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Written by Don Soderberg
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Dear South Mountain Reptiles Visitors and Customers:
Profound thanks to my webGuru, Drew Lambeth of CurioMultimedia.com for his continual efforts in keeping this web site up and running.
  Many of you out there wondered what happened to this magnificent corn snake that was captured in South Carolina almost three years ago. Some of you (you know who you are) guessed our mystery morph to be the Palmetto, but in that I had vowed not to reveal its identity until the unveiling of the new web site, I was not able to validate their correct guesses. Read more about the history of the beautiful serpent.
Now six months old, the ground color zone of most of the 2011 hatchling Palmettos are in transition from pink toward the stark white of the original wild-caught Palmetto. It originally seemed to me that the 2011 hatchlings had fewer color flecks, drips, & splashes than their Grand Sire, but in just three short months, some now appear to have more color than Grandad; especially more RED. Since they are growing so quickly, in another six months, they should really impress us with their colors and "markings".
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From time to time, I'll post pictures of snakes at this location of the Front Page. It may eventually end up being a daily photo blog, so check in now and then to see what's new at SMR. Your email comments are welcome, and soon, it may become a forum for public comments and questions. Hope you enjoy it.
Thanks to my project partner, Jim Godfrey of Palmetto Reptiles, (who did ALL the heavy lifting) we have a crop of these Beautiful Lava Terrazzo Corns this year. They exist nowhere else in the world and this is the first time they have ever been offered to the public for sale. No, they are not Amelanistic. Their hypomelanism is amazing, thanks to the years of effort Joe Pierce put into selectively breeding Lavas.
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TESSERA UPDATE November, 2011 |
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TESSERA UPDATE
2011 Tessera compounds produced in 2011 here at SMR:
2011 Tessera compounds produced at SMR Co-ops:
2011 Tessera compounds produced elsewhere:
General note:
Animals pictured anywhere on the site - other than the shopping cart - are not necessarily representatives of snakes we are offering for sale at this time. Some are interesting variations of corns that we thought you would like to see, and some are works-in-progress that will be added to our price listings once we reproduce predictable and sufficient quantities. The Photo Gallery is primarily an information medium created to share the beauty of these animals with you, since you cannot be here to see them in person.  We wish to thank all of you who helped make it possible for us to produce all the beautiful corn snake morphs we offer. Thanks also for your comments and suggestions that made up a large portion of my first book, CORN SNAKES IN CAPTIVITY. My next (and larger) corn snake book is still in the works, and will hopefully be ready for publication soon. We will keep you posted on its progress. Enjoy your e-visit.
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