Newest purchase!!!!

Well, while shopping for a Black Pine Snake today in some local reptile shops, I stumbled across a Lampropeltus getulus negritis (Mexican Black Kingsnake). Never did find a Black Pine snake, so I snagged the Mex. King. He/she is gorgeous!!!!!! Jet black, with a couple small white patches under his chin! He musked me a little when I first picked him up, but calmed quickly. He was $54 with tax, and is simply beautiful!
Pics tomorrow, I'm going to leave him alone tonight.
Woohoo!!! :D :D

Now to come up with a name.....

Congrats on the ne herp. Good Luck

W00t Randy! ;) Doesn't that make three Mexi Kings visiting this site vicariously? I'm sure he's beautiful.

Congrats! Can't wait to see the pics..drooooool.

ooo, a mexi black. one of my favs. of all the colubrids. a friend of mine used to have a breeding pair, they were so black that in the light they looked blue.

That's awesome! Can't wait to see him!
Wish you woulda found the pine snake though...we need more Pit owners around here! LOL

Ok, no one told me it would be next to impossible to get a good pic of a solid black snake! Here's the best one I ended up with. I'll take him outside for a photo shoot next week, after he's settled in. (I call it a he, but don't know for sure.)

Meet Juan, the Mexican Black Kingsnake!

http://img15.photobucket.com/albums/.../Juan/Juan.jpg

Awesome, Randy! I'm a sucker for all-black snakes. :D

thats a beauty!

B. E. A. UTIFUL!! I too am a sucker for all black snakes........

VERY nice, Randy. I'm partial to white snakes, black snakes, and black and white snakes, so he fits into that beautifully. :) Are you planning to get him sexed?

VERY nice!!! And if he turns out to be a girl, you can call him Juanita! :D

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VERY nice!!! And if he turns out to be a girl, you can call him Juanita! :D

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Exactly!
I will get him sexed eventually, but it really doesn't matter much to me at this point, so I'm in no hurry. I figure it will be a year or so before I get the itch to try and breed Kingsnakes!
What would an albino Cali King x Mexican Black King cross look like? Like a Mexican black, het albino???? Hhhhmmmmmmm......... :D

Aye Yi Yi Randy. Nice Mexican Black King. So black he looks almost chrome. Hmmm come to think of it he would go realy well with a suit of mine. Mind if I borrow him for a function next weekend ? :lol:

Gorgeous!