Split Rock Reptiles: Kingsnakes

"Applegate Special" Arizona Mtn. Kingsnakes
( Lampropeltis pyromelana woodini )

These are some of the prettiest Kingsnakes on the market. We currently have 1.2 adults which are definite Het. for the "Applegate Special" morph(lacking black banding-leaving enhanced high contrast, red and white bands). Our breed stock was purchased directly from Bob Applegate complete with great looks and individual serial numbers. We were able to produce a gorgeous male "Special" in 2003 who was held back as a future breeder. Using this male the outcome of our breeding efforts will be streamlined with the production of “Applegate Specials” and 100% heterozygous siblings. We hope to bring him on line in 2006.

50/50 California Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis getula californiae) Talk about contrast! These babies almost glow in the dark. The breeder male is from Steve Osborne's Joshua Tree line while our female is from the Mohave line. 2002 was the first breeding year for this pair and they produced some very handsome offspring.

Blue-Eyed Blond California Kingsnakes
(Lampropeltis getula californiae)

An interesting phase of the ever popular California kingsnake. These animals in their homozygous state exhibit a rare form of hypomelanism. This reduction of melanin turns the chocolate ground color of these Coastal Phase Cal kings to lighter Blond color and also accentuates the lemon yellow banding. As these animals reach adulthood the iris surrounding the pupil of the eye also transforms in a nice shade of midnight blue. Quite a genetic makeover! Our stock is pure San Diego County locality produced by Vivid Reptiles.

Durango Mtn. Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis mexicana greeri) We started a new breeding project in 2003 using our stunning "Extreme Orange" male Greeri as our primary breeder. The father of this specimen was collected in the Durango Mountains of Mexico by Louie Porras many years back and sold to my friend Robert here in Houston. This line has been kept pure and contains no hybrid mixes. His potential is unbounded. We have high hopes for this project even though it may take years to fully develop. We start with only the best breeding stock and patiently move forward.

South Florida "Brooks" Kingsnakes
( Lampropeltis getula floridana )

We bought a trio of these a few years back and 2003 was their first breeding year. These are Steve Osborne stock and all three are double het. for snow (lacking black, yellow, and red coloration). Statistically, one out of sixteen eggs should hatch out as a snow. Even if Lady Luck doesn't smile our way, we'll still be happy to have the associated Extreme Orange Lavender albinos, axanthics and “normals” . All offspring will be genetically loaded in some fashion for the axanthic or lavender albino or even snow traits.

Outer Banks Kingsnakes
( Lampropeltis getula "sticticeps" )

We fell in love with these Kingsnakes the very first time we visited Jim Kane's website back in the late 1990's. Jim had a phenomenal collection of these Hatteras locality animals and we were lucky enough to pick up a gorgeous pair of yearlings prior to his exit from the retail business. Thought to be a relic intergrade between L. g. getula and L. g. floridana, these animals possess a great disposition for a medium sized kingsnake. Our breeders produce some very nicely speckled hatchlings. We have also discovered that this pair also produces aberrant patterned Outer Banks kings as well. Another Split Rock Reptiles favorite!