Salazar!

Well, hello there!

This is Syd again with a new snake and some info you probably knew already: kingsnakes are really hard to take pictures of. I picked up Sal yesterday from a woman who wanted to find a new home for her snake that she felt like didn't get enough attention. So I got a ~13 year old California king, a 40 gal. tank, a huuuuge water dish, some nice driftwood, a half-log hide, and some plastic carpet type stuff all for $50. Wow.

Sal is super sweet and only musked on me when I was putting him in his new quarantine bin (his tank smells!!) after the car ride home. Before that moment, I tried to grab some pics while holding him, which was... difficult.

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NEW SMELLS???

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NEW SMELLS!!!!!

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WHERE GO???

Sal, plz.

This is probably the best pic I got, since he wouldn't stop moving.

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It's hard to tell in my gross, yellow living room light, but Sal is pretty brown and a really pale yellow, and not black and white, like the cool toned pictures I got originally suggested, haha! I don't know much about king morphs, but they had another king, Slytherin, who was banded like you'd typically expect from a king. The woman's son actually apologized that I wasn't getting the cool banded one. I didn't want to make him feel bad by saying I thought Sal looked cooler, so I just replied, "Aw, that's okay! He's still pretty!"

I'll update this thread in a few days when I weigh him and, if the weather clears up, with some better pictures! :D

Edit: As a testament to how bad the lighting is, that's a blue/teal sofa. It's not nearly as green as it looks here.

I love me some Kingsnakes!!! Congrats on a great pickup!!

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Originally Posted by craigafrechette

I love me some Kingsnakes!!! Congrats on a great pickup!!

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Thank you!! :D I'm very excited about him!!

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Originally Posted by skydnay

Thank you!! :D I'm very excited about him!!

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Ive got a little time to kill before hopping on a train...going to grab Django now :)
Yay Kings!!!

Great new pick up, quite a cool colour


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He is adorable loving his colors :P very special fella you have there:gj:

Congrats on the cool new addition. :)

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Great new pick up, quite a cool colour


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Originally Posted by C.Marie

He is adorable loving his colors :P very special fella you have there:gj:

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Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy

Congrats on the cool new addition. :)

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Thank you guys!! I'm very excited to finally have him home! Planning a pick up date has been a process that took about a month, but it finally arrived!! He's by far my oldest snake, but I think this will be a good lesson in how to care for an older snake.

Aw congrats, he's gorgeous!! A kingsnake of that coloration was what I originally wanted before getting my first ball python, and I still have a soft spot for them!

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Originally Posted by redshepherd

Aw congrats, he's gorgeous!! A kingsnake of that coloration was what I originally wanted before getting my first ball python, and I still have a soft spot for them!

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I know you said Magma would be your "last", but I'm thinking you should come full circle and complete the collection with a King....just sayin' ;)