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Kingsnake Forum
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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Second pic- hypo
by blichtenhan - Nov 20, 2003 09:09 PM |
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Where is the interest in sonoran desert kings?
by blichtenhan - Nov 20, 2003 09:06 PM |
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Nov 26, 2003 09:36 AM by blichtenhan |
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frustration!
by banana - Nov 20, 2003 06:29 PM |
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Nov 22, 2003 09:10 AM by michiel1981 |
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Female or Male Albino Kingsnake
by BabyLeeLee - Nov 20, 2003 11:44 AM |
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Nov 20, 2003 09:32 PM by marknnooga |
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How do you STOP a MBK from musking?
by Smuffin - Nov 20, 2003 06:29 AM |
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Nov 20, 2003 11:28 AM by Hotshot |
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Pic of my knoblochi
by ukherper - Nov 20, 2003 02:32 AM |
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CRAZY QUESTION!!!!!!!!!!!
by marknnooga - Nov 19, 2003 10:50 PM |
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Nov 20, 2003 10:33 PM by seanomac |
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128 year old arizona Mt. king
by wbrown - Nov 19, 2003 10:06 PM |
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Nov 20, 2003 07:48 PM by electricbluescat |
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Looking for trouble...
by denean - Nov 19, 2003 07:39 PM |
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Nov 19, 2003 08:52 PM by Jeff Schofield |
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CANDY CANE KINGSNAKE
by hevychevy427 - Nov 19, 2003 07:34 PM |
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Nov 19, 2003 08:42 PM by banana |
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I'm kind of getting worried...
by ex-731 - Nov 19, 2003 10:26 AM |
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Nov 19, 2003 12:02 PM by markg |
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Check out Muffins new king snake head.... question
by MissHisssss - Nov 19, 2003 02:00 AM |
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Nov 20, 2003 12:04 AM by MissHisssss |
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Handling Question----MBK
by seanomac - Nov 19, 2003 12:01 AM |
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Nov 20, 2003 07:36 PM by KingOz |
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growing kingsnake
by banana - Nov 18, 2003 10:43 PM |
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Nov 19, 2003 08:44 AM by Passport |
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My first king snake...
by Smuffin - Nov 18, 2003 09:30 PM |
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Nov 19, 2003 06:19 AM by jjl |
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Spotted Cal. King and a color question. *pic*
by Twest - Nov 18, 2003 07:15 PM |
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Nov 20, 2003 10:15 PM by pest |
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Does anyone know Will Still's email? I want to contact him about his eastern kings.
by cubsfan102303 - Nov 18, 2003 05:43 PM |
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How to make a showcase cage
by BabyLeeLee - Nov 18, 2003 02:05 PM |
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Nov 19, 2003 06:07 PM by markg |
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lazy kingsnake
by banana - Nov 18, 2003 09:19 AM |
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Nov 18, 2003 12:46 PM by Hotshot |
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brumation
by mrrooster2u - Nov 18, 2003 08:33 AM |
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Nov 18, 2003 01:46 PM by Paul Hollander |
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Temp in enclosure
by jisenberg - Nov 17, 2003 11:46 PM |
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Nov 18, 2003 11:55 AM by markg |
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how old is my snake?
by seanomac - Nov 17, 2003 09:31 PM |
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Nov 18, 2003 01:56 PM by Paul Hollander |
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any1 kno somebody that breeds and sells scarlet kings?
by loutreefrog - Nov 17, 2003 03:16 PM |
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Nov 17, 2003 03:19 PM by loutreefrog |
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Pics up in gallery
by LadyThorn - Nov 17, 2003 12:43 PM |
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Nov 17, 2003 01:05 PM by markg |
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Scarlet kings?? where can i get one?
by daduru - Nov 17, 2003 11:17 AM |
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Nov 19, 2003 05:32 PM by frances |
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green poop?????
