Hill Country Herps

01/05/2012

01/05/2012

Male Mex Mex from John Lassiter of Coastal Bend Captive Breeding

Of course the one time he sits still, he manages to hide his head...

01/03/2012

01/03/2012

New World ratsnakes are a group of large, non-venomous snakes inhabitaing North and Central America. These animals descend from Asian Ratsnakes, which crossed the Bering Land Bridge within the last twenty to thirty million years or so. These unique and specialized animals share this heritage with the rest of the "Lampropeltinid" tribe.

The New World ratsnake group includes the genera Pantherophis, Bogertophis, Senticolis, and Pseudelaphe.

01/03/2012

Cornsnakes! These are perhaps the most popular, beautiful, and loved snakes to enter the pet trade thus far. Long since Dr. Bretchel produced the first captive albino cornsnakes so many years ago, the captive propagation of this species has led to hundreds of mutations and morph combinations becoming readily available.

"Pantherophis guttata guttata" is a medium sized, docile, and hardy ratsnake originating from the East Coast of the United States. Their closest relative is the Great Plains Ratsnake (including the two subspecific "emoryi" and "meahllmorum"). They are easy to keep and breed in captivity, and of course come in an innumerable variety of colors and paterns. These snakes are for the first time snake owner and investment breeder alike. With a low end price range of $15, and high end price ranges of thousands of dollars, its no wonder that these animals have dominated the pet industry for thirty years.

12/28/2011

For all those who have already liked the Hill Country Herps page, please know that I am not trying to spam you by filling your newsfeed with new photos. These next few days I am just trying to get everything up and going.
Thanks,
Connor

12/28/2011

Cousins ;)