• Responding to email notices you receive.
    **************************************************
    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

  • IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ!! About the Google Adsense ads being displayed

    =====================
    Posted 08/15/2025
    =====================


    Yeah, I know. They are a pain in the butt. But they pay the bills to keep my server running. Just a fact of life, I am afraid.

    Want to get rid of them? Simple. Just become a Contributor level member or above and they will be gone. -> Please click HERE."

    Is that too much for me to ask of you to keep this site running? Well, sorry about that. I too wish I could get everything for free. But alas.....

    =====================
    Addendum: 01/10/2026
    =====================


    Google Adsense ad revenue for December, 2025 was just $30 over the cost of the lease for the server running this site. So, in effect, the money providing the incentive for me to continue running this site is coming SOLELY from the paid memberships and sponsorships here. Which honestly ain't much....

Accidental find in Riverside

lovin2act

lovin2act

I gave my wife herps
Joined
Mar 19, 2009
Messages
471
Reaction score
24
Points
0
Location
Tustin, CA, USA
A friend of mine was at a shooting range in Riverside, (he is a detective) and found this little guy in the parking lot about to be destroyed by someone. He managed to scoop him up and get him out of there thankfully. He texted me about it and I told him to bring him to me the next morning at church so I could get some photo's, but I had no idea he was bringing him from Riverside unfortunately. We are about an hour from there where we live. He is clearly a newborn I would think as he cant even make noise with his tail yet, and is maybe only 10-12 inches long. This pic is right after I had given him a nice little meal, for hospitality sake :D

I will say that this little guy acts like he was captive bred, totally mellow, does not attempt to strike or show aggression in any way at all for the most part. I am not gonna test that with my hands though haha! But his attitude when I go in with the hook is quite chill, he just jumps right on and moves about with me on the hooks. We took a video of him last night when we offered a live hopper mouse (we plan to release him, didn't want to spoil him with f/t, not sure if it would but why risk it) and he acted like we were not even there, just started eating right away with us hovering over him with the lights on him. Dang if only all of my pet snakes acted this way! Sheesh! :D
 

Attachments

  • IMG-20120513-00030.jpg
    IMG-20120513-00030.jpg
    252.4 KB · Views: 619
Aw, that's a cute little one! Glad your friend was able to grant the stay of execution :)
 
D'awww, he's so cute with his little button tail! :D
It's interesting too, I've never actually seen that neat-looking species around before... Well thanks to you and your friend's actions, there's one more to stick around now! He's a lucky lil' guy! :p
 
LauraB said:
Aw, that's a cute little one! Glad your friend was able to grant the stay of execution :)
Click to expand...

He totally is! Yeah he almost seems grateful the way he is so relaxed and content when I interact with him.

~Just Curious~ said:
D'awww, he's so cute with his little button tail! :D
It's interesting too, I've never actually seen that neat-looking species around before... Well thanks to you and your friend's actions, there's one more to stick around now! He's a lucky lil' guy! :p
Click to expand...

He is seriously even more gorgeous in person! I have not ever seen one around here like this either nor was I aware of this particular type of rattler being native to the area!
 
Here is a vid I took on my phone of him taking a meal the other night.

It's long in the middle, skip from about 1:50 through 2:45. At around 2:49 he yawns and then goes in for the grub time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR9hrr0ec2o



*Disclaimer, this video is of a live feeding. It was not created for the pleasure of seeing an animal be killed.
 
lovin2act said:
He is seriously even more gorgeous in person! I have not ever seen one around here like this either nor was I aware of this particular type of rattler being native to the area!
Click to expand...
Speckleds of any kind have always been one of my favorites, but I never knew we had them around here either.
So then I guess he's not the only lucky one here, it's a wonderful find! :thumbsup:

He does seem pretty happy in that video, didn't seem to care about you guys being there at all. Lil' piggy! Love that yawn too! :D
 
Nope, don't test him with your hands.
He didn't show much hesitation striking that mouse, lol
And it's one, two, three strikes you're mine ...
 
~Just Curious~ said:
Speckleds of any kind have always been one of my favorites, but I never knew we had them around here either.
So then I guess he's not the only lucky one here, it's a wonderful find! :thumbsup:

He does seem pretty happy in that video, didn't seem to care about you guys being there at all. Lil' piggy! Love that yawn too! :D
Click to expand...

Quickly just became one of my favorites now too. And I am so glad he got saved rather than stomped by some ay-holio.

The yawn was totally awesome for sure!

Yeah he really seems like he is content as a...I dunno....as something that's very content ha! :D
 
In California:
Crotalus atrox
Crotalus cerastes
Crotalus cerastes cerastes
Crotalus cerastes laterorepens
Crotalus mitchellii
Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus
Crotalus oreganus
Crotalus oreganus helleri
Crotalus oreganus lutosus
Crotalus oreganus oreganus
Crotalus ruber
Crotalus scutulatus
Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus
Crotalus stephensi

Fantastic diversity. :D
 
Most likely, I probably won't. Toying with it in my head, but my practical side is telling me to stick with what I am best at, which does not include hots haha!
 
Pretty sure I do. The fellow I was referred to specializes and breeds these. But if that's a dead end I will check with your place too! Thanks for the info Brian!
 
Back
Top