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    Bigger Yowza! 97 T.radix Born

    I am posting this information and photos on behalf of a forum member allendale65 (Bruce). Bruce sent me an email last night telling me about the birth of 90+ Plains garter snakes. Today I received a couple more emails with the details and photos.
    Total born 97 (Possibly and new record) This is still to be documented but is in the process of doing so with the help of Jeff LeClere (herpnet.net)
    91 live birth (1 being two-headed)
    6 Stillborn (2 being two-headed)
    What a great bunch of scrubs. In the 2nd photo I circled the two-headed stillborns in red.

    Photo #3 is of the live born two-headed with lower jaw problems. It will be euthanized as it can't survive with this type of deformity.
    Photo #4 is pre-birth and #5 is post-birth.
    There is also the possibility that the mother is a record length at 43+ inches.

    Steve
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    Emmy, Kale, Molly, Gabby, Hailee
    They are not just snakes. They're garter snakes.
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    Re: Bigger Yowza! 97 T.radix Born

    What do you do with that many babies?
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    Re: Bigger Yowza! 97 T.radix Born

    Work your butt off that's for sure.
    Steve
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    Emmy, Kale, Molly, Gabby, Hailee
    They are not just snakes. They're garter snakes.
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    Re: Bigger Yowza! 97 T.radix Born

    Thats amazing Steve, if not a record must be close. I would like to get updates on the progression of this birth. Congratulations Bruce!

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    Re: Bigger Yowza! 97 T.radix Born

    What!? Huh!? Wow!! What to comment on first!? Well I must say kudos to mama first off! I wonder, is that first pic of her pre-shed, she looks really brown compared to the second pic. Also, more two headed babies?! Weeeird Is this some type of genetic thing, sicne she had three of them? I can't believe 97 babies!
    ~* Emily *~
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    Re: Bigger Yowza! 97 T.radix Born

    I believe the young will be released soon.
    Holding off for documentation purposes at this time.
    Steve
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    Emmy, Kale, Molly, Gabby, Hailee
    They are not just snakes. They're garter snakes.
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    Re: Bigger Yowza! 97 T.radix Born

    WOW! That is amazing.
    Good luck to mama and the babies!

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    Re: Bigger Yowza! 97 T.radix Born

    It's looking like the record of 62(which I think it is) is going to be wiped out with this birth.
    Amazing to think she probably was carrying 100 eggs at one point.
    She's got my vote for Mother of the Year.

    Steve
    5 awesome kids!
    Emmy, Kale, Molly, Gabby, Hailee
    They are not just snakes. They're garter snakes.
    http://www.youtube.com/user/thamnophis14?feature=mhee

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    Re: Bigger Yowza! 97 T.radix Born

    That is amazing!!

    Can we get any background info on the parents, such as age? wc? etc..

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