Past Snakes

[drui9201]

my 2 favs

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...&id=1152162120

he was a birthday present. i named him Remus. he was the most awesome snake ever. and yes hes an old boy in that pic.


http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...&id=1152162120

This was Flash. She was evil, always escaping and causing trouble. but she loved to come out for ages and just wrap around my hand like in the picture

Remus was most definitely a she.

[ScimitarX]

yes, there was confusion about what sex he/she was a few times. but since i was told male when i got him it just stuck that way. but thanks for the clarification

[guidofatherof5]

This is my other son. Krinkleback was only on the Ranch for about 1.5 years but has made a lasting impression on me and many of the people that came in contact with him.
My oldest daughter told me today that one of her girlfriends is going to have a picture of her and Krinckleback in the yearbook. Apparently she was in tears when she heard of his passing.
He was a good man. He may have had scoliosis but he never let it slow him down.

[snakeman]

These two were awesome.florida blues

[Tyrel26]

Beautiful snakes everyone, its good to see so many people taking part in this post.

@ guidofatherof5, thats the first pic ive seen of krinkleback....i never realized his condition was that bad, i assume you found him that way? did the condition worsen over time?

[guidofatherof5]

@ guidofatherof5, thats the first pic ive seen of krinkleback....i never realized his condition was that bad, i assume you found him that way? did the condition worsen over time?

Here's his thread:
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/show...ight=scoliosis

[infernalis]

lost so many over the years.....
Bye Limon, Xena, Ember, Pearl, rusty, Cheeto, brownie, cherry bear, flicka, magma, etc...
a couple dozen more with no names.....(Baby season is rough, we always lose some)

[ConcinusMan]

I've told my story before and I know I have pics in this house somewhere I can scan. I just need to find them!

I got a male and a female concinnus around 1986 when I was still in high school. They were just babies (about 10 inches long). They passed away not very many years ago. They were exceptionally old. (around 20yrs) Together they produced about 150 offspring over the few times they bred. The girl was well over 3 feet (about 45 inches) when she died. She was a gorgeous 3 striper and extremely tame and smart. He was a high-strung high black male.

This one looks a lot like her but she had more orange. She had blue/green on her face and a very blue throat too.


I do miss them terribly. I was missing them really bad and that's when I joined the forum.

[Tyrel26]

thats a long time to have a snake, you must have took great care of them (which i know from your posts)

So now i have 2 questions for you;
1. whats the longest you've heard of someone keeping a garter?
2. do you still have offspring from your original pair?

[ConcinusMan]

I know of someone (a friend) who kept a wild concinnus for 16 years. That's why I was saying mine were EXCEPTIONALLY old. I really wouldn't expect that to happen again.

They always got their cool down / reduction in daylight hours every year, even though they didn't always get full brumation (fridge) and they grew slowly. They were only allowed to bred a few times. I don't know if that makes a difference or what, but I suspect it does. They also got plenty of real direct sunlight in the summer and were fed mostly their natural wild food which I went out and collected. In a pinch, they even got fed goldfish.

In contrast, the longest I kept an ordinoides was 12 years. It was probably around 13 when it died seemingly of old age.

I do not have any offspring. At age 6 months to 3 years, all were released where I found the parents.