
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just a sweeeeet pic
by m77mcreedy - May 20, 2011 03:41 PM |
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May 21, 2011 06:18 AM by a153fish |
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unknown cause of death??????
by peters - May 20, 2011 02:12 PM |
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May 23, 2011 01:20 AM by zach_whitman |
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Gravid king confusion
by snakekate - May 20, 2011 12:54 PM |
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May 25, 2011 08:04 PM by snakekate |
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some cool stuff
by m77mcreedy - May 20, 2011 12:25 PM |
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May 24, 2011 09:30 PM by DMong |
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Kingsnake Eggs
by APellegrino - May 19, 2011 09:30 PM |
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May 20, 2011 07:20 PM by DMong |
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Not Looking Very Gravid
by pyromaniac - May 19, 2011 09:11 PM |
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May 21, 2011 12:59 PM by DMong |
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Kingsnakes Of Temecula, CA
by posey24 - May 18, 2011 10:52 PM |
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May 19, 2011 04:17 PM by DMong |
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Breeding a kings snake and a milk snake.
by Steveoinlvnv - May 17, 2011 03:24 AM |
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May 24, 2011 11:40 AM by GerardS |
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Snake Bite
by mfoux - May 16, 2011 02:22 PM |
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May 18, 2011 09:00 AM by varanid |
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Hatching Video Tryout
by CBI - May 15, 2011 11:26 PM |
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May 19, 2011 11:54 AM by Bluerosy |
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Alterna Makeover! Before and After lol!
by TonyT89 - May 15, 2011 11:09 PM |
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May 18, 2011 05:41 AM by a153fish |
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Female Kingsnake Laying Eggs
by EVRiley - May 15, 2011 06:35 PM |
0 | No replies |
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His babies are hatching...
by CBI - May 15, 2011 06:08 PM |
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May 15, 2011 06:51 PM by DISCERN |
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Herping With A Snow Shovel in May!
by pyromaniac - May 15, 2011 08:52 AM |
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May 15, 2011 09:47 PM by Jlassiter |
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No leash required . . .
by JKruse - May 14, 2011 08:27 PM |
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May 15, 2011 08:59 AM by pyromaniac |
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fresh pics
by a153fish - May 14, 2011 01:17 PM |
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May 15, 2011 05:28 PM by a153fish |
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Catawba County NC Mole King- gravid
by westernNC - May 13, 2011 08:57 PM |
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May 19, 2011 07:59 AM by westernNC |
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keeping snakes out of a chicken coop
by varanid - May 13, 2011 05:46 PM |
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May 15, 2011 09:05 AM by pyromaniac |
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Snake escape story and U tube video
by Jason Nelson - May 13, 2011 04:04 PM |
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May 14, 2011 07:30 PM by Jason Nelson |
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What kind of snake is this?
by HeavenHell - May 12, 2011 09:57 PM |
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May 12, 2011 10:29 PM by Jlassiter |
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Eggs
by jr56 - May 12, 2011 01:46 PM |
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May 12, 2011 07:23 PM by pyromaniac |
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Post Lay Shed?
by zach_whitman - May 12, 2011 02:04 AM |
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May 12, 2011 06:32 AM by tgcorley |
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Spontaneous hibernation & group housing
by zach_whitman - May 12, 2011 01:52 AM |
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May 18, 2011 08:13 PM by Jlassiter |
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Mice & Chicks
by mfoux - May 11, 2011 08:57 AM |
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May 13, 2011 09:08 AM by varanid |
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Pyro Eggs; To Be Or Not To Be!
by pyromaniac - May 10, 2011 10:43 PM |
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May 11, 2011 09:26 AM by pyromaniac |
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The cost of shipping
by HeavenHell - May 10, 2011 10:24 PM |
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May 17, 2011 11:32 AM by Gsc |
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Try try again...
by a153fish - May 10, 2011 05:35 PM |
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May 11, 2011 04:32 AM by a153fish |
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About to pop!
by ssshane - May 09, 2011 09:33 AM |
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May 18, 2011 08:12 AM by ssshane |
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Sulfur/lavender Fla King laying
by kingsnake1 - May 08, 2011 05:55 PM |
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May 09, 2011 01:54 AM by DMong |
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Any suggestions to my concern?
by MissHisssss - May 08, 2011 03:43 PM |
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May 12, 2011 02:37 PM by MissHisssss |
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Asome photos..............LMAO
by bigtman - May 08, 2011 01:20 PM |
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May 08, 2011 06:05 PM by a153fish |
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ovocentesis revisited
by davidfabius - May 07, 2011 08:25 PM |
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May 12, 2011 03:40 AM by zach_whitman |
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Aspen bedding question
by RossCA - May 07, 2011 06:43 PM |
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May 09, 2011 12:30 PM by RossCA |
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New Female Thayeri
by Beaker30 - May 07, 2011 03:16 PM |
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May 11, 2011 01:46 PM by reako45 |
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Some Old Pics....
by Jlassiter - May 06, 2011 07:40 PM |
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May 11, 2011 01:47 PM by reako45 |
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a few more floridana
by DMong - May 06, 2011 02:34 PM |
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May 06, 2011 11:51 PM by DMong |
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some recent pics (kings and milks)
by DMong - May 05, 2011 03:00 PM |
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May 09, 2011 11:18 PM by rtdunham |
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Thought I'd share...
by skincity702 - May 05, 2011 10:51 AM |
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May 24, 2011 05:20 AM by Steveoinlvnv |
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Breeding MBK's
by wbcrows - May 05, 2011 10:21 AM |
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May 05, 2011 09:38 PM by DMong |
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Push!
by a153fish - May 05, 2011 09:49 AM |
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May 05, 2011 11:16 PM by DMong |
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yo.....shannon...
by bobassetto - May 03, 2011 08:58 PM |
0 | No replies |
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First eggs on the ground
by joecop - May 03, 2011 03:50 PM |
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May 04, 2011 08:42 PM by joecop |
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Another pic
by joecop - May 02, 2011 08:51 PM |
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May 03, 2011 01:57 PM by a153fish |
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Dmong I blame you!
by joecop - May 02, 2011 08:46 PM |
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May 04, 2011 02:28 PM by metalpest |
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Getting used to humans
by Kione - May 02, 2011 07:13 PM |
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May 05, 2011 11:18 AM by Jlassiter |
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Breeding help?
by JMo - May 02, 2011 02:25 PM |
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May 04, 2011 02:30 PM by metalpest |
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My snake!!
by peterlin - May 02, 2011 03:00 AM |
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May 03, 2011 07:35 AM by RossCA |
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Sterilite 1860/1960?
by HeavenHell - May 01, 2011 09:02 PM |
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May 01, 2011 09:41 PM by HeavenHell |
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Z enjoying his "rock pile"
by Zach_MexMilk - Apr 30, 2011 10:45 PM |
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May 03, 2011 07:25 PM by JKruse |
