Colubrids
Here is an overview of the Colubrids I am
currently working with...
Kingsnakes
Milksnakes
Rhino Ratsnakes
COASTAL PLAINS
MILKSNAKE
(Lampropeltis Triangulum Temporalis)
An underrated Milksnake species with
an amazing red facial mask.
SILVER VARIABLE
KINGSNAKE
(Lampropeltis Leonis)
A silver variation of the Variable
Kingsnake. The Variable Kingsnake is
also referred to Thayers, Thayeri, or
Leonis Kingsnakes. They are a true
box of chocolate snake, as you never
truly know what you will hatch from
each clutch of eggs.
ORANGE VARIABLE
KINGSNAKE
(Lampropeltis Leonis)
An orange variation of the Variable
Kingsnake. Variable Kingsnakes, are as
the name suggests variable in colours
and patterns as you can see from
some of the examples of the snakes
on this page.
YELLOW / GREEN
VARIABLE KINGSNAKE
(Lampropeltis Leonis)
A yellow/green variation of the
Variable Kingsnake.
ABBERANT COASTAL
PLAINS MILKSNAKE
(Lampropeltis Triangulum Temporalis)
An Aberrant form of the typical
Coastal Plains Milksnake. At this time,
I am unsure if the Aberrant pattern is
genetic.
HYPO COASTAL PLAINS
MILKSNAKE
(Lampropeltis Triangulum Temporalis)
This is a recessive mutation which
enhances the complete appearance of
the snake. The red is brighter and the
black turns a golden colour.
These are sometimes referred to as
T+ Albinos.
ARIZONA MOUNTAIN
KINGSNAKES
(Lampropeltis Pyromelana
Pyromelana)
A species of Kingsnake that I first got
back in 1998. I was immediately
hooked on them. And only dreamt of
adding the morphs that started
popping up in the USA.
ALBINO RUTHVENS
KINGSNAKES
(Lampropeltis Ruthveni)
Also known as the Queretaro
Kingsnake. This is the Albino form,
which is a recessive gene.
The Albino Ruthvens has been a key
animal for hybrid fans by being
compatible with other Kingsnakes and
passing on the Albino gene. I have not
crossed Ruthveni blood into any of
our other Kingsnakes.
MILKSNAKE PHASE
VARIABLE KINGSNAKES
(Lampropeltis Leonis)
A tricoloured variation of the variable
Kingsnake.
Also known as MSP phase.
JALISCO MILKSNAKE
(Lampropeltis Triangulum Arcifera)
As a kid in the 90’s I read about this
species being very rare in collections
and managed to source a pair in 2018
and had to add them to the collection.
They are Lake Chapala Locale.
GREY BANDED
KINGSNAKE
(Lampropeltis Alterna)
I keep the Alterna phase which has
thinner orange bands compared to
the Blairs phase, which has large solid
orange bands.
ALBINO ARIZONA
MOUNTAIN
KINGSNAKE
(Lampropeltis Pyromelana
Pyromelana)
The Albino gene is recessive and
removes the black bands, replacing
them with white bands.
The animals are true Pyro Albino and
have no Ruthveni blood!
RHINO RATSNAKES
(Rhynchophis Boulengeri)
A fantastic Asian Ratsnake which does
extremely well in an arboreal setup.
As hatchlings they start out a brown
colouration and mature into an
emerald green as adults. And of
course, the name Rhino is given to
them for the horn on their noses.
Some taxonomists now refer to them
as Gonyosoma Boulengeri.
APPLEGATE ARIZONA
MOUNTAIN
KINGSNAKES
(Lampropeltis Pyromelana
Pyromelana)
In 2017 I decided to add the
Applegate special phase which is a
recessive mutation that reduces the
black coloured banding. I would look
this morph up on Google and would
always be drawn to Bob Applegate’s
website.
SENTZ HYPO ARIZONA
MOUNTAIN
KINGSNAKE
(Lampropeltis Pyromelana
Pyromelana)
A beautiful line of recessive Hypo in
the Pyro morphs. There are two lines
of Hypo. Both are recessive, there is
‘BHB Hypo’ and ‘Sentz Hypo’. I decided
to work with only one line and believe
that the Sentz line is the prettier of
the two morphs.
HYPO-ERYTHERISTIC
ARIZONA MOUNTAIN
KINGSNAKES
(Lampropeltis Pyromelana
Pyromelana)
The Hypo-E or Hypo-Erytheristic
morph is pretty rare in collections
within the UK. The red pigment is
washed out from its usual brilliant red
in this morph.
GREY BANDED
KINGSNAKE
(Lampropeltis Alterna)
I also keep some ‘Black Gap locality’
animals. This are easily noticeable by
their speckled appearance. Which I
think is pretty cool considering this is
a tri-coloured species.