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I am a lurker and haven't posted much. This spring I had a bad intestinal bug breakout and lost a few snakes before I was able to get in front of it.

As a result, these two fine ladies lost their mates.

First up is one of my favorites, an Albino Rusty. I included a pic with and without flash...she looks somewhere in between the two pictures to my naked eye.

Might one of you fine folks have a suitable mate for these gorgeous girls? I need to find something by fall preferably.

Hey that Applegates is amazing. So cool how it has that amount of white blotching.

Jason

Thanks. That means a lot coming from you because your snakes are amazing.

She was my first foray into the world of gopher snakes and turned out to be a winner. I'm not sure what the max size is for gopher snakes, but she dwarfs my other San Diegos. In case the picture didn't really show her size, she eats medium rats with hardly a bump.

When do you expect your eggs to start hatching?

i've never seen an applegate so spectacular! i traded my pair out and have regreted it ever since. my female was huge too! she was on med rats and the male was on smalls. they had the exact same conditions and feeding scheduals too. i figured it was just a fluke deal, wonder if they do tend to be larger? anyways i thought my female was awesome untill i seen your pic. it really is top knotch!!!!!!! trade ya a female ruthveni for it lol! i did end up with a nice lousiana pine pair out of the deal, but still regret it none the less

Wait...if you're offering a trade does that mean you have a suitable mate?

I never understood why these didn't become more popular. I still think they are one of the best looking gopher snake morphs, especially when you get one where the whites are really clean.

Exactly!!
To me, they are probably among the ultimates in morphs....and they don't even cost the ridiculous amounts that other morphs do.
Also, the Applegate gophers were the starting point that made me turn to pits!!
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no..... i dont have one anymore. but i can say if i had one like yours i would be scouring the globe for a suitable male, like i say my pair was not even near as nice as that female you have and they where damn good...... nothing less than a top shelf applegate will compliment that momma! maybe you can find someone with a male that nice who would be cool enough to leave him with her for awhile, maybe split the clutch or something... if you make some babies like that, i'll either buy some from ya or trade some awesome pines or bulls!

What kills me is that usually I'm trying to get rid of males because I end up with too many of them, and yet when I need one nobody else has suitable selections

I have no issue borrowing a loaner male if that is what I have to do, and that may be my only option since I really want a nicer specimen to compliment this girl.

I have seen albino gophers at some shows that were labeled as Applegates and I am 100% certain were not. It's a shame.

I'd love for someone to say "Hey, I have this gorgeous male that I acquired from Bob", or "...that is the offspring of snakes acquired from Bob". For the right Applegate male, I would probably pay more than most would think an Applegate is worth... My fault for not having acquired more of this stock many years ago when I had the chance.

How big of a ruthveni collection do you have? If you have any particularly clean specimens you're planning to breed next year, put me down for a pair. As one of the rarest snakes in the USA, and one with a threatened population, it would be a nice addition to have.

-C

2.3 louees... i have a nice little collection going!

1.1 are from seperate well known lines. and the 1.2 are unrelated (well they are from three entirely differant sources anyway...as unrelated as regular guys like me can get there hands on) and are just generic bienville looking ones. none of them are ready to go yet and i was just collecting really. i wont be producing them any time soon if at all...... now if i can get my hands on some that are truelly fresh lines with data to back them up. some that would really contribute to the species as we know it... then i would prolly spread the wealth of fresh genes. as far as the ones i have now, i just like to have them....

should be some 13's popping up here and there soon and im praying for some authentic new blood to find its way into my collection!!!!