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Welcome Brooks king lovers and thank you for checking out my site.

Florida kings (aka Brooks kings) have been a favorite snake of mine because of their temperament, ease of care, size (perfect size for sweater boxes enclosers) and overall disposition. In a nutshell, these snakes are HARD TO KILL.  Even the most novice snake keeper can keep Florida kings successfully when compared to other species of colubrids and boids. These are almost bullet proof when it comes to care and feeding and overall husbandry.

The hypo,  Lavender albino, Whitesided, Axanthic/Anerythritic are commonly available and inexpensive morphs.  I specialize in two new morphs that recently popped up and changed the future of Florida king morphs. The Peanut Butter and T negative albino when combined with one or more of the "older" morphs can create  endless possibilities which we will see in the next upcoming years.

The hypos originated from Bill and Kathy Loves line . These , almost solid yellow snakes, had people on waiting lists for two years at price of $750. each. It was the beginning dispensation of Florida king morphs. The axanthics originated before the hypos but the popularity of Florida kings did not start until the hypos.

 

 Before the fist hypo popped up in the Loves collection,  Brooks king afficianados were scampering through the south Florida canals in search of the lightest possible specimens. After refining this lighter trait by selective breeding,  the offspring were proudly displayed at breeders tables at reptile shows . Customers would pick through what they thought would turn out to be the lightest specimens to raise up.

These were the original species of "brooksi" and specimens from South Floridas Dade county canal stock were special. Since then nomenclature has done away with name "brooksi" altogether  and they are all properly called floridana  now. But enthusiasts still like to refer to the light specimens from South Dade County as Brooks kings or brooksi. 

 

 

 PEANUT BUTTER bred to a  T- NEGATIVE albino results in a JELLY in the first generation.

 

THAT MEANS A TYPE OF CODOM TRAIT WHERE THE PEANUT BUTTER SHARES AN ALLELE ON A SINGLE LOCUS W/THE T NEGATIVE ALBINO.

 

WOW!