The long wait for my P. l. lineaticollis eggs to hatch finally ended this past week. Like with many pit lovers, it has been a dream to finally produce these guys. Check out the elongated striping of this male.
Also hatching out this past week was this nice clutch of big fat Stillwater hypo Crumbly Red Bull crosses. The color of these should be outstanding as they mature.
I was checking out a few of my yearlings such as this '07 La Pine and this '07 Presidio Co. affinis sayi intergrade (a naturally ocurring intergrade)and the size difference is as interesting as the color variety we see within the Pituophis genus.
This summer I had a chance to be in E. g. intermontana country. The above pic is a view of some typical habitat in the canyon lands of Eagle Co. Colorado.
I also had a chance to visit Rocky Mountain National Forest. No herps were seen but we did see this moose feeding in a pond near the headwaters of the Colorado River.
And here is a little Colorado Spotted Ratsnake that has just hatched. Check my Available section soon as lots of things are hatching now and I'll be listing them soon.