Pinjohn, hi there, what are these Russian melanistic grassnakes? I keep a few europe sub species and have never seen these before

hi john just seen your question [above] i cant tell you much about them as it was so long ago, i have been trying to remember just where i got them it was ether from a guy who lived in ainsdale near southport or at one of the I.H.S shows when they used to be down your neck of the woods at walsall, i was told when buying them that the area in Russia they come from was known for its abundance of melenistic grassnakes and i remember reading something later which confirmed this but cant say if it was a article or in a book, i really apologize for my inability to be able to tell you more at this time, i promise to try and track down the info as soon as i can, if it was in a book then i will still have it as i treat my books better than my kids [at least that's what the kids say] even if it was an article in a rep mag there's a chance its still here some where . i never succeeded in breeding them as it was in the days of sticking the eggs in the airing cupboard and hoping for the best and i never did manage to quite get it right.
i shall start to look through the books tonight.