AZ Mountain King

[C.m.pyrrhus]

This is my male WC pyro..to darn cool these guys are! I never kept any pyros until last year, which one was apparently stolen by an old neighbor I had. I had collected 1.1 pair, as I was planning to breed and use as gift outs...which would help with the collecting a bit here in and around where I collected them...what crap. So...now this guy is now caged in a display with my AZ Black, which should detour future robberies, eh?

The female had a lot of the H-banding which this locallity is known for, this guy has a lot of bright reds and wonderful clean banding but none of the H-banding I was hoping to get. I may have some breeding females available through some other herpers close by....should work out.

[Ace]

Gotta LOVE Pyros!!! He looks Great C.M.! Personally, I like them better without the H-banding !

[C.m.pyrrhus]

Here is another picture of the lil one. These guys make great starter snakes IMO...just as much so as corns and the other common colubrids. I have never seen an agressive pyro, although I am sure there are some out there.

Nearly all of my pyro experiences are those of wild animals. I have only seen a few folks captive specimens. I can find these guys rather easy, given good temps and what not, and a bit of persistance. Last year I seen just over a dozen of the mountain jewels, and have seen one this year already. Lets see how lucky I am armed with a camera...

[Optimus Prime]

Those are sweet kings, very nice pair!

[Ace]

I didn't notice he had a few aberrant bands on him from the first pic.....Pretty cool!!!

If anybody asks me what kind of King to get, I ALWAYS recommend Pyros, becuase of their temperment. The fact they're beautiful snakes on top of that is icing on the cake!!!