Kings of the forum!

[Rattlehead]

So, it's been one year since this beauty and I started living together :p One year in this awesome hobby, I only regret not starting before!

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag66/aaron_acosta2/IMG-20150626-WA0019_zpsz2k6wrgb.jpg

[Minkness]

Been a minute since I've given an update pic of my MBK, Calypso.

Here she is. Almost a year old. Need to get a new weight on her.

[Jackins]

I meant to pop in here ages ago. Leo has been doing really well and has shed for me about once every three months or so since I picked him up about this time last year!

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c211/Keylynn/Leo/0B760785-73A1-4D19-9E08-2C7106D74B44.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c211/Keylynn/Leo/DFA6D588-F678-40E8-AC13-E5959263F918.jpg

When I got him I upgraded him to hoppers from fuzzies, he's been eating adult mice since about March. :D

[EL Ziggy]

@ Mink- Caly is looking fine. You've had a stellar snake year. :)
@ Jack- Leo looks great. I love his colors.

[Minkness]

Thanks Ziggster. I admit...kinda jumped into all the snakes like a cannon ball! 8 snakes in as many months! So done for a while lol.

And wow, Leo is gorgeous! Love those thayeri!

[toddnbecka]

I meant to pop in here ages ago. Leo has been doing really well and has shed for me about once every three months or so since I picked him up about this time last year!

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c211/Keylynn/Leo/0B760785-73A1-4D19-9E08-2C7106D74B44.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c211/Keylynn/Leo/DFA6D588-F678-40E8-AC13-E5959263F918.jpg

When I got him I upgraded him to hoppers from fuzzies, he's been eating adult mice since about March. :D

Shedding once every 3 months? Wow, all my snakes shed more often than that, not exactly regularly but about once a month. The wee baby thayeri pair are taking 2 pinkies every 5-6 days and one of them has shed twice since they arrived. They could take fuzzies but I prefer to feed 2 pinks instead to control the growing mouse population a bit more.
How big/old was he when you got him? My pair are '15 babies.

[Jackins]

I picked him up from an old school teacher who had him roughly 2-2.5 years. He's a former class pet. My best guess is he's about 3-3.5.

[Obsidian_Dragon]

Thanks Ziggster. I admit...kinda jumped into all the snakes like a cannon ball! 8 snakes in as many months! So done for a while lol.

Too many, Mink! You really need to send me one of those hognoses. :P

That said, anyone want Noodle? He's such a pain in the butt lately, haha. I had to peel a cardboard tube open yesterday to get him out so I could check him for burns (he dislodged his dang temp probe and the hot end was HOT) and it was a tail rattle and angry pee fest every moment after, haha.

Don't worry, I fixed the probe good this time, and he got to chill on my desk in a critter keeper until it was a safe temp in there.

http://41.media.tumblr.com/c5be98702b9aa4d57a3e37a9d9534f4b/tumblr_nrqukmzWiI1qdg59lo1_1280.jpg
"I hate you."

The moment the lid came off...TAIL RATTLE! Sheesh! What a cranky critter. What happened to my mellow little hatchling?

I hope he grows out of it. :P

[Minkness]

He sounds like my new albino female hog. She reportedly would strike the glass if someone walked by, and when going into her tank she hoods up, hisses, strikes, and musks! Jooing that some regular, gentle handling will calm her down a bit. I have her right next to my bed so she has no place to hide! Mwahaha! (Except in her hide if course lol)

[Sylphie]

Huh I'm really curious what it's like when snakes are hissing. Mine never do this :( But yeah, I'm having a pain in the... too. Artemis is really horrible the last few weeks.

And I want that ghost too! <3

[Pogie]

Noodle...I love that name rotfl! My niece got a corn and named it that :)

[ManSlaughter33]

my corn liked to hiss when we first got her .. she hasnt hissed in a long time. except when the bf opens the drawer. my bigeest 2000+ gram female ball hissed at my boyfriend when he opened the drawer. (she was in shed)

Let just say I'm the designated drawer opener snake grabber.

[chairman]

Took some pics today and thought I'd add one of my 7 y/o daughter's snake, Princess Snake.

http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad77/chairman_tfo/princess%20snake/1-IMG_5849_zpsf8nax6ev.jpg (http://s923.photobucket.com/user/chairman_tfo/media/princess%20snake/1-IMG_5849_zpsf8nax6ev.jpg.html)

[EL Ziggy]

Wow, Princess is a beauty chairman.

[toddnbecka]

Lavender albino Cali king? A coworker was telling me he got a baby one for his young daughter, that's a beautiful snake.

[sharthun]

Wow, Princess is a beauty chairman.

Ditto that!

[chairman]

I believe that she's a traditional T- albino California king. We looked at lavenders but my daughter informed me that we were shopping for a princess snake and that required pink, thus disqualifying the darker red-eyed morph.

My daughter got Princess Snake as a hatchling. She fed her, put up with the snappyness, etc. She definitely wasn't a fan of musking, though. It took me a moment to catch on but my daughter would use a hook to get the snake out and immediately hand her off to me. I'd get musked on and she'd take her snake back while I cleaned up...

