bushmanbilly
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Post by bushmanbilly on May 6, 2013 0:06:39 GMT -5
Yes they are endangered.
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Post by Toad on May 6, 2013 1:39:26 GMT -5
The snake has a nice rock collection.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on May 6, 2013 3:23:12 GMT -5
That snake is too ready for action.
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Post by rockpickerforever on May 9, 2013 16:12:20 GMT -5
Just going through photos I already have on Photobucket. Here's a couple pics of a desert tortoise, moseying along a dirt road in Aridzona. We had spent some time near Stanton (gold mining area), and were heading back to Congress. That's all for now. Jean
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Post by jamesp on May 9, 2013 21:28:24 GMT -5
That is a happy turtle.
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Post by jamesp on May 15, 2013 14:56:59 GMT -5
This fellow made the big news Scott.Six foot timber rattler. www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/hunter-saves-own-life-after-rattlesnake-bite/I have heard of large rattler bites slicing veins long ways and bleeding people out.The way their teeth are hooked and sharp inside the hook and the pulling action from the flexible jaws making long drag cuts.Veins cut along the length can be very difficult to stop blood flow from, as opposed to cross cut vein.
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Post by grayfingers on May 20, 2013 19:17:49 GMT -5
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Post by doneall517 on May 20, 2013 19:55:44 GMT -5
We had this gopher snake in our side yard yesterday resting in the sprinkler. It is one of the largest we have seen and was fat-one reason we welcome these snakes as they dine on mice and gophers. Attachments:
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Post by Bikerrandy on May 20, 2013 19:58:53 GMT -5
Gopher snakes are cool, that one is beautiful!
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Post by parfive on May 22, 2013 11:33:47 GMT -5
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Post by parfive on May 22, 2013 11:34:30 GMT -5
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Post by rockpickerforever on May 22, 2013 12:55:46 GMT -5
Sorry for the pic quality, these were a bunch of old photos that I had scanned. This is the first snake I ever had, a California kingsnake. (Don't laugh at the picture, it was a bright day so I was squinting!) A neighbor of my mom's found her, and she laid 8 eggs a few days later. We ended up joining the local herpetological club to find out how to hatch the eggs. And the rest, as they say, is history. The photo was taken in 1986, 37 years ago! A gopher snake found close to the Mexican border. He was brought to me in a playmate cooler! He was blind in one eye, but still managed to attain quite a length, and also had a sweet disposition. We called him Gomez. This gopher snake was found in Aridzona (a different subspecies), while we were driving home from there. Smallest Chionactis (Shovel-nosed snake) we've ever found, easily fits in a cassette tape (remember those?) case. From the town of Borrego Springs. The next two photos are of some of the Chionactis we have owned over the years. Most of them were from Glamis. We bred and sold snakes for many years (how I know Scott - shotgunner), but quit doing that about five or six years ago. Now we have just one Chionactis left. Here's just a couple of the grey-banded kingsnakes we produced over the years. Thanks for looking. Jean
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bushmanbilly
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Post by bushmanbilly on May 22, 2013 13:13:15 GMT -5
That first grey banded is a beaut. You folks are so lucky to have a wide variety of creatures roaming around. Here we only have Prairie Rattlers, Bull and Garter snakes. And the odd Salamander.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2013 14:52:29 GMT -5
that is a really sweet greyband Jean! I have a soft spot in my heart for the chionactis. Dang, I wish crickets were sold closer to home. 6 miles is just too far for my lazy @ss.
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Post by rockpickerforever on May 23, 2013 14:59:24 GMT -5
Here's a few more we used to own: Bismarck Ringed python. Had a pair of these we bought as hatchlings, sold them when they were much larger- about 4 1/2' long. They never reproduced for us. These snakes are beautiful when they first hatch, with a juvenile coloration of bright orange and black/brown. They pretty much dull out as they get larger. I've heard that some strains retain their juvenile coloration as adults, but I've never seen any in person like that. (Google Bismarck ringed python) Used to have 3 green tree pythons. The blue one in the middle is the male. Here is their cage set up. Gorilla rack with four cage units (I forget the name of them), lights, heaters, Helix thermostats, all that jazz. They didn't produce for us either. One of the females. They were usually pretty good natured, some more good natured than others. They definitely had the goods to do you damage, though! 'zit for now. Jean
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2013 15:26:26 GMT -5
Those look like Neodesha cages. Originally made in Neodesha, Kansas; they retired and sold the molds to someone in Florida who seemed to have then bankrupted themselves.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2013 15:42:24 GMT -5
I once had a client walk in with a super nice adult pair of ringed pythons. Very robust and healthy looking. He wanted to sell them as they were 7 years old and had not reproduced yet. In the process of buying them I determined (using Bradshaw snake probes) that they were two females. These were prime breeders.
I offered the guy a male for a song. We had one given to us just the week before. Dude refused and sold me the two females for $100 each. I then weighed, photographed and described the animals for an online listing. I put the add up and sold the three for $2000.
I had told the guy that, as a trio, they would be worth a couple of 'G' notes. He just wanted the $200. I gave it to him. Dang, wish that was everyday! Hell, I could buy a saw! lol
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2013 15:44:44 GMT -5
For those that care, here is a typical baby Now, you know whhy Jean bought those snakes!
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Post by rockpickerforever on May 23, 2013 16:03:01 GMT -5
Scott, my Bismarcks were pretty, but I think some of those photos on Google are juiced! Mine had a pretty good temperament, and they ended up going to a guy with a pet shop in Chula Vista. They were going to become his project, instead on mine. I wonder if he was successful?
About the cages, you are correct - they were Neodesha cages. We sold the whole kit and kaboodle to Don Schultz at the last show we did up in Del Mar years ago. If you watch snake shows on TV, you've seen this guy taking blood to do genetic testing on all kinds of different animals around the world, also venom from snakes. Has a funny accent too, I'm thinking South African maybe? Anyway, a real nice guy. We made him an offer he couldn't refuse! Jean
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2013 16:46:54 GMT -5
Yeah Don Schultz = South African.
Did he pay you? I hope it was a cash deal. There are a lot of unhappy people left in his wake. TRex is out of business because of him.
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