My new BEL travels well and wins hearts...

[treaux]

So I originally set out to purchase this young lady to be my first breeding project, but it turns out that I lucked out and got a BP with a fantastic personality.

Wintre is a little over 3 years old and has been owned by a couple who apparently raised her right, but decided they just weren't interested in BPs anymore. They put her up on craigslist, which is where I found her.

I picked her up on my way to my parents house where she stayed for a couple days in a tub. Then back down to home where she got her current tub in my 32 quart rack (soon to be moved to a 41 quart I have on the way). During the trip, she won over my mother who is/was NOT a snake person at all as well as everyone else she came in contact with. She is exceptionally docile, not head shy at all and the perfect blend of exploratory and willing to just hang tight if you give her a nice spot to anchor.

After an hour drive in a shoebox tub we got home and she pounded a small rat for me and looked entirely unsatisfied with it (she can clearly take bigger). She had another small rat just 3 days later and ate it just as quickly as the first, looking a bit more satisfied this time. I think a medium is in order for her next time.

Since she seemed to do fine with traveling, I decided to take her to work as I have a coworker who was asking about seeing one of my snakes. Back into the shoebox tub and in the sidecase of my motorcycle, we battled SF bay area traffic together and made it to work just fine, where she continued to be awesome and win over everyone she met. I think she's going to do a lot of good for battling the common misconceptions about snakes and pythons in general.

The trip home was fine, however she peed in the little shoebox tub and when I pulled it out of my bike she was giving me the look of "get me out of here....NOW!" Took her up to the sink for a little bath that she seemed to enjoy and back into her home tub where she's been sleeping since.

While I still plan to breed her, I think she is going to be my go-to for people who have never seen snakes before and need a good impression to be made. My baby Coral Glow has a similar personality, though she is still young and growing and gets antsy if she's away from her home for too long. I'm hoping she will turn out the same way in a couple years.

Here's my new girl!

[bproffer]

Congrats! All is have ever seen in craigslist are normals who don't look like they were taken good care of.

[Mr. Misha]

That's a good lookiny BEL! Congratulations on the score.

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[BlueFenris]

She is absolutely stunning!

[Aerithya]

Stunning BEL! Congrats.

[Reinz]

Great story, Congrats Treaux!

[distaff]

Lovely girl.
So refreshing to hear of an adoption that wasn't a sad story.
Good luck with her.

[MysticMoon001]

Very beautiful girl and a very cool story!

Congrats!

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[Ax01]

lol she rides in a motorcycle? that's awesome. (i'm just imagining a BEL with a little helmet, goggles and a scarf flapping in the wind.).

she's beautiful. and has personality to boot. congrats!

[Herbie'sMom]

First of all...BEAUTIFUL GIRL!

While doing a hands-on event as a member of the Minnesota Herp Society, I discovered what great ambassadors these snakes can be - there's something so non-threatening about them. My BEL, Khaleesi (a Craigslist find, BTW!), literally turns heads! People make a B-line for her! I had one woman, who had never touched a snake and was very afraid of them, start out by keeping at least a 5 foot distance from me to touching her and calling her an "angel snake" - all in less than 10 minutes!!