[Minkness]

Lol smart daughter! How old was she when this all went on?

[chairman]

She was somewhere in the neighborhood of 5 y/o. I'm in for a world of trouble in a couple years... but luckily, for now, the only trouble she's trying to get in is finding a male kingsnake to pair with Princess. That and a lavender retic but that isn't happening any time soon.

[toddnbecka]

I haven't seen the lavender albino in person, but the cell phone pics looked similar to yours.
Just convince her to settle for a lavender albino "prince" to pair with her female...
Where are the pics of your snakes?

[chairman]

It is my understanding that breeding an albino with a hypermelanistic or chocolate may produce an all-white king so if she gets a male then I'm going to push her in that direction... because I like solid colored snakes.

As far as pic locations, I think that the answer is either a)on a homemade picture perch in my front yard or b)hosted on photobucket.

[ENSATINA]

My brooks. "Twiggy"... Sorry for poor quality.

[toddnbecka]

What species would be good for disposing of deformed or dead snakes? Apparently the thayeri kings aren't particularly inclined to eat other snakes, so I'm looking to find one that will.

[nyjon]

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/526/19996821315_38d1837c08_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/wt3Wii)20150719_143835 (https://flic.kr/p/wt3Wii) by Jon Escobar (https://www.flickr.com/photos/90375153@N02/), on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/339/19970557446_7f4088d8a8_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/wqJjXY)20150719_143920 (https://flic.kr/p/wqJjXY) by Jon Escobar (https://www.flickr.com/photos/90375153@N02/), on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/378/19810136139_0af6e52868_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/wby8in)20150719_143222 (https://flic.kr/p/wby8in) by Jon Escobar (https://www.flickr.com/photos/90375153@N02/), on Flickr

it was about 97 degrees this day, a few days after shed, love her colors in the sun :)

[drumcrush]

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/526/19996821315_38d1837c08_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/wt3Wii)20150719_143835 (https://flic.kr/p/wt3Wii) by Jon Escobar (https://www.flickr.com/photos/90375153@N02/), on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/339/19970557446_7f4088d8a8_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/wqJjXY)20150719_143920 (https://flic.kr/p/wqJjXY) by Jon Escobar (https://www.flickr.com/photos/90375153@N02/), on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/378/19810136139_0af6e52868_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/wby8in)20150719_143222 (https://flic.kr/p/wby8in) by Jon Escobar (https://www.flickr.com/photos/90375153@N02/), on Flickr

it was about 97 degrees this day, a few days after shed, love her colors in the sun :)


wow, looking good!

[Minkness]

Not yet as big and beautiful as others, but my little Calypso is growing! Pics from when I first got her in December and then just tonight. =)

[Lefitte]

Eir has grown so much recently. Her growth has been really slow the past couple months and then suddenly picked up again. She gained 11g in 10 days! [As opposed to 11g in a month] I had this little thought in my head that I wanted her to get close to 80g by her first 'birthday'. I'm calling her birthday some day at the end of July since it's in the middle of the 1-2 month time frame I was given. Since she didn't really start to grow until she warmed up in January, I'm pretty proud of her. Here are some comparison pictures. Two of them are from September, when I got her, to yesterday. The one with the scale in it is Xmas time to yesterday. Look at that fatty! I might have to start add another day between feedings now.

[Deva]

More pictures of Thor! Isn't he great!
http://i.imgur.com/qkMaEDE.jpg

[Deva]

http://i.imgur.com/ERt06Uo.jpg

[Deva]

http://i.imgur.com/eoTsfF6.jpg

[sharthun]

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/526/19996821315_38d1837c08_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/wt3Wii)20150719_143835 (https://flic.kr/p/wt3Wii) by Jon Escobar (https://www.flickr.com/photos/90375153@N02/), on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/339/19970557446_7f4088d8a8_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/wqJjXY)20150719_143920 (https://flic.kr/p/wqJjXY) by Jon Escobar (https://www.flickr.com/photos/90375153@N02/), on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/378/19810136139_0af6e52868_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/wby8in)20150719_143222 (https://flic.kr/p/wby8in) by Jon Escobar (https://www.flickr.com/photos/90375153@N02/), on Flickr

it was about 97 degrees this day, a few days after shed, love her colors in the sun :)

Beautiful Jon!!

[hondo-dan]

My 3 year old holding Bo. Definitely bigger than in the last pic of them together.

[sharthun]

My 3 year old holding Bo. Definitely bigger than in the last pic of them together.

Awesome shot!!!

[EL Ziggy]

Too cute Dan!

[Pogie]

Not yet as big and beautiful as others, but my little Calypso is growing! Pics from when I first got her in December and then just tonight. =)

She looks about the same size as Tyrion. I love all these photos!

[Pogie]

My brooks. "Twiggy"... Sorry for poor quality.

Pretty! This photo made me laugh lol. She/he looks like a corn curl all wiggly like that lol.

[BIGT FROM F.B.]

