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Peter Zürcher
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Number of posts : 1266
Age : 72
Location : Carinthia, Austria
Points : 8322
Registration date : 2008-03-06
| Subject: Mountain Kings!  Tue 6 May - 22:25 | |
| Beside my interrest in all that venomous stuff, I do have a passion for harmless, but beautyful kingsnakes, especially California Mountain Kings. I'm keeping 3 different subspecies at this time: Lampropeltis zonata pulchra, San Diego Mountain Kingsnake, breeding of 2nd generation right now Lampropeltis zonata parvirubra, San Bernadino Mountain Kingsnake, breeding first time right now Lampropeltis zonata agalma, San Pedro Mountain Kingsnake, juveniles, captive bred in Germany. and (pretty soon  ) Lampropeltis zonata multicincta, Sierra Mountain Kingsnake some pictures: Lampropeltis z. pulchra, adult male  Lampropeltis z. parvirubra, gravid female, just started its pre-lay shed.  Lampropeltis z. agalma, juvenile 07  I just love them, even they've been told to eat small Rattlesnakes sometimes.  Hope you enjoy it. Greetings from Austria Peter
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Christian Chudoba
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Number of posts : 22
Age : 41
Location : Germany
Points : 6099
Registration date : 2008-03-17
| | Subject: Re: Mountain Kings! Tue 6 May - 22:55 | |
| Awesome snakes Peter! I also have a weakness for Lampropeltis. Indeed for the Chihuahua/Tarahumara Mountain Kings. Here´s a pic of my L.p.knoblochi´s... its not so easy to make a good picture of them in that terrarium.  | |
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Peter Zürcher
Admin
Number of posts : 1266
Age : 72
Location : Carinthia, Austria
Points : 8322
Registration date : 2008-03-06
| | Subject: Re: Mountain Kings! Tue 6 May - 23:02 | |
| Hi Christian
I used to keep pyromelana as well, but gave it away recently, because I was afraid of the "zonata virus", carried sometimes
by pyro's. Pyromelana's living well with it, but its's absolutely lethal in zonata's.
Cheers
Peter | |
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Mario Lutz
Lord of the Serpents
Number of posts : 1416
Age : 56
Location : Puerto Galera, Philippines
Points : 8393
Registration date : 2008-03-06
| | Subject: Re: Mountain Kings! Tue 6 May - 23:21 | |
| ups... more infos at the snakehospital please peter, i have some pyros here from you... so keep talking my friend
mario | |
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Christian Chudoba
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Number of posts : 22
Age : 41
Location : Germany
Points : 6099
Registration date : 2008-03-17
| | Subject: Re: Mountain Kings! Tue 6 May - 23:29 | |
| Yeah, never heard about that problem. Please tell us more | |
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Peter Zürcher
Admin
Number of posts : 1266
Age : 72
Location : Carinthia, Austria
Points : 8322
Registration date : 2008-03-06
| | Subject: Re: Mountain Kings! Tue 6 May - 23:31 | |
| Stay cool, man, no problem with your pyro's. Little is known about this virus (if it's a virus at all), and as far as I know, there has not been any case
in Europe recently. I just wanted to be on a very safe side, due to my increasing zonata collection.
I'll try to post some Links in the snake hospital.
Peter | |
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Peter Zürcher
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Number of posts : 1266
Age : 72
Location : Carinthia, Austria
Points : 8322
Registration date : 2008-03-06
| | Subject: Re: Mountain Kings! Sat 24 May - 20:13 | |
| Update:
6 eggs heve been laid by my L. zonata pulchra F1 female yesterday, quite a good clutch the first time.
I' waiting for more eggs from the F0 pulchra and the parvirubra female, both of'em exploring the wet box right now.
Peter | |
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Guenter Leitenbauer
Lord of the Serpents
Number of posts : 1389
Age : 59
Location : Gunskirchen / Austria
Points : 7328
Registration date : 2008-05-17
| | Subject: Re: Mountain Kings! Fri 30 May - 17:53 | |
| Ahhh those beauties!
I'm still on my way to get my wife to the point of acceptance to buy one or two milksnakes ... there would be place enough in our house and my passion for snakes is definitely rising and rising ...
