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San Luis Potosi Kingsnake (Lampropeltis mexicana mexicana)

"Mex mex" are, in our opinion, the best kingsnake of the "mexicana" comple (which includes grebanded kingsnakes) for beginners and more experienced keepers. The red coloration on many San Luis Potosi kingsnakes is a deep, beautiful, color not really seen on any other kingsnake. They are one of the best feeders on unscented pink mice within this whole complex (even as out-the-egg hatchlings), are one of the least likely to musk or bite, are reach that perfect size: not too small or too large like some other members in this complex.

This is another one of those snakes that we really don't have room for, but we can't bring ourselves to get rid of the last couple we have! Ours are normal patterned ones from the Soderberg/Shores line of "speckled" San Luis Potosi kingsnakes. We really aren't that fond of the speckled one (we like the deep reds of the normals), but I'm curious to see what ours - and later generations from this line - will do over the next few breeding seasons.

Louisiana Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum amaura)

Louisiana milksnakes are uncommonly bred in captivity because they can be extremely difficult to get started on unscented pink mice. Individuals from central Texas, near where they begin to intergrade naturally with Mexican milksnakes, are the one minor exception. On the other hand, problematic feeding of hatchlings is especially true for LA milks from the eastern parts of their range where they begin to intergrade with scarlet kingsnakes. I currently work with one F1 CB male descended from WC parents from the SE Louisiana area. Adult size is usually less than 2', but 3' monsters have been recorded. My females are WC individuals from near Huntsville, Texas, and Lake Somerville, Texas. This combines the brighter coloration of the SE Louisiana animals with the more stocky body shape - and larger hatchling sizes - of the deep east Texas ones. Adults, whether CB or WC, almost always feed readily on unscented fuzzy mice.

Pueblan Milksnakes (Lampropeltis triangulum campbelli) - Normal

Pueblan Milksnakes (Lampropeltis triangulum campbelli) - Bi-colored

Pueblan milksnakes are one of the most robust and easiest to keep milksnakes in the hobby. They feed and reproduce readily, rarely exceed much over 3' in total length, and are one of the best pet milksnakes available to hobbyists. They are easily identifiable since their red, black, and white rings are normally about the same width as each other. Our normals are by-products of out bi-colored project and the result of breeding our bi-colored male to unrelated normal females for genetic diversity.

Bi-colored Pueblans, in which the black bands encroach on the red bands resulting in a reduction of red pigmentation, are extremely hard to reliably produce. Some of the best Bi-colored Pueblans never produce a single bi-colored offspring when bred together. Conversely, many normal patterned Pueblans will spit out occasional bi-colored offspring. Our breeders are full siblings from presumably unrelated parents and have many bi-colored siblings. Through selective breeding, we hope to increase the reliability of our line to produce bi-colored individuals. Additionally, we are selecting for an increased amount of black encroachment on the red bands resulting in an overall reduction of red pigmentation.

Bi-colored Peublans are commonly called "Halloween Pueblans" if they are the apricot phase that lack true white bands, and they are called "Oreo" Pueblans when they retain the white colored bands. We seem to have both color varieties in our colony.

Trans Pecos Ratsnakes (Bogertophis subocularis) - Normals

These snakes are also referred to as "subocs" and Davis Mountain ratsnakes. My current colony consists of wild caught individuals of known localities and CB generics. Trans Pecos Ratsnakes are one of the most docile ratsnakes and are known for acting like they "love to be handled." They are fairly good feeders, but they do require low humidity with lots of ventilation. Most are comparable to cornsnakes in size, but they do occasionally reach maximum sizes above 6' in total length. These naturally "bug-eyed" snakes with frail looking necks make great pets and often surprise their keepers by being able to take prey items equivalent to what a similar sized cornsnake can safely eat. It is important to not "power feed" or feed too large of a meal to Trans Pecos ratsnakes, though.

Trans Pecos Ratsnakes (Bogertophis subocularis) - Platinum

These snakes are also referred to as "silver," "pewter," and "platinum" subocs. Regardless of the name used, these are axanthic (or anerythristic) blond Trans Pecos Ratsnakes. Our breeding group should hopefully one day produce platinums, blonds, axanthics, and normals!

I currently have one generic male descended from Jim Kane's colony. All Trans Pecos ratsnakes are beautiful animals, but the platinum subocs are about the best looking snake we could dream of. The platinums are the main reason we decided to work with subocs again! We hope to be able to breed our original platinum back to two normals het for platinum soo. Both of those normals are the result of breeding our platinum male to an unrelated CB female.