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Strength...

M

mbdorfer

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...some say, is being able to recognize your weaknesses. I must be fairly strong as I recognized this one immediately! :grin01:
elaphe obsoleta spiloides
Grey Rat Snake
This is my very first obsoleta and I'm pumped to be introduced to this branch of the rat snake family! I haven't named him yet, but I'm leaning towards "Dorian". Suggestions are welcome. He weighed in at 128g, so I'm assuming he's an 04. Thanks for looking :wavey:

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ANOTHER new snake! Wow, Mike, you're setting new records. He's a beauty though. Good name choice I think.
 
jzal8 said:
Oh nice, I'm from westfield, but live by the shore now. where did you live?
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I was born in Elizabeth and lived in Springfield until I was about 8. We moved to Florham Park in 1965 and came to Florida in '72. I had and aunt that lived in Point Pleasant, and I really miss the Jersey shore. :wavey:
 
mbdorfer said:
I was born in Elizabeth and lived in Springfield until I was about 8. We moved to Florham Park in 1965 and came to Florida in '72. I had and aunt that lived in Point Pleasant, and I really miss the Jersey shore. :wavey:
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Oh ok so then right in the same areas...small world :)
 
Congrats on an awesome pick-up, Mike! You are a collecting ANIMAL. This guy is spectacular, and I l vote for Dorian too. :cheers:
 
jazzgeek said:
Well, hey....you're a guitarist.....could've been Dorian Mode. :crazy02:

regards,
jazz
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Yeah that's cool, a double meaning! Tommy Shaw's solo in Crystal Ball is in Dorian mode as well as "What do we do with a drunken sailor" :cool:
Dorian it is! :cheers:
 
Roy Munson said:
Congrats on an awesome pick-up, Mike! You are a collecting ANIMAL. This guy is spectacular, and I l vote for Dorian too. :cheers:
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Thanks, Dean. I'm out of control at the moment, I had a hard time leaving the albino ruthveni behind. As a bonus, I stopped at my favorite waterin' hole and they had Guiness Draught on sale! I've had a good day :cheers:
 
LOL...I KNEW it wouldn't be too much longer before you added a grey rat to your collection! CONGRATS! I hope you enjoy him!
 
GORGEOUS! he could be my Shadow's daddy...i like the name too...Dorian.
glad to finally see what Shadow may look like in awhile. grey rats are awesome snakes. mine is super calm and easy to handle.
 
Tyger9791 said:
GORGEOUS! he could be my Shadow's daddy...i like the name too...Dorian.
glad to finally see what Shadow may look like in awhile. grey rats are awesome snakes. mine is super calm and easy to handle.
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Thanks, but yours should be a real beauty if it's a white oak, mine's just an average grey :cheers:
 
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