alterna phase....

Clownfishie · 10-25-03, 12:06 PM

I'm leaning towards getting my first colubrid as my next addition, and I quite like the look of the alterna phase greybandeds (greybands? what's the correct way to say that... lol...) ... if anyone is keeping these, I'd love to see pics

And if anyone is breeding them up here, or knows of someone who is, I'd really appreciate the info

Thanks guys!
Jen

ReptileHQ · 10-25-03, 12:41 PM

Here is my female about 24 inches. Great snakes, the alterna phase are definitely up there as one of my favourite colubrids. I'm in the hunt for a nice male for this girl.....

Chris

Clownfishie · 10-25-03, 01:00 PM

She's beautiful Chris!

Hope you find a nice male for her... Where did you get her from?

enso · 10-25-03, 03:15 PM

All greybands are Alterna...

enso · 10-25-03, 03:20 PM

This is a Christmas Mountain Blairs.

enso · 10-25-03, 03:23 PM

This is a Christmas Mountain Atlerna. But both are Lampropeltis Alterna.

Clownfishie · 10-25-03, 04:01 PM

Thanks enso

Beautiful pics...

enso · 10-25-03, 04:44 PM

Just wanted to eliminate any possible confusion, but now I see it was unnecessary. An exellent choice for a first colubrid! Corn Snake fanatics are groaning I'm sure. Their small size, docile nature, and beauty are a few of the reasons I love Alterna. Just make sure that the neonate (if that's what you're looking for) is well established on unscented prey. May you become a colubrid fanatic...

Clownfishie · 10-26-03, 12:40 PM

LOL -- no worries enso

I'm really leaning towards either an alterna phase greyband, or a mountain king... I'm sure that for either I'll be getting a neonate (as I've never really seen any adults for sale up here), and I'll make sure that it's eating unscented prey, thanks for the tip

I don't know about becoming a colubrid fanatic, but they're definitely growing on me! Hehe...

enso · 10-26-03, 12:51 PM

Cool, looking at pyromelana pyromelana or pyromelana knoblochi for the mountain king?

gonesnakee · 10-26-03, 01:04 PM

Hi Clownfishie thought I'd let you know that I have both Greybands & Mtns (knoblochi) currently available. I have lots of both that are well started on frozen/thawed (unscented) pinkies. Once they are established on food they make great starter snakes. Most of the greybands appear to be like the "Xmas Mtn" pic posted, but I don't have exact locales for the "diehard purists". They are all just "Calgary Locale" to me LOL Mark

foman · 10-26-03, 07:02 PM

nice snakes.

Clownfishie · 10-26-03, 09:38 PM

Thanks for the info Mark

I'll keep you in mind... I think it's going to be a little while before I can afford anything else... lol. I'm still in debt to Jeff from my trip to his house last weekend... lol... and christmas is coming

Enso -- I'm not too familiar with the different types of mountain kings -- you wouldn't happen to have pics (or know where I could see pics) of the different ones, would you?

enso · 10-26-03, 09:50 PM

gonesnakee has some pics of two adult Knobs here - http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/showt...516#post225516

And crimsonking has a pic of a neonate pyro pyro here - http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/showt...threadid=28047

Very similar in apperance, I prefer the Knobs. Nice Knobs have thin black borders and are "cleaner" looking animals. Just my opinion.

Clownfishie · 10-26-03, 09:58 PM

I think I like the Knobs better too

They both look great though... I saw something called a Sierra Mountain King listed on one site -- Lampropeltis zonata multicincta ... Is that yet another type?

Given the choice between a mountain king and a greyband -- which would you go with? I like the looks of both of them, so I guess it'll come down to if there's any major care/temperament differences between the 2...

Thanks for all your help btw