Some of my Kingsnake collection

Some of my Kingsnake collection

Postby tobiasf » Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:28 pm

This is my collection for King Snakes so far
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1.1 Arizona Mountain Kingsnake
1.1 Durango Mountain Kingsnake
1.1 Gray Banded Kingsnake
1.1 Western Hognose snake
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Re: Some of my Kingsnake collection

Postby tobiasf » Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:29 pm

The other pics added
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1.1 Arizona Mountain Kingsnake
1.1 Durango Mountain Kingsnake
1.1 Gray Banded Kingsnake
1.1 Western Hognose snake
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Re: Some of my Kingsnake collection

Postby Ruan Stander » Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:15 pm

Very nice, I've been looking at grey bandeds for some time, but it seems that some of them are actually Durango mountain kings ?
What are the Durangos like ?
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Re: Some of my Kingsnake collection

Postby tobiasf » Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:25 pm

Thanks....I really wouldn't know I started last year again with my snake hobby....I do love the Durango Mountain Kingsnakes they always tried to hide or curl up in a ball, different characters than the other one and they eat like pigs... hehehe

I got another Durango aswell bit its in shed now
1.1 Arizona Mountain Kingsnake
1.1 Durango Mountain Kingsnake
1.1 Gray Banded Kingsnake
1.1 Western Hognose snake
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Re: Some of my Kingsnake collection

Postby Westley Price » Thu Feb 05, 2015 10:02 am

Awesome collection man. Something doesnt look "lekker" at the vent of the Arizona Mountain King. Is she gravid or swollen?

Predator, I recon some of the Grey-banded you were looking at could have been the Blair's phase, which looks similar to Durangos. The ones above are Alterna phase.
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Re: Some of my Kingsnake collection

Postby Mitton » Thu Feb 05, 2015 10:56 am

Very nice. Alterna Grey Bands are still some of my favourite snakes.
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Re: Some of my Kingsnake collection

Postby rolandslf » Thu Feb 05, 2015 1:05 pm

Very Nice King Snakes indeed.
Just a quick observation, pic 2 looks more like a Chihuahua Mountain King than an Arizona Mountain King to me.
My reasoning for this is the sheer difference in the number of Bands between them.
Arizona Bands are fewer and more widely spaced.

I reckon you have a pair of Grey Bandeds, a Female Durango, a Female Chihuahua and a Male Arizona.

This is of course just my opinion.
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Re: Some of my Kingsnake collection

Postby tobiasf » Thu Feb 05, 2015 6:00 pm

Hi Roland,

Thanks I like these snakes alot. I got the Arizona's from Rolf in Durban he said that they where a pair......hope this is the case.

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1.1 Arizona Mountain Kingsnake
1.1 Durango Mountain Kingsnake
1.1 Gray Banded Kingsnake
1.1 Western Hognose snake
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Re: Some of my Kingsnake collection

Postby tobiasf » Thu Feb 05, 2015 6:05 pm

Hey Westley,

I hadea look just now it looks fine I think it was just the way she laid or positioned.
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1.1 Durango Mountain Kingsnake
1.1 Gray Banded Kingsnake
1.1 Western Hognose snake
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Re: Some of my Kingsnake collection

Postby rolandslf » Fri Feb 06, 2015 9:45 am

You can rely on Rolf, he knows his stuff.
I have always been under the impresssion that the Arizona has less and further apart bands than the Chihuahua.

Looking again at only the heads of the two snakes, they look the same, with the same Cream and Black scheme, so yes, possible a pair of Arizonas.
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