by SittonJ - Nov 17, 2003 09:36 AM |
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Nov 18, 2003 09:27 AM by SittonJ |
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Feeding question
by daduru - Nov 17, 2003 08:51 AM |
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Nov 21, 2003 12:12 AM by MartinWhalin1 |
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Brook's Color
by KingOz - Nov 16, 2003 10:15 PM |
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Nov 21, 2003 12:11 AM by MartinWhalin1 |
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Sharing a photo.
by Antegy - Nov 16, 2003 10:15 PM |
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Nov 17, 2003 08:49 AM by Antegy |
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DON AND SALLY SHORES.......do these folks have a web site? or a group? np
by DJW - Nov 16, 2003 04:59 PM |
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an update on the designer snow male california from 2003 that was not eating
by electricbluescat - Nov 16, 2003 04:57 PM |
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Nov 20, 2003 12:15 AM by electricbluescat |
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MBK handling question
by seanomac - Nov 16, 2003 03:50 PM |
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Nov 16, 2003 11:03 PM by Steve_Craig |
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Contradicting information on web.
by Passport - Nov 16, 2003 08:11 AM |
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Nov 16, 2003 11:27 PM by Steve_Craig |
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Brand new kingsnake
by Langi - Nov 15, 2003 08:26 PM |
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Nov 16, 2003 06:46 PM by michaelb |
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Baby Mexican Black Kingsnake possible injury, help
by seanomac - Nov 15, 2003 06:05 PM |
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Nov 17, 2003 12:57 AM by Nokturnel Tom |
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2003 desinger snow male cali king not wanting to eat
by electricbluescat - Nov 15, 2003 04:07 PM |
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Nov 16, 2003 05:17 PM by aratadude |
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yellow thayn....?
by surfdude660 - Nov 15, 2003 03:04 PM |
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Nov 16, 2003 10:41 AM by surfdude660 |
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Snake bite
by marknnooga - Nov 14, 2003 09:55 PM |
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Nov 17, 2003 12:00 PM by Jeff Robbe |
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Need help switching to frozen prey
by LadyThorn - Nov 14, 2003 08:40 PM |
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Nov 18, 2003 05:49 PM by banana |
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New Snake
by jisenberg - Nov 14, 2003 03:46 PM |
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Nov 14, 2003 07:17 PM by banana |
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A few questions..
by psmoore - Nov 14, 2003 09:49 AM |
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Nov 14, 2003 02:27 PM by dasnakeguy |
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Aggressive Albino Cali King
by lordofthesnakes - Nov 14, 2003 01:53 AM |
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Nov 16, 2003 09:05 AM by Zoso |
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pyro substrate question
by verve - Nov 13, 2003 07:37 PM |
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Nov 14, 2003 10:16 PM by jimbat |
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King-A-Thon cont'd
by Ace - Nov 13, 2003 05:04 PM |
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Nov 14, 2003 03:12 PM by Hotshot |
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Best way to incubate kingsnake eggs
by Passport - Nov 13, 2003 01:48 PM |
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Nov 15, 2003 05:56 PM by Paul Hollander |
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Newbie questions
by LadyThorn - Nov 13, 2003 12:55 PM |
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Nov 14, 2003 11:19 AM by Brandon Osborne |
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My new babies fresh from Will Still =)
by Snake_Charmer - Nov 13, 2003 11:23 AM |
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Nov 16, 2003 10:14 PM by madmatt |
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Since everyone is showing their snakes....Thought I'd share mine as well
by dasnakeguy - Nov 13, 2003 03:15 AM |
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Nov 13, 2003 03:18 AM by dasnakeguy |
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brooksi's...?
by banana - Nov 12, 2003 09:23 PM |
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Nov 13, 2003 08:33 AM by Passport |
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Not a Brooksi but one of my favorite
by jimbat - Nov 12, 2003 09:17 PM |
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Nov 13, 2003 12:56 AM by Brandon Osborne |
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How often to feed cal. king?
