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11-13-2004, 09:27 AM
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my new snake!
well here is "coco"
a nice new (to me) Chocolate banded california kingsnake.. the owners instisted it was a florida speclked King...had one before and i see no speckles!
the owners did not want him so i got a 55 gallon , and stuff with him all for free.
seems like people know if you have an extra tank or animal call tim!
it was a good thing they call me. the snake was only getting a mouse everyother week.( he is almost 4 foot long!) and was cold, very very cold. soo i prob. saved his live in a way...
so far he has swallowed 4 rats! they were maybe 2x the size of mice. and he is very happy. the kids love to hold him, but if i am around he make a bee line for me!
he are two shorts up close. i will see if i can find the feeding shot!
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11-13-2004, 09:59 AM
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That Biker Looking Guy
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Nice snake I have always like the kings but must admit I also like the pythons but size being a factor I dont have either right now,
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11-13-2004, 10:06 AM
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11-13-2004, 10:13 AM
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Oh no...not again!!!
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We used to play in an old Nike missile site we snuck into (barbed wire was pretty lame as a defense measure) and caught these all the time. They are really mild mannered compared to nasty gopher snakes that would bite you.
That snake should work out well, but I am sort of scared of any snake after stepping on a rattler one time running around when I was eight or so. I didn't get bit but still have snake nightmares.
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11-13-2004, 10:34 AM
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here is a fewe from the first night and feeding time!
this makes snake #3 now. two ball pythins and my Coco.. got a nice zoo starting here....
ouch perry..glad you did not get bit when you were young....
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11-13-2004, 01:20 PM
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Kewl Snake Tim 
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11-13-2004, 04:00 PM
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Oh no...not again!!!
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Oh yeah a king snake can kill a rattler and eat it based on our tests...parents keep an eye on your younguns
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11-13-2004, 06:42 PM
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Little fish in a big pond
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I know that feeling, Tim -- send us your unwanted critters - I have a huge "SUCKER" tatooed on my forehead  I do draw the line at herps though... haven't kept snakes or the like since I was a kid - I was always finding newts and salamanders and the occasional garter snake. My mother was never an animal lover but she was a fairly good sport 
Now I have 3 birds, 2 cats, a dog... when do I get the partridge in a pear tree??? 
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11-13-2004, 06:54 PM
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Good boy
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Originally Posted by tims
so far he has swallowed 4 rats!
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Now that's my kind of snake.
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11-13-2004, 06:58 PM
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Little fish in a big pond
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Heh Rick you need to let it loose for a while in your rental house 
Perhaps you could send your trap contents up to Tim and save him some dosh on feeders! 
Jenn
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11-13-2004, 07:08 PM
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Welcome to Tims Zoo House
have a nice breeder program with rats too, 3 cages as various stages of live..a heck of a lot easier this way. plus what i do not use is a nice few dollar trade in.
lst set got me a bucket of IO
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11-13-2004, 11:26 PM
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far out, Tim! I bet your kids love it. Do they help out with the feed time for the critters?
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11-14-2004, 07:36 AM
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they were fighting over who gets to feed next!
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11-16-2004, 07:24 AM
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Great looking snake in the aquarium, Tim! Is he a freshwater or saltwater variety?? 
Dick
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11-16-2004, 07:27 AM
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Good boy
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Heh Rick you need to let it loose for a while in your rental house
Perhaps you could send your trap contents up to Tim and save him some dosh on feeders!
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Good idea. Hey Tim... Want some baby squirrels? (I hope Spanky doesn't see this.)
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