UPDATE: Here is Luther 1 year after being born. He is now about 3 feet long. My wife actually asked if she could hold him. This is the first time in 22 years of being married that she has done this. Wow!.

[Minkness]

Dang! That an MBK? What did you feed it? Miracle grow? Lol. Mine is almost a year and 2 feet maybe. And she is fed twice a week!

[drumcrush]

Looks good T!

[BIGT FROM F.B.]

Dang! That an MBK? What did you feed it? Miracle grow? Lol. Mine is almost a year and 2 feet maybe. And she is fed twice a week!

Don't know if you have recently, but post pics and let us see her.

[EL Ziggy]

Looking good Big T.

[sharthun]

UPDATE: Here is Luther 1 year after being born. He is now about 3 feet long. My wife actually asked if she could hold him. This is the first time in 22 years of being married that she has done this. Wow!.

Beautiful bigt!

[Minkness]

Don't know if you have recently, but post pics and let us see her.

Here she is, pic taken a week ago before she took her first hopper mouse.

[drumcrush]

Ammit is such a beast!

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af280/drumcrush1/20150810_191229_zpshiauswx5.jpg (http://s1015.photobucket.com/user/drumcrush1/media/20150810_191229_zpshiauswx5.jpg.html)

weak selfie game lol

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af280/drumcrush1/20150810_191315_zpsbniwsbft.jpg (http://s1015.photobucket.com/user/drumcrush1/media/20150810_191315_zpsbniwsbft.jpg.html)

[BIGT FROM F.B.]

Ammit is such a beast!

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af280/drumcrush1/20150810_191229_zpshiauswx5.jpg (http://s1015.photobucket.com/user/drumcrush1/media/20150810_191229_zpshiauswx5.jpg.html)

weak selfie game lol

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af280/drumcrush1/20150810_191315_zpsbniwsbft.jpg (http://s1015.photobucket.com/user/drumcrush1/media/20150810_191315_zpsbniwsbft.jpg.html)
Sweet MBK! Can't wait for mine to get that big.

[Minkness]

Wow! I can't wait for my lady to get that big either!!! How old is Ammit?

[EL Ziggy]

Oh yeah Kyle. She's a real beauty and beast!

[drumcrush]

Wow! I can't wait for my lady to get that big either!!! How old is Ammit?

shes about 3 1/2. I dont have the exact birth date, being bought at petsmart but it should be pretty close to that.

[Obsidian_Dragon]

lol, the apparent various growth rates of our MBKs is...interesting.

Here's the latest shot of my petulant pissbaby:
http://40.media.tumblr.com/716994b735d1166bf50858398183672b/tumblr_nsdokijMIC1qdg59lo1_1280.jpg

[Lefitte]

I love MBKs, seeing the different growth rates just between members here is nifty.
And petulant pissbaby is my favorite nickname for any animal ever haha

[Minkness]

My Calypso is in full blue and still slammed down 3 pinkies (she should be on fuzzies but I ran out)

[drumcrush]

looks great Mink!

[Obsidian_Dragon]

I love MBKs, seeing the different growth rates just between members here is nifty.
And petulant pissbaby is my favorite nickname for any animal ever haha

It's even written on the side of his enclosure, haha. He's just been a butt for like, 6 months or so--angry tail rattling and yes, peeing, every time I handle him.

I miss my mellow hatchling. :P I should probably handle him more, not less, and see if he gets over himself.

[Lefitte]

Hahaha I remember reading that it was on his cage. I laughed so hard when I read that. You're the one who describes it as 'angry peeing' don't you? I use that term now haha.

Here's an update on my Eir. Roughly 90g, fresh shed, and currently taunting my cat as I type. He can't get to her cage so she goes up to the glass and looks at him and he paces and meows. I swear she does it on purpose as payback.

Eir's officially one year old. I've pushed back her feedings to once every 7 days, give or take one, from 5-6 days. She's a hopper garbage disposal.

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[Pogie]

Photos of Tyrion from today. My sis took the pics so they are kinda blurry lol. She won't hold him and she was using my camera and wasn't sure how to focus :laugh:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/Pogiebate/DSC_0006_1.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Pogiebate/media/DSC_0006_1.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/Pogiebate/DSC_0009.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Pogiebate/media/DSC_0009.jpg.html)

[EL Ziggy]

Wow, Tyrion is growing nicely Pogie! Lookin good!

[Bandit]

Figured I'd get a picture of him since he just shed a few days ago

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e313/connor323/20151005_144349_zpszgqatqzk.jpg (http://s42.photobucket.com/user/connor323/media/20151005_144349_zpszgqatqzk.jpg.html)

[sharthun]

Gorgeous snake!

[Bandit]

Gorgeous snake!Thank you!

[Slone]

MBK Jouko at breakfast



http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w372/Jarno_Salonen/Jouko1_zps97q9jial.jpg (http://s1072.photobucket.com/user/Jarno_Salonen/media/Jouko1_zps97q9jial.jpg.html)

[EL Ziggy]

Nice snake and good looking breakfast too Slone!

