My new Vietnamese Blue Beauty

[Lupe]

I wasn't planning on getting anything at the Omaha Reptile Breeders Expo but I stumbled across a guy selling a few VBB's and I just found myself coming back to look at the 4 babies he had. Ended up choosing this girl She is about 20in. long and so cute it is hard to just let her be for now. I'm already getting stuff for an adult cage I'm so excited

Still thinking of a name. Best idea so far is Nessie. The name popped up after my boyfriend swears he saw a "sea monster" in a farm pond we fish at. I am fairly sure it is just a big grass carp but he thinks its some monster fish.

Pics are horrible but it was the best I could do before she was put away.

[llovelace]

Cute

[leper65]

Congrats on the Beauty!

[JLC]

Beautiful!! Congrats!! VBB's are near the very top of my dream list of snakes to own someday!

[alohareptiles]

Great pick-up!! I've always admired the VBB...I'm glad I've never seen one at a show or I would have done the same as you, but would have shot for a pair... LOL

[Sammy412]

I have kept VBB's in the past.....IMO one of the most under-rated species.....fun to keep and absolutely beautiful! Congrats

[eracer]

What's the 'nippyness factor' of Ratsnakes? I think they're beautiful, but I'm just not into dealing with fast moving snakes that have bad attitudes - even if only some of the time.

Nessie's a beauty.

[leper65]

My Blue Beauty is pretty cage defensive, she doesn't enjoy coming out of her cage. She seems to be easier to get out if she's under a hide at first. If she's out and about in the cage then she stresses too much when I try to get her, so I usually wait. She's about 6' long now so I use a hook to get her out now and once she's out she is usually fine. More handling on my part definately would have helped in that regard. I think Blue Beauties and most of the Asian Rat Snakes are a bit more defensive in general. I have seen and handled ones that were as mellow as my corn snakes though, so regular handling is a must. They are fast too!

[eracer]

Thanks, leper65. I think I'll get a couple of years with my slow, mellow BP under my belt before I tackle a Rat. They sure are beautiful snakes, though.

[SerpentesCiconii]

They grow fast (My 2007 baby was almost 6 ft in a year, and he is now 10 ft. at 3.5 years old), so that adult cage will be needed soon. How big will the adult cage be? I hope you aren't easily intimidated