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okeetee varieties

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ernie55

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Can anyone simplify the different varieties of okeetee's that are available? I am interested in one that is similar to the picture on the cover of Don Solderberg's book, that is called a banded okeetee. Thanks!
 
There are a bunch of different varieties of okeetees...a bunch of different bloodlines... and some animals that are called different names by different people...hard to just post a simple list. Try the search function to see other threads on certain ones.

Yes, Don is working with some banded okeetees... shoot him an email- he might have a few left for sale...
 
Well, there really aren't that many "varieties" of Okeetees. Okeetees were originally a locality snake...normal corns from the Okeetee Hunt Club in Jasper County in North Carolina. They were noted for their rich saddle and ground color and a nice black border. Over the years, several breeders selectively bred their Okeetees, some retaining the locality heritage, others outcrossing to improve the look or health of the snake. Currently, there are a few main lines that are recognized due to the notoriety of the breeder/originator of each line. There is the Love line Okeetee, originated by Kathy Love. I believe Kathy tried to use only locality Okeetee in her line, but she refined the look. Then Don Soderberg of South Mountain Reptiles has a terrific Okeetee line, and then Lee Abbott created the Abbott's Okeetee, known for having wonderfully wide saddle borders. Don now has his Extreme Okeetees, which also have the very wide saddle borders. Breeders are also creating other Okeetee-type morphs, trying to get the wide saddle borders with the best coloration for that morph. Some examples are the Reverse Okeetee (amel version with wide white saddle borders and a rich orange saddle and ground color), High-white Reverse Okeetee (amels with wide white borders, rich saddles, but the white ground color of the candy-cane amel), Miami Okeetees (Miami-phase ground and saddle color with the wide black borders), Banded Okeetees (Okeetee color with the banded pattern), etc.
 
Don't forget stuff like buckskin okeetees, ultramel okeetees, butter okeetees, banded okeetees, Don's Characol banded okeetees, hypo okeetees, etc....
 
IMHO, if its out crossed from the original lines, its no longer an okeetee, its just a normal and at best a lookeetee...
 
Where it all started :*)...Jasper County Okeetees

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StrangeCargo said:
Actually is South Carolina...
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Blame Google! I started to look it up and you know the suggestions it gives you when you start to type things in, well the very first thing it came up with said North Carolina so I went with that.
 
I used to get hung up on locality vs name vs whatever else.

Now, I just love a Corn with bold, black borders - no matter where it's from. And I call them Okeetees.

The die hard traditionalists will stick to their guns, and for good reason. However, I believe the snake we associate with the label "Okeetee" has grown beyond the Hunt Club of S. Carolina.

And I believe that is a compliment and a show of respect ;-)
 
I plan on getting an Okeetee from Mr. Abbott, in the future, in order to breed with the Caramel that I will be receiving, also in the future. I hope to produce a Caramel with broad borders around its saddles. I believe the contrast on those would be very cool.
 
A buckskin okeetee is something I haven't come across yet. What makes an okeetee to be a buckskin okeetee?
 
marinneli said:
A buckskin okeetee is something I haven't come across yet. What makes an okeetee to be a buckskin okeetee?
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The background color of a buckskin is a TAN instead of the normal orange... I'll attach a pic of my female buckskin (being bred by a normal colored okeetee) for ya!
 

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StrangeCargo said:
The background color of a buckskin is a TAN instead of the normal orange... I'll attach a pic of my female buckskin (being bred by a normal colored okeetee) for ya!
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Thanks!
I noticed the color difference when browsing through some buckskin okeetee pics but wasn't sure if that's the key or whether it's also a matter of a certain line.

Great pics! The difference between the two is outstanding.
 
Graham, have you done that breeding before? (Buckskin Oke X Oke)...Was wondering if you get a mix of buckskins and "regular" Okes or something in between...
 
chris68 said:
Graham, have you done that breeding before? (Buckskin Oke X Oke)...Was wondering if you get a mix of buckskins and "regular" Okes or something in between...
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Yes, this is my 2nd year breeding these two--- babies are SPECTACULAR... the super saturated orange mixes with the buckskin well to make what should be a nice yellow"ish"/Orange and the boarders are out of this world. Below are pics of my three holdbacks from those parents from last year. In person they are spectacular...
 

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Those pics of the 2010 offspring are a few months old...they have shed a few more times since then and continue getting brighter and brighter while retaining the bold black borders.

That insaine male (BIRIGHT orange with uber thick borders) bred the Original Tessera Female (from the 2.1 that started the Tessera corns) this year also... the resulting Extreme Tessera Okeetees should be pretty impressive also...


**about adult pic- I sometimes leave the FRESH sheds in the cage with the female when breeding to help increase pheromone levels... I'm kinda anal about cleaning so it's not a normal thing. If you ever have an unmotivated/lazy male breeder- throw a fresh shed skin of another male in his cage...or another male... sometimes it kinda gets them in a competative breeding mindset... FYI...
 
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