Speckled Kings Copulating!!

[Vanan]

Finally after the female's being none receptive and being just plain bitchy, my first confirmed copulation. The male's the darker, more yellow one. He's basically as ugly as speckleds get. the females are excellent specimens though. I'm hoping the babies will come out more like mom, but with dad's yellow. The male's in shed too! Talk about being a good breeder! The female is the smaller of the two females. I'm hoping to catch the other female in action after he takes a break from this one.

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<img src="http://www.members.shaw.ca/vanan/SpeckledCop1.JPG">

[crimsonking]

Very good Vanan. For sometime down here it was hard to find the normals. Everyone had the albinos. It's one snake I feel looks much better in the normal phase. Bring me some.

[Tim_Cranwill]

Way to go! What does a speckled king go for in Canada and how many could you expect in each clutch?

[Vanan]

Being a getula, I'd expect around 6-10. The bigger female may pop more, but they're not large kings like brooksi, easterns, or Appalachicola kings.

Cranwill, contact me when I have babies and we'll see. I'm not gonna count my eggs b4 they're even laid! Besides I haven't seen or heard of anyone who's producing them. Lemme know if you know anyone who does.

[Vanan]

And I definitely didn't forget you Mark. We'll talk details.

[Katt]

Please don't forget me either!

[marylyn101]

love it! How much would they go for?

[Vanan]

Around $100 probably.

[Dom]

congrats..

Although Is it just me or are those snakes not copulating.. thier tails are close to each other but there not hooked together.. Are u judging on this pic ar did u see them going at it for an hour or more..

I wish u the best

[BoidKeeper]

Congrats and best of luck! I have a budy right now who is dealling with an non-receptive bitchy king. I hope his luck changes like yours did!
Cheers,
Trevor

[Ace]

He's basically as ugly as speckleds get.

I actually like his coloration better than the females Good luck on the upcoming clutch

[Vanan]

Dom, I always confirmed copulation by actuallylifting tha tail up and actually seeing the hemipene attached. Of course I'm not gonna jump to conclusions just cos they've got their tails together! lol.

Trevor, best of luck to ur friend. I've learned a new quality this year, patience!

Ace, I like his coloration too and now if only he produced ones patterned like the female but with his colour. Probably the only reason why I'm using his badly speckled-self is his colour.

[Simon R. Sansom]

VERY nice snakes, Vanan! I don't know anyone who's bred them.
I hope you get a nice clutch or two.
There certainly are a lot of different Lampropeltis with which to work, aren't there?

Good Luck.

Simon

[Burmies]

Thats awsome.

Burmies

[Vanan]

Yep Simon! Kings are my fav genus of snakes! Gotta love their feeding responses man!