[Doug 351]

OMG....I wish I had pics...but...I've caught two speckled king snakes in my yard...one was full grown and I donated it to the nature center and they made it a display ani
animal....the other a baby...that I fell asleep holding and never found again....

[Lefitte]

That sounds awesome Doug!

A little update on Eir. She's been growing like a weed and is nearly 100g (a little over 90g). December of last year, she was only 15g so we've come a long way! A few days ago, while cleaning her cage out, she decided to fly out of her cage and down 3ft to the floor. I sort of panicked because all of thr cats are out and it was very easy to lose her in the spot she landed so I quickly dove to pick her up. Upon lifting her from the floor, my cat who had been sitting on the shelf below her, reached out and snagged her. She lost one scale and there was some swelling but I've been keeping a close eye on it and applying some silver solution. It's healing up nicely. Normally I lock the cats up, at least the ones who are interested in snakes, but since I had no intention of taking her out it came as a complete surprise. Lesson learned. I felt incredibly guilty though. Last thing I want is for any of these guys to get hurt!

She's been a wild one to handle lately. Peeing on me constantly and wiggling like crazy so I think I'll take her out more. It's been more like once a week since I've been giving her some space to shed and I've been busy.

[EL Ziggy]

Looks like Eir hit a nice growth spurt Lefitte. I'm glad she wasn't hurt when she fell.

[DDW]

Y'all make me want to smuggle a mbk to keep XD all of these are beautiful. I love seeing new pics in this thread

[nyjon]

Ammit is such a beast!

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weak selfie game lol

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wow very nice. mine is about an inch over 2ft at 2 1/2 years. Hopefully next spring she grows some more :)

nice kings everyone

[Slithersaurus]

I have a kingsnake as well!

http://pre03.deviantart.net/76d9/th/pre/i/2015/255/b/5/snake_on_the_stair__spitfire_by_thejuras-d99akwo.png

Here is my male Desert Kingsnake. His name is Spitfire. A normally docile dude but can be unpredictable sometimes. He is my most favorite snake of my collection.

[EL Ziggy]

Beautiful king Slither!

[Lefitte]

No updates here for a long while huh?
My Eir is about 16-17 months and 110g. She's getting touchy about winter again and is currently on a two-week feeding schedule. She's also getting more cream and chocolate than black and white like she was when I got her. People keep asking if she's a cross or banana, but I don't think she's either one. Just aberrant Cali king.

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[Minkness]

Looking good!

[hondo-dan]

A decent post-feeding yawn. He's getting big.

[EL Ziggy]

He is getting big Dan. He looks great too.

[Lefitte]

My little girl is semi-brumating. She decided not to eat for nearly three weeks but finally ate last week. She was out and about a bunch today so I decided to take the opportunity to try to handle her and get a weight on her which I haven't done in weeks. She's 123g! Her last weigh was 108g. I'm not worried about her not eating but it IS frustrating. I've been offering every two weeks, and then one week after that if she refuses still. I've seriously cut down handling as it stresses her out. She pees, she flails, she tries to fly from my hands... I'd rather her just eat and sleep during the winter with a few minutes to weigh and look after her. Tonight she surprised me with the best handling session we've ever had, she nearly climbed into my hands and hardly flinched when I touched her. I think my plan is working.
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[toddnbecka]

She may not have been eating much but she looks quite healthy. Certainly hasn't stunted her growth, lol.

[Primal Rage]

Here a couple hatchlings that I produced this year and a pic of the male extreme hypo that sired them:D! Good to see this thread still going!

[EL Ziggy]

Your girl is looking good as always Lefitte. Good to see her growing well.

Great job with those Hondos Rage! They are smokin!

[SerpentineDream]

The new guy, Cociyo. He is an Apricot Pueblan x Nelson's intergrade hatchling. With the exception of orange instead of yellow bands, he takes after his Nelson's parent. He is slender with narrow banding and a mellow disposition. Even straight out of the shipping box, he didn't bite or poop on me. He was a bit squiggly but quickly settled down. He's in a RUB until he gets big enough for a large display enclosure. I set it up with lots of hiding places and a couple of fake desert plants. He likes the cave on the warm side best, but he also likes going in and out of the buffalo skull hide. He's also been doing a lot of burrowing in the aspen bedding. It looks like a subway network in there.

Tonight we'll see if he will take a F/T large pinky for me.

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/GreytNut/20160121_110538_006_01_zpshlf54hu3_edit_1453442160 759_zpsytxzkakk.jpg (http://s79.photobucket.com/user/GreytNut/media/20160121_110538_006_01_zpshlf54hu3_edit_1453442160 759_zpsytxzkakk.jpg.html)

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[toddnbecka]

I really like the colors and pattern on that one. I haven't seen many milks at the shows, and none quite like that one anywhere. Might end up with a milk snake yet, lol.

[SerpentineDream]

He came from Reptiles by Mack. They call these crosses orange milk snakes. I hadn't bought from them before but the experience was good. He's a really nice little snake. I don't know if they all look like that - probably some of them take after the Pueblan parent. He came from their Reptique section, where the snake you see on the website is the actual individual you get. Usually you just order an orange milk snake, and you can ask if they have one that has certain markings, eats F/T, etc. They try to accommodate but you don"t know for sure what you've got until you open the box.

