Hypancistrus
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Coming home tomorrow afternoon, a new snake... that '05 jungle corn I've been eying for months in the local herp store. I have a 20 long all ready to go for him. 
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Well I did it...
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Roy Munson
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Well, despite jungles' inherent hybrid evilness, I look forward to seeing him.
Hypancistrus
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Well, despite jungles' inherent hybrid evilness, I look forward to seeing him.
Oh, come now Dean... evil is far too harsh a word!!!
And Nanci... yes, it feels good... I thought the chinchilla was my christmas present to me. I guess I have been very good this year. Oh... wait... perhaps that was my birthday present to me... hmm....
Hypancistrus
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Do you know I've no idea who that guy is? I think he was doing most of his stunts in the late 70's, early 80's when I wasn't born yet or was very small. I had heard of his name, of course, but never seen a pic or looked into him much.
I will post pics tomorrow. He's very, very pretty, but looks like he is getting ready to shed soon- his underside is very cloudy. Color pattern is overall tan/orange with red saddles surrounded by thick black bands. Has a very narrow neck, much skinnier than most corns I have seen- perhaps this comes from the kingsnake side of him?
Hypancistrus
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Ah, so it's not just me. ;-) The lady at the store is quite fond of him and said that he is terrified of all manner of live mice, so I'll "have" to feed him F/T. Oh darn.
dionythicus
Kiss My Hearse
Oooh! Oooh! I can't wait for pics! He sounds like a gorgeous jungle with Okeetee influence maybe. He may not be Cali king, either. I can't wait to see him!
dogsNdragons
and Corns, OH MY!
ZoologyMajor
100% Addicted
Congrats! Nothing like a new snake.. I am getting a new one too
Hypancistrus
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I may be wrong about this... but I believe when I first expressed interest in him back in October, the lady said he was a cross between a corn and a "Theryi" king?? I know I probably have the spelling on that wrong, but it was something with a T in the beginning... it was definitely not a Cal King.
The woman who bought him from the store had apparently quite a sizeable collection of snakes, and she kept him from 2/06 until 12/06 and then brought her whole collection in and traded it for an aquarium set.
So he's been in that shop since 12/06, and his price has been dropping... dropping... dropping as he stayed. I got him for $115, and assembled his cage for $60 even. I felt bad for him when I heard his story... I cannot imagine trading in any of my critters for something new... they are far too important to me. And to trade him to a store, where he then languished in a clean but small 5 gallon tank... ugh....