Other pets (pics and discussions)

[GarterGeek]

Radix aren't the only beautiful snakes on the ranch!

[guidofatherof5]

Radix aren't the only beautiful snakes on the ranch!

I'm blessed to be surrounds by beautiful snake of all kinds. Working with them all enhances my life. I find as a rule snake live well with people. All my snakes are members of the family. They get a lot of interaction and time with people.
Some, like my normal Bull snake are only here for a short time(6 months to a year) I love rehabbing snakes that have been neglected. They're basket cases when they come in and leave like new snakes.
They just need care and understanding.

[mustang]

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[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Normally, milk snakes would not belong on our forum...and yes, I am aware of that... but this isn't any old milksnake... it's an extremely important find that I think you guys need to see! I find this to be quite a significant find in MY OWN backyard. In MY woodpile where all my little wild garter buddies live! So here it is for you to behold!

I got a call today while at work from my mom. Nobody ever calls me at work. She wanted to tell me about this "pretty little red and white snake" she had just found. My first thought was, have I had anything albino escape? No... so then I thought... someone in my area must have lost their pet corn and now I will be stuck with it! The thought of a eastern milk barely crossed my mind, but I dismissed it because I never thought I could get that lucky. Well... I did. My mom actually did walk out into our yard, and pick up an albino eastern milksnake.

It is a hatchling, a little female, just days old! She crawled out of a little woodpile that is in our yard, it's old, with plywood and tarps and because many garter snakes have called it home for years we have decided to leave it for them. The middle of this woodpile has some moist, falling apart wood that is the most likely candidate for where the eggs were laid. I will be going through the pile tomorrow to see if I can locate any of her brothers and sisters. We live in a secluded area... there is really nowhere else coverage-wise for them to venture to except around my house.

Sorry, but these crappy indoor photos do her no real justice. Her saddles are a bright popping strawberry color.... and her base color is a pale yellowish cream. Then the parts that line the saddles that would normally be black are purplish, and upon closer imspection I realized that she has patches of dark pigmentation all over her... making her a paradox on top of it! Her eyes have red pupils with semi-dark irises similar to my t positive strains of garter snakes. This such a cool find... how did we get this lucky??? This is the third morph animal I have stumbled upon.. there was the hypo eastern garter snake, then the flame eastern, and now THIS?! This is incredible. Here are photos of "Candy" as I call her... not sure what we will do with her yet! I will take better photos of her in natural light tomorrow.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

[MasSalvaje]

That is stunning! It resembles my Hypo Okeetee corn.

-Thomas

[infernalis]

Amazing find Shannon!! Sweet.

Lucky, Lucky you.

[Spankenstyne]

Very cool find, congrats. It will be interesting to see how age affects it's colours.

[snakeman]

Thats awesome!You should take it to Ted thompson.I know he works with eastern milks.

[oki-inu]

Very pretty snake, amazing find!