And boy, will he EVER take a F/T pinky. For a hatchling he sure strikes hard. It made a small thumping noise when he hit, and his enthusiastic feeding response startled me such that I almost dropped the tongs. He gulped the mouse down and looked hopefully at me for another.

I tried to lure him out of his cave to an area without shavings, but no sooner did I wave the pinky in front of his hide than his head shot out, he ripped the pinky off the tongs and dragged it back inside. By the time I lifted the lid only the little feet were sticking out of the corner of his mouth.

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j141/GreytNut/20160123_194151_zpschqdu9io_edit_1453634230644_zps q8ojybvv.jpg (http://s79.photobucket.com/user/GreytNut/media/20160123_194151_zpschqdu9io_edit_1453634230644_zps q8ojybvv.jpg.html)

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"Got any more of those, lady?"

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[toddnbecka]

I've seen Mack's posts on fauna classifieds, don't usually pay too much attention though. Prices seem a bit steep compared to shows, but he does have some nice stock and apparently takes very good care of them. My everglades rat snake has that same feeding response. I just dangle them by the tail from my fingers, she hits hard but never misses or goes for the hand. As soon as the first one is down she's looking for another, and at her size she usually gets 2 or 3 depending on how big the mice are.

[Rattlehead]

That milksnake is beauiful Serpentine!

Well, it's been one year since I got carried away and got my second snake. Bee Bee is growing like a weed, she's almost 29 inches (when I got her she was 17), keeps the voracious appetite, very outgoing and enjoys to model for the cameras, making us all happy, lol.

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag66/aaron_acosta2/IMG_20160110_130316550_zpsqem7vyny.jpg

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag66/aaron_acosta2/IMG_20160103_091537895_zpsm3topnzh.jpg

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag66/aaron_acosta2/IMG_20151124_234656_zpsk7d9c8ms.jpg

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag66/aaron_acosta2/IMG_20151122_152130391_zpsxmpbnfm0.jpg

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:)

[Albert Clark]

She is one of my prized possessions. On a semi hunger strike lately. I'll be glad when she starts putting on some size. Haha. My 0.1 Arizona mountain King. Wifey named her Thomasina. Lol.

[Minkness]

That's your Arizona mountain right?

Man, she's gorgous!

[Albert Clark]

That's your Arizona mountain right?

Man, she's gorgous!

Thanks Mink! I always had a passion for these guys but never had good luck with them. She had escaped a couple of times back in the summer and I was lucky to get her back. Now she just doesn't seem to want to eat fuzzies or pinkies now. Keeping her in a 4 qt. tub with a ambient temp of 83.0f. Humidity is about 50% basking temp of 88.0 by thermostat controlled ultrtherm.

[Obsidian_Dragon]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b219/beau_justice/20160114_125733_zpsq6nw8zzc.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b219/beau_justice/20160114_125510_zpsdztegyhl.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b219/beau_justice/20160114_125718_zpswfwnp7bl.jpg

The Noodle, much bigger these days.

[EL Ziggy]

@ AL- I love that Pyro! I don't see many many people keeping those. Beautiful critter.

@ Dragon- Noodle looks great and that's some awesome growth!

[Albert Clark]

@ EL Ziggy. Thanks. I really enjoy their calm demeanor and attractive patterning and coloration. I will be interested in pairing her with a hypo Arizona mountain King or a albino AMK.

[Andy_G]

I don't have any lampropeltis anymore, but I thought I would play in here as well. Some old pics that I dug up of just a few lampros that I had. Some hondurans and a black milk for good measure. I've also kept cali kings, floridas, speckled, easterns, and andean milks. I definitely love my hondurans and blacks the most out of what I kept as far as the lampros go.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v366/Andy_G/IM001859.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Andy_G/media/IM001859.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v366/Andy_G/DSC00756.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Andy_G/media/DSC00756.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v366/Andy_G/Honduran%20Milksnakes/DSC01660.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Andy_G/media/Honduran%20Milksnakes/DSC01660.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v366/Andy_G/Honduran%20Milksnakes/DSC01655.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Andy_G/media/Honduran%20Milksnakes/DSC01655.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v366/Andy_G/Honduran%20Milksnakes/DSC01415.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Andy_G/media/Honduran%20Milksnakes/DSC01415.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v366/Andy_G/Honduran%20Milksnakes/DSC01305.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Andy_G/media/Honduran%20Milksnakes/DSC01305.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v366/Andy_G/DSC00852.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Andy_G/media/DSC00852.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v366/Andy_G/DSC00843.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Andy_G/media/DSC00843.jpg.html)

[Slithersaurus]

Oh my! Your former snakes are so gorgeous! Totally love those tangerine hondo, they are almost only red and black!

[SerpentineDream]

Nice! The tangerine hondos are particularly striking but the pic of the black milk just starting to turn black got me giddy because my first black milk Andromeda is coming with warmer weather. She still looks like any tricolor baby... for now.