by mattoak - Nov 12, 2003 09:09 PM |
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Nov 13, 2003 11:22 AM by Krazietazdevil |
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ANY GHOST ADULT or juvis(l.g.floridani("brooks phase"
by ChristopherD - Nov 12, 2003 06:06 PM |
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Nov 15, 2003 12:21 PM by ChristopherD |
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It's almost that time.......so here's some snow.
by Brandon Osborne - Nov 12, 2003 05:02 PM |
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Nov 13, 2003 12:06 AM by aaron_noraa |
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More?................
by Brandon Osborne - Nov 12, 2003 05:00 PM |
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Nov 14, 2003 01:05 PM by Jeff Robbe |
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Male goini to pair with the female below............
by Brandon Osborne - Nov 12, 2003 04:57 PM |
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Red Goini female........................
by Brandon Osborne - Nov 12, 2003 04:53 PM |
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Nov 12, 2003 04:55 PM by Brandon Osborne |
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I'm starting it now.............King-A-Thon 2003!!!!.........adult Flame Brooksi..........
by Brandon Osborne - Nov 12, 2003 04:48 PM |
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How about a NICE lavender..................
by Brandon Osborne - Nov 12, 2003 04:46 PM |
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Nov 13, 2003 12:59 AM by Brandon Osborne |
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Just wanted to share more pics.....................
by Brandon Osborne - Nov 12, 2003 04:41 PM |
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Nov 12, 2003 05:29 PM by Brandon Osborne |
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pic of thayeri
by SittonJ - Nov 12, 2003 03:14 PM |
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Nov 12, 2003 07:31 PM by pikiemikie |
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Questions about snakes and falls?
by electricbluescat - Nov 12, 2003 01:45 PM |
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Kingsnake Problem
by marknnooga - Nov 12, 2003 11:20 AM |
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Nov 12, 2003 11:44 AM by Passport |
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First time posting here....Reduced Black Knoblochi pic...
by Yasser - Nov 11, 2003 04:46 PM |
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Nov 12, 2003 12:02 PM by jeph |
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To the Brooksi experts
by chicagopsych - Nov 11, 2003 03:35 PM |
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Nov 12, 2003 11:01 AM by Brandon Osborne |
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Early warning signs of a respiratory infection?
by RalphSnakeMan - Nov 11, 2003 01:24 PM |
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Sentz Line Het-Hypo Male...
by jeph - Nov 11, 2003 12:52 PM |
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Nov 11, 2003 12:56 PM by jeph |
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Het-Hypo SENTZ line baby from this year...
by jeph - Nov 11, 2003 12:40 PM |
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bleeding out the vent
by ht3squid - Nov 11, 2003 11:42 AM |
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Nov 12, 2003 09:16 AM by SittonJ |
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hatchling thayeri still not eating - for a month
by SittonJ - Nov 11, 2003 09:56 AM |
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Nov 12, 2003 06:06 PM by Tony D |
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2 yr old California King won't feed, last meal 10/22. Usually eats every 4-5 days. Worried?
by Uncloudy - Nov 11, 2003 12:04 AM |
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Nov 11, 2003 11:44 AM by markg |
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New PIC of my prairie king snake.
by Hotshot - Nov 10, 2003 01:29 PM |
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normal behavior
by violator - Nov 10, 2003 01:10 PM |
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prairie kings
by izdemon - Nov 08, 2003 10:24 PM |
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Nov 11, 2003 09:45 PM by izdemon |
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pic of a 2003 spottted female california kingsnake I am getting soon from Renegade Reptiles
by electricbluescat - Nov 08, 2003 10:08 PM |
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Nov 15, 2003 12:10 AM by MartinWhalin1 |
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USPS Reptile and Amphibian Stamps
by Tom Anderson - Nov 08, 2003 11:15 AM |
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Nov 08, 2003 11:51 PM by MartinWhalin1 |