Last weekend I raised a "test balloon" and told her that I'd bought one when she came home. The reaction was not that embarrassed as I thought it would be and I look forward to someday be able to get a snake without an immediate divorce threat *LOL* | |
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Mario Lutz
Lord of the Serpents
Number of posts : 1416
Age : 56
Location : Puerto Galera, Philippines
Points : 8393
Registration date : 2008-03-06
| | Subject: Re: Mountain Kings! Fri 30 May - 18:13 | |
| lol
i am in the philippines today Günter...
my wife said me, or your snakes (but i have to say i had them already! even before i know here!) well, i am going to miss you was my little reaction..
cheers
Mario | |
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Guenter Leitenbauer
Lord of the Serpents
Number of posts : 1389
Age : 59
Location : Gunskirchen / Austria
Points : 7328
Registration date : 2008-05-17
| | Subject: Re: Mountain Kings! Fri 30 May - 18:16 | |
| *LOL*
I'm not that far right now - as long as she is nice and friendly to me ;-D
I guess she knows, she won't be able to avoid a snake ... she can just win a bit of time. | |
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Peter Zürcher
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Number of posts : 1266
Age : 72
Location : Carinthia, Austria
Points : 8322
Registration date : 2008-03-06
| | Subject: Re: Mountain Kings! Fri 30 May - 19:45 | |
| Hello Guenter
I hope You'll bring your wife with you in summer, we could work together desensitizing her to snake-fear or antipathy.
Works very well with juvenile tri-colored Kingsnakes.
By the way, the female Lampropeltis zonata parvirubra delivered a clutch of 5 fine eggs, the F1 pulchra surprised me with a giant clutch of 10 eggs.
If everything goes well, there should enough of'em beeing available in late summer, Guenter.
Cheers
Peter | |
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Guenter Leitenbauer
Lord of the Serpents
Number of posts : 1389
Age : 59
Location : Gunskirchen / Austria
Points : 7328
Registration date : 2008-05-17
| | Subject: Re: Mountain Kings! Fri 30 May - 20:16 | |
| Oh wow, Peter ... this could work ;-)
And if it would - I'll definitely take Your offer.
Sure I will take her with me ... we are 14 days in Feld am See, so there is plenty of time ;-)
Cheers,
Guenter | |
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Manuel Denner
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Number of posts : 7
Age : 33
Location : Friedrichshafen/Lake Constance - Germany
Points : 5878
Registration date : 2008-10-24
| | Subject: Re: Mountain Kings! Sun 26 Oct - 0:07 | |
| Wow awesome Lampropelts ssp. =) ... I have also a Lampropeltis, it's a sinaloae
these guys are realy nice speciments and easy to keep.
@Christian: Nice enclosure and nice animals as well =)
best regards
Manuel
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Peter Zürcher
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Number of posts : 1266
Age : 72
Location : Carinthia, Austria
Points : 8322
Registration date : 2008-03-06
| | Subject: Re: Mountain Kings! Sun 26 Oct - 15:48 | |
| Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae inhabits the coastal plains and foothills of Sonora, Chihuahua and Nayarit, it's not a montaneous species and not a member of the Mountain King group which includes zonata and pyromelana, but a Milksnake.
Cheers
Peter | |
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Manuel Denner
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Number of posts : 7
Age : 33
Location : Friedrichshafen/Lake Constance - Germany
Points : 5878
Registration date : 2008-10-24
| | Subject: Re: Mountain Kings! Mon 27 Oct - 0:48 | |
| Oh ... sorry ... my english is not the best so I just took this synonym. Now I try to make no more faults
Thanks for correcting | |
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Peter Zürcher
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Number of posts : 1266
Age : 72
Location : Carinthia, Austria
Points : 8322
Registration date : 2008-03-06
| | Subject: Re: Mountain Kings! Mon 27 Oct - 1:59 | |
| No problem, Daniel, we all are making faults. I did my last one here today forgetting the most important mexican state in explaning the range of triangulum sinaloae: of course it can be found in Sinaloa too, somehow the most important state, which has motivated the author to it's subspecific name.
Cheers
Peter | |
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