The group of kingsnakes I currently work with are comprised of Eastern Kingsnakes and Florida Kingsnakes. They all come from great breeders of these snakes. I purchased them all as hatchlings and have raised them up or are raising them up from eggs I have hatched. These snakes are so much fun to work with and interact with. I consider myself very fortunate to be able to watch these animals do their thing while in my care.
The first group I will discuss are also my oldest. They were supposed to be a trio of FL kings comprised of one male axanthic and two females 100% het axanthic. This group is also made up of several awesome specimens. They are pretty big and always eat great. These fine animals were purchased from Will Bird (ectotherms.net) back in 2020. They're also supposed to be possible het hypo and T- albino. But they haven't proved out for the possible hets yet. I have paired them multiple times but only one of the "females" has produced eggs. Some of the babies did come out axanthic so I know this female, Clio, is definitely het axanthic. I plan on eventually getting the other "female" who hasn't laid sexed via genetic shed testing soon.
Zeus is my male axanthic Florida kingsnake. Initially he was a bit flighty, bitey, and musky. But he soon outgrew that phase and is now an absolute joy to keep.
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Zeus - axanthic male FL kingsnake |
Clio is one of the females that came along with Zeus. She has always been a really chill girl and a pleasure to care for. She has also laid eggs for me and proven out as het axanthic.
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Clio - female het axanthic FL kingsnake |
Athena (may be renamed Arthur before long haha) is the other "female" of this trio. Just a great animal and pure joy to work with. She hasn't laid for me yet, which is why I plan on getting her shed tested.
I first saw a hybino kingsnake back when kingsnake.com was the place to learn about and discuss these wonderful animals. I knew I just had to have one (or a half dozen) of them. I saw Scott McFarlane, one of the true legends in FL Kings, had a male T- hybino for sale back in 2022 so I hit him up. Next thing you know I received a hybino male along with a hypo female that is het for T- albino. This pair has been so fun to watch grow into adults. Both of them eat great and handle very well.
Achilles has been a great animal to care for over the last couple years. According to the label sent with him when he came from Scott, he is also 66% het anery and mosaic. Looking forward to seeing what this guy can produce.
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Achilles - T- hybino FL kingsnake |
Asia is probably the best example of hypo FL Kingsnake I have ever seen, although I am likely a bit biased in that assessment. She is also het axanthic and mosaic per her label when I received her.
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Asia - hypo, het albino female FL kingsnake |
After a couple years, I knew I wanted to get into the lavender or T+ albino gene as well as the mosaic gene. Especially since I already had the other albino gene found in Florida kings. So I kept an eye out on social media as well as morphmarket.com. When I ran across a female whiteside, hypo, mosaic, het lavender I decided I would go for it if the seller had a male that was at least het lavender. So I reached out to Ryan Beatty to see what he may have. We settled on the previously mentioned female as well as a hypo, mosaic, het lavender male.
Ares is a gorgeous hypo, mosaic, het lavender male. He eats really well and has always had kind of a laid back easy to deal with attitude.
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Ares - hypo, mosaic, het lavender male FL kingsnake |
Leto is a gene packed, awesome looking female. Her feeding response is a little bit...insane. But otherwise a great snake that has been a blast to raise up and now start breeding.
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Leto - whitesided, hypo, mosaic, het lavender female FL kingsnake |
Eastern kingsnakes or common chain kings have always been at or near the top of my list of favorite snakes. Shane Johnson (Superior Serpents) has long had some albino easterns that I have wanted since I first saw them. He had a pair of het albino easterns I ran across and without hesitation I pulled the trigger on them. He's a standup dude to deal with.
Apollo is the male het albino eastern. He is a fantastic animal and I count my lucky stars every time I get him out.
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Apollo - het albino male eastern kingsnake |
Hestia is the female het albino eastern. She started out a little spicy, but has really calmed down and is a joy to keep. She has also laid a clutch of eggs so we hope she does produce a couple albinos.
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Hestia - het albino female eastern kingsnake |
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