[Minkness]

Soooo, I have been wanting to add another king to my collection for a while but was kind of looking at variables and thyreis. However I have always had a soft spot for brooks and a serious thing for just about anything hypo.

On a short trip to get feeders, low and behold, theu have a hypo brooks king! (And a variable!) But, between the two, I just couldn't say no to the hypo! And, he was SO calm! He tail rattled a bit, but was the moat calm baby/juvie king I have ever seen!

I'll post his own thread and some better pics in a few days. For now here he is!

(Can't decide between Ramses or King Tut)

[EL Ziggy]

You're too much Mink :). Very nice pickup and beautiful King. Between the 2 names I like Ramses.

[Minkness]

Ywah...that makes 3 snakes mom doesn't know about yet lol

[Handyhens]

I haven't seen many Florida kingsnakes here. Here's Boo!
http://i.imgur.com/oEZeFPu.jpg

[Minkness]

Lol funny you post that since mine is a brooks too!

[Handyhens]

Thanks! Your new snake is awesome!

[Minkness]

Thanks! I hope this one works out better than the last king I got though. Already he has a better disposition. ^_^

[toddnbecka]

Our thayeri are gorwing nicely, though not as fast as the carpets, lol. Couple new pics of the female:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/P1060816_zpsgckz5i9o.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/P1060816_zpsgckz5i9o.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/P1060818_zpss50iikmj.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/P1060818_zpss50iikmj.jpg.html)

Male looks the same, but the marking on the neck is round rather than Y-shaped, didn't get pics of him this round.

Here's her "before" pic when she first came home last year:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/P1060680_zpskuvdzgqi.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/P1060680_zpskuvdzgqi.jpg.html)

[Minkness]

I was wanting a thyrei or variable before seeing my Pharaoh. But he stole my heart instead lol. They even had a variable in the store that I could have gotten instead, buuuut...yeah lol!

[toddnbecka]

I was actually wanting a MBK when we went to the show last year, even found a seller there with a good number of babies. Then Becka spotted these yellow thayeri, and had to have the pair. Since I hadn't planned on them I didn't have additional setups ready, so I skipped the MBK. The thayeri have been sharing a 20 gallon tank ever since they arrived. I just separate them at feeding time until they've both finished swallowing their rodents, and they get along just fine. I will be moving them into larger separate tubs sooner or later, but they seem content to cohab so far.

[Herpo]

Our thayeri are gorwing nicely, though not as fast as the carpets, lol. Couple new pics of the female:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/P1060816_zpsgckz5i9o.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/P1060816_zpsgckz5i9o.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/P1060818_zpss50iikmj.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/P1060818_zpss50iikmj.jpg.html)

Male looks the same, but the marking on the neck is round rather than Y-shaped, didn't get pics of him this round.

Here's her "before" pic when she first came home last year:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/P1060680_zpskuvdzgqi.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/P1060680_zpskuvdzgqi.jpg.html)

Gorgeous snakes!

[EL Ziggy]

Nice kings TnB. How long have they been cohabitating? Other than for breeding purposes I didn't think kings should be kept together. Won't they eat each other?

[toddnbecka]

The breeder I got these from told me they'd be fine together. Thayeri aren't snake eaters like some species, they've been kept in the same tank since I brought them home last year. I've read (didn't reasearch them specifically before buying them, and didn't want to simply take the seller's word as gospel) that some kings are risky to pair up even for breeding, but other species aren't a problem and can be kept in pairs or even colonies year round.
The climacophora rat snakes were cohabbed for a couple months, then I noticed the female sort of twitching whenever the male came near, so I put her into her own tub. I've never seen any such behavior with the thayeri, they seem to generally ignore each other, though I have seen them both in the same hide a few times.

[sharthun]

Beautiful!!!




Our thayeri are gorwing nicely, though not as fast as the carpets, lol. Couple new pics of the female:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/P1060816_zpsgckz5i9o.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/P1060816_zpsgckz5i9o.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/P1060818_zpss50iikmj.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/P1060818_zpss50iikmj.jpg.html)

Male looks the same, but the marking on the neck is round rather than Y-shaped, didn't get pics of him this round.

Here's her "before" pic when she first came home last year:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/P1060680_zpskuvdzgqi.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/P1060680_zpskuvdzgqi.jpg.html)

[Obsidian_Dragon]

The climacophora rat snakes were cohabbed for a couple months, then I noticed the female sort of twitching whenever the male came near, so I put her into her own tub. I've never seen any such behavior with the thayeri, they seem to generally ignore each other, though I have seen them both in the same hide a few times.

Twitching is a rat snake thing. My Russian rat twitches at me, haha.

[toddnbecka]

Twitching is a rat snake thing. My Russian rat twitches at me, haha.

I haven't seen her do it since being moved/separated, and I never saw the male do it at all. I figured it was a "don't touch me" sort of signal to the male.

[TxScarlet15]

Some recent pictures of my two kings, Scarlet Rose and Nightfury. They both shed last week so are new and shiny again! Although I wish I had gotten pictures of Scarlet soon after her shed, she's always so bright and vibrant but then darkens very quickly.
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Frustratingly I can never seem to get good pictures of Nightfury.

