BULL SNAKES
(Pituophis catenifer sayi)

NATURAL FORM

          Bull Snakes are found in the western, southern and southeastern United States usually around sandy soils in fields, brush lands and grasslands. They are usually overall beige to light brown with dark brown or black blotches with yellowish with black spots on their belly. These animals are the most variable of all of the members in the Pituophis group and certain colors and pattern variability can be found in certain localities and through out their range. They can also vary in their temperaments from being docile to the point of being very defensive to anything that moves around it. When agitated they usually hiss loudly or even posture themselves in an S-shaped curve to deter potential threats. Because of this menacing bluff/treat display, they are often mistaken with the rattlesnakes. Most wild Pituophis and hatchlings will act this way but with consistent and gentle handling they usually tame down, remain calm and become trusting adults. These heavy bodied snakes that can range from 4' to around 8' in length. There have been a few color and pattern variants to be established in herpetoculture in the past few years which includes amelanism, anerythrism, axanthism, 2 forms of hypomelanism (both are represented in my collection), white-sided, patternless, and any combinations thereof. Not to mention locality morphs and genetic color morphs that I'm currently working with featured below.

          The Stillwater, OK locality of Hypomelanistic Bull Snakes came from a pair of animals that were rescued at a rattlesnake round-up in he vacinity of Stillwater, Oklamoma. When the two animals were bred together they produced this locality specific mutation. There are also a wide variety of locality color variations with these magnificent predetor

Kingsville, Texas locality Red Bull Snake
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          Kingsville, TX locality of Bull Snakes are known for developing an over all flower pot red/orange overtone on their background colors. As with other bullsnakes they are quite variable and the hatchlings may or may not develop into the red beauties they are known for. It's sometimes uncertain how will they turn out as adults because some animals start out drab although most of the nicest hatchlings can show some of their red characteristics from the start. Their rich red/orange colors doesn't fully develop to their peak color potential until about a year of age in which they blossom and can only get better as the animal matures. Another characteristic is that the animals have slender blotches along with some alternate patterns in between. Because of the intensity of their colors, this locale bullsnakes also have an over all fading of its darker colors and pattern as adults.

          I am currently working with animals that show and/or carry recessive genes for almost all the different genetic color morphs in Bull Snakes. Most of my breeders show and/or carry 3 and up to 5 different genetic color morphs so there are multitude of possible combinations that they can produce each single season. I will update this section as new color combinations show up in each clutch of eggs. The animals below are examples of some of the color combinations that my animals have produced in the past.

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SINGLE MORPHS

AMELANISTIC

ANERYTHRISTIC

WHITE-SIDED

PATTERNLESS

NOT PICTURED: HYPOMELANISTIC (non-locality) AXANTHIC

DOUBLE MORPH COMBINATION

AMELANISTIC & ANERYTHRISTIC	AMELANISTIC & HYPOMELANISTIC	AMELANISTIC & PATTERNLESS	AMELANISTIC & WHITE-SIDED	HYPOMELANISTIC & PATTERNLESS
		PATTERNLESS & WHITESIDED

TRIPLE MORPH COMBINATION

AXANTHIC, WHITE-SIDED, & PATTERNLESS

AMELANISTIC, ANERYTHRISTIC, & PATTERNLESS

Care Sheets:
Melissa Kaplan Herp Care Collection
http://www.anapsid.org/gopher.html
The Pitouphis Page Care Sheets
http://www.kingsnake.com/pituophis/care.html

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Care Sheets:
Tim Gebhard's Cape Gophersnake Care Sheet
(care similar to Cape Gophersnakes)
http://www.kingsnake.com/capegopher
Melissa Kaplan Herp Care Collection
http://www.anapsid.org/gopher.html
The Pitouphis Page Care Sheets
http://www.kingsnake.com/pituophis/care.html

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          The Honduran Milk Snake is one of the largest of the Milk Snake species. These snakes occur naturally in two distinct color phases. The Tri-color phase of red, black, and yellow (bottom), and the Tangerine phase with wide bands of reddish orange, narrow black bands, and narrow tangerine orange bands (top). They are found in the rainforest of Honduras, Nicaragua, and northeastern Costa Rica. Similar to their other Milk Snake relatives they typically feed on other snakes, lizards, frogs, and rodents in the wild. Honduran Milk Snakes are quite nervous as hatchlings but usually calms down as it matures. There have been a few new color and and pattern morphs to be established in herpetoculture in the past few years which includes amelanism, anerythrism/axanthism, hypomelanism, abberant/vanishing pattern tangerines, piebald, and the combinations of these morphs.

Care Sheets:
Melissa Kaplan Herp Care Collection
http://www.anapsid.org/king.html
Captive Care of Kingsnakes and Milksnakes by Petra Spiess
http://www.kingsnake.com/rockymountain/RMHPages/RMHkingsand.htm

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          Known for its variability and its endless variety of exquisite color and patten morphs. This subspecies of the mexicana group is only found on the eastern slopes of the Mexican Plateau in the Maquihauna area of Tampaulipas. Thayeri are docile meduim-sized snakes that will usually breed in its second year, and produce two clutches of eggs a year. Adult sizes are around 2.5 - 3.5 feet in length. Because of its genetic flexibility, thayeri are able to produce leonis and milk snake phase offspring with yellow, orange, or red saddles/bands on a buckskin, grey, peach, tan, or orange backgrounds. They can also produce melanistic offspring. Selective breeding have improved its color value without any of the hydridization and color mutations.

Care Sheets:
Melissa Kaplan Herp Care Collection
http://www.anapsid.org/king.html
Captive Care of Kingsnakes and Milksnakes by Petra Spiess
http://www.kingsnake.com/rockymountain/RMHPages/RMHkingsand.htm

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          The largest, most desirable and sought after of the montane kingsnakes. It's popularity is due to its variablity and exotic appearance. The color and pattern variations that knoblochiexhibit includes, clean bright orange to red color patterns of 50 - 80 triads. These triads may have reduced black to distict black borders. The red/orange bands are usually complete dorsaly and the white bands join on the sides forming a zig-zag side pattern. This side pattern may have high white lateral interspaces with red and black blotching which gives it a very ornate appearance, or it may have low white lateral white stripes. Red markings may also be present on top of the head with some individuals having a full red cap. These placid and hardy mountain kinsnakes occur in the Mojarachic region of Northern Mexico. Adults are around 42 - 52 inches in length and can reach sexual maturity in 18 months. knoblochi are more predictable in its habits than most other pyros. Hatchlings are more likely to accept mice as their first meal than their more northern relatives.

Care Sheets:
Melissa Kaplan Herp Care Collection
http://www.anapsid.org/king.html
Captive Care of Kingsnakes and Milksnakes by Petra Spiess
http://www.kingsnake.com/rockymountain/RMHPages/RMHkingsand.htm