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          We only keep a few Vipers, Pit Vipers, and Oz/PNG Elapids at this time.  We may get some more Oz/PNG Elapids in the future, but will not be getting into more Vipers and Pit Vipers.  All animals pictured on this page are in my collection, and owned by me.  The photos were taken by me, unless otherwise labeled.

2 . 1   Pseudechis rossignolli   (Mulga,  King Brown)

AD Male

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Same AD Male

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Male #2

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Young AD Female

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          I acquired V-030 male on 04/28/01 for $150.  He was 3' long.  He looked a little rough until he shed.  I looked for a female, and saw one advertised by one of the bigger dealers, but they wanted $500.  I thought that was too high, since I only paid $150 for the male.  A friend got in a smaller male and asked if I was interested.  I went ahead and bought that male (V-031) on 11/07/06 for $250.  I lucked out again, as I did with the Russian female, when the same buddy that I got the Russian from, got in a female King Brown (V-029) on 02-14-07.

          Research has shown that the New Guinea King Brown is a separate specie, named Pseudechis rossignolii.  King Browns from the Australian mainland are larger snakes, and are designated as Pseudechis australis.  Research states that P. rossignolii are normally under 4' in length, have all or mostly undivided subcaudal scales, and P. australis usually have many divided subcaudal scales.  The ventral scale counts of P. rossignolii are near the low end of of the range for P. australis, normally less than 190.  P. australis often, but not always, has more than 190 ventral scales.

          Here are the lengths and scale counts of the 3 King Browns I have.  Lengths as of 09/22/08.  As you can see, male #1 and the female have Ventral scale counts higher than 190, and male #1 is quite a bit longer than 4'.  Time will tell the tale on the lengths of male #2 and the female, which seem to both be growing.

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          When I got the female, she was quite a bit smaller than she is now, so I waited for her to get bigger before I would breed her.  I bred Eastern (Common) Brown Snakes for a couple years in the month of October, with no cooling, so I thought I'd try it with the King Browns this year.  I introduced the female to Male #1 on 10/07/08, at 3:30pm.  I watched them for a few minutes, then went about my business.  I checked on them at 4pm and they were tied up.  I checked on them every 20 - 30 minutes until midnight, when they finally stopped breeding after 8 hours.  See them breeding in the photo below.  I'll keep putting them together, so they can breed all they want to.  Hopefully, I will get some viable eggs from this pair in a couple months.

          I got eggs, but they were all infertile.  If at first you don't succeed........................

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1 . 0   Crotalus atrox / adamanteus   (Eastern x Western Diamondback Rattlesnake)

AD Male (Very Old)

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Scale Counts - Ventrals - 176,  Sub-caudals - 27,  Mid-body - 27,  Before Vent - 23

1 . 1   Crotalus horridus   (Timber Rattlesnake)

CB'04 Male

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CB'04 Female

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0 . 1   Bitis gabonica rhinoceros   (West African Gaboon Viper)

CB'99 Female

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         This female was purchased as a baby on 05/17/99.  She is 10 years old and only about 2.5' long.  I don't know if she is a dwarf, or if I just didn't feed her enough when she was young.  I started feeding her larger meals a few years ago and she is still growing, so maybe she will eventually get big.  She is one of the prettiest Gaboons I have seen, showing a lot of pink and light cream markings.  She eats F/T.

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