[EL Ziggy]

Very nice Kings Scarlet. Your boy Fury is BEAST!

[TxScarlet15]

Very nice Kings Scarlet. Your boy Fury is BEAST!
Lol, tell me about it. I'm so glad that I went with an MBK instead of another smaller species, he's huge compared to what I'm used to! And constantly cruising around exploring, it's a nice change from Scarlet who's more like a ball python in personality and feeding habits lol.

[D Grade]

Beautiful MBK, maybe Ill trade my A-Hole Cal King in for an MBK. :D

[EL Ziggy]

I've been caught up with my carpets lately but I can't forget the originals. These two snakes rekindled my interest in the hobby after decades of inactivity. I owe them a lot. :)

Hannibal Caesar at 665g
http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t674/EL-Ziggy/Mobile%20Uploads/20160502_203657-1_zpsmtt5yx4h.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/EL-Ziggy/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160502_203657-1_zpsmtt5yx4h.jpg.html)

Sasha Fierce at 880g
http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t674/EL-Ziggy/Mobile%20Uploads/20160502_204335-1_zpsshegnokx.jpg (http://s1319..com/user/EL-Ziggy/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160502_204335-1_zpsshegnokx.jpg.html)

I call this shot Beauty and the Beast.
http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t674/EL-Ziggy/Mobile%20Uploads/20160502_204439-1_zpswnjglgxp.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/EL-Ziggy/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160502_204439-1_zpswnjglgxp.jpg.html)

[Minkness]

Dangit! Stop making me want another MBK! She is sooooo pretty...

[Pogie]

Love the photos Ziggy. I think kingsnakes are still my favorite snakes to have :)

[Pogie]

Here are a few I took of Tyrion yesterday :)
I put a couple of potted plants in his tank, he is enjoying squishing them :)
The fake tree stump is is favorite place to hang out now.

http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag141/gump742/DSC_0098_zps4bzwhmd0.jpg (http://s1303.photobucket.com/user/gump742/media/DSC_0098_zps4bzwhmd0.jpg.html)

http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag141/gump742/DSC_0097_zpskgbspktz.jpg (http://s1303.photobucket.com/user/gump742/media/DSC_0097_zpskgbspktz.jpg.html)

http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag141/gump742/DSC_0101_zpsgzxh8mmj.jpg (http://s1303.photobucket.com/user/gump742/media/DSC_0101_zpsgzxh8mmj.jpg.html)

[Albert Clark]

Great show of kings guys. I have to get some updated pics of my Arizona mountain king soon.

[nyjon]

heres my girl. she was enjoying the camera today.

i hope everyone is doing well :D :D :D :D



https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7763/26730878262_3e65201642_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/GJ7JPq)IMG_0330 (https://flic.kr/p/GJ7JPq) by Jon Escobar (https://www.flickr.com/photos/90375153@N02/), on Flickr

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[Minkness]

Gah! Darn you and all your pretty black snakes! I wish mine hadn't been such a turd ;-; Maybe I'll find an adult one a d it will be better XD

[toddnbecka]

Gah! Darn you and all your pretty black snakes! I wish mine hadn't been such a turd ;-; Maybe I'll find an adult one a d it will be better XD

It takes time for bitey/flighty baby snakes to grow out of their evil ways. Though my female thayeri is still inclined to try to eat my finger if I reach in to pick her up, it's not a defensive strike. She just seems to think that anything pink is a mouse, regardless of relative size or scent.
The new milk snake is settling down quickly when handled, but the new baby bull snake is the best of the lot regarding ease of pickup and tolerance of handling. He doesn't even duck for cover when he sees the incoming hand, or even bluff and hiss. Does buzz the tail a wee bit, but that seems to be more from excitement than alarm, LOL.
Not saying you should get one or anything, just an observation... :laugh:

[trailblazer295]

Gah! Darn you and all your pretty black snakes!

What Mink said :angry:

[Pogie]

Gah! Darn you and all your pretty black snakes! I wish mine hadn't been such a turd ;-; Maybe I'll find an adult one a d it will be better XD

You will find one :) I found Tyrion by accident, on the day I decided I wanted a Black kingsnake I just happen to stop in a pet store a friend of mine had and ta da! There was Tyrion :) I have to say he is by far my favorite snake. I didn't get him when he was tiny though so maybe that's why he was never nippy or flighty. I don't know but Tyrion is king ( oh I made a pun!) around here lol.

[Minkness]

Lol yeah. I think I was just too impatient with mine. I have another kingsnake now and am taking my time with him. Pretty brooksi king ^_^

[Andy_G]

Lol yeah. I think I was just too impatient with mine. I have another kingsnake now and am taking my time with him. Pretty brooksi king ^_^

What you really need to do is get some black milks. Whatcha waiting for? Get on it! ;)

[Minkness]

LOL why milks?

[Lefitte]

Ahhh all those MBKs are just gorgeous!

My little king girl has become the biggest brat. She'll be 2 years old soon and she's still flighty, very unpredictable, angry pees almost every time I hold her still, and she seems to be getting somewhat cage defensive. Today she hissed and struck towards me while I was simply cleaning her cage. Tried not to stress her out but after that I had to hold off a moment and wait for her to go run and hide again before very carefully sifting through aspen with my hand. Oi. She's a pain in the butt. Especially compared to my darling brb and polite hoggie. But, she is still quite beautiful. Her white is becoming yellow cream and her black is turning a chocolate almost lavender tinted color. I keep joking that she's going to end up looking hypo. She's 128g and 2.6 ft.

https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13240608_10209663181881439_5422916803022983742_n.j pg?oh=eb4f307dded12407b7db500a3d2d3e6b&oe=57D4F644

Close up of her color, hard to get an accurate shot and the yellow never shows.
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But those markings though...
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[Andy_G]

LOL why milks?

Why black milks? Hmm...well...they're the biggest, calmest, and easiest to care for as far as the lampropeltis go. They rarely musk even as fresh out of the egg hatchlings, and adults won't chew on your fingers randomly. Adults are a bit less secretive than some of the other subspecies as well so they make a nice display animal as well. Think of them as a laid back solid black giant honduran milksnake. Unfortunately that's all they have goin' for em, though. ;)

Not always the easiest to find, however.

[albertagirl]

I love the colors on your girl Lefitte. That's a nice suprise! I think it's really pretty the way the black has turned like a chocolate milk color.

[Lefitte]

Yeah, me too! I was hoping for a black and white snake but I really quite like her change. That's the perfect way to describe it, chocolate milk. It has this milky wash over it. She was no where near shed when I took these pictures and the milky wash over her chocolate color makes photos really weird. I should take her out in the sun again sometime and see what I can get.

[toddnbecka]

The attitude you describe is the main reason I've never been too tempted by a Cali king. I know some are less "difficult" than others, but with my luck I'd get a hardcore-for-life finger biter, lol. My female thayeri is bad enough, she seems to think fingers are food if I handle her when she's hungry. Since I moved the male into his own tub I don't have to separate them for feeding any longer. Should probably start tap-training her before she gets big enough to actually notice the bites.

[Lefitte]

Luckily enough, she's never actually bitten me yet. It seems to be headed in that direction though and she's started making me a bit nervous. She wasn't so bad before winter but when winter comes she semi-brumates. She takes food but slows way, way down even with heat on. I live in California so it makes sense. Ever since she warmed up, she's been a giant brat. I'm determined to start holding her a couple times a week and see if it helps.

[Obsidian_Dragon]

My MBK can be an opinionated critter, but not bitey in the least. Just inclined to angrily pee on you if you foil his plans to wander off somewhere he shouldn't. Sometimes he's content to just quietly chill in your hands, though.

[albertagirl]

Here's a couple pics of mine. He's a year old and so far has only latched onto my finger once. The cutest part was when he then tried to pull me into his cage to eat me in peace.
So far he's keeping his really stark black and white coloration, which I'm happy about. And I love that his banding is slightly whacky in a few places. I named him Cipher because I thought the dots and dashes were slightly reminiscent of morse code. And he has a happy face on the top of his head! I'm not sure why my pictures are being resized to be so small... but you can still kinda see it.

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[Rattlehead]

Hahaha! Loved the smiley and the cool color contrast!

[D Grade]

Here's a couple pics of mine. He's a year old and so far has only latched onto my finger once. The cutest part was when he then tried to pull me into his cage to eat me in peace.
So far he's keeping his really stark black and white coloration, which I'm happy about. And I love that his banding is slightly whacky in a few places. I named him Cipher because I thought the dots and dashes were slightly reminiscent of morse code. And he has a happy face on the top of his head! I'm not sure why my pictures are being resized to be so small... but you can still kinda see it.

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That is a gorgeous King!

[Lefitte]

Albertagirl, LOOOVE that contrast! Mine has faded to cream and chocolate milk just this past year, starting with her nearly white turning to a light cream. Now some scales have bright yellow dots that are hard to see without looking super close. It's been interesting.

So, I've decided to try a snake hook when handling Eir. I've decided that I might have scared her pretty bad when she was younger since I used to do the bird catching technique of be quick so it stresses them less and there's less chance of them getting hurt. Not exactly the best way to deal with a baby snake, but she was my first. I've used the hook twice and both times were very positive. Not much, if any, pee and much less rattle tail. I also think she's afraid of the cats. She has been attacked once when she jumped out of her cage as I was spot cleaning so that's understandable. The only time she flailed when I held her last was when my cat jumped on the counter [oblivious to and ignoring her]. I'm going to try to keep them from her sight instead of just out of reach. I lock up the worst offender, the other cats don't care at all about the snakes and will typically listen to my commands and I never put her down when they're out so I can easily turn away from a cat or walk two steps to get away from them. But if the mere sight of a cat is making her nervous then I'll remove that factor when I handle her. The cats don't bother her in her cage at all [can't get to it].

Here's a new pic of her and a comparison. She'll be 2 years around the beginning of July.
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