new pic up. help with ID?

Not new to snakes, but this is the first CP I've owned, she was an awesome deal at the pet store I buy my feeders at. She'd been there for awhile, the employee said shes not the nicest to him, but she was just alittle hissy with me. Hopefully she doesnt prove him right :D.

I could use alittle help with ID since Im not seeing any pics that really match her. being totally inexperienced Im saying jungle/coastal.. I was going to say potentially diamond to, but they I read those extra flecks on the sides can come with age in muddier specimens.

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Sadly I can't help you with an id but I did want to say congrats on the beautiful new addition :gj:

looks like a pretty classic jungle. no way of knowing if it's pure, but that definitely looks jungle all the way. a lot of the older US lines have that look about them. if anything i think you're being thrown off by the fact that it's not bright yellow... but it probably was back in the day.

cool pickup, looks like she could go on a diet though. :)

Looks like a jungle to me.

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Originally Posted by Colin Vestrand

looks like a pretty classic jungle. no way of knowing if it's pure, but that definitely looks jungle all the way. a lot of the older US lines have that look about them. if anything i think you're being thrown off by the fact that it's not bright yellow... but it probably was back in the day.

cool pickup, looks like she could go on a diet though. :)

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AGreed, shes a total fatty. I actually had to call the store back to make sure she hasnt had any other snakes with her in her enclosure and theres no chance of her being gravid. lol.
Apparently they've been feeding her large rats every week. Gonna cut her down to mediums every ten days I think and make sure she gets some exercise.

Thanks for the replies, I think I agree shes pretty much all jungle, no idea of her age what so ever. Dull she might be, but I do like her patterning. well worth $90.00 IMO :D

She deffinalty looks like an obese jungle. When snake are really obese they start to get blobs building up on their side which it looks like yours is developing that.

WHen jungles get older they loose a lot of their color. Most people don't know that when they get a nice bright hatchling. SOme can reatin it but most do get duller. I have one that isn't amazingly colored but very nicely colored for it's age.

$90 is a smoking deal, as long as it doesn't die early because of health issues from being overweight. Because of her weight even cutting her feeding down more then a med every ten days would be good. A med every 2 weeks and mabey skipping to 3 weeks every once and a while could help till she gets to a better weight.

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Originally Posted by van_garret2000

She deffinalty looks like an obese jungle. When snake are really obese they start to get blobs building up on their side which it looks like yours is developing that.

WHen jungles get older they loose a lot of their color. Most people don't know that when they get a nice bright hatchling. SOme can reatin it but most do get duller. I have one that isn't amazingly colored but very nicely colored for it's age.

$90 is a smoking deal, as long as it doesn't die early because of health issues from being overweight. Because of her weight even cutting her feeding down more then a med every ten days would be good. A med every 2 weeks and mabey skipping to 3 weeks every once and a while could help till she gets to a better weight.

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Awesome, thanks so much for the advice. Once we get over the mite infestation < thank God for quarantine> I'll probably take her out more to make sure she gets some exercise. To my knowledge its been a week since she ate so gave her a small rat yesterday. I think I will move her to a ten day feeding schedule, atleast untill she thins out some.
Going to try to get her into a vet soon to check for internal parasites as well.

Good to know about the color fading, Is there any way to make a guestimet on her age given size/color? Id like to breed her once shes healthy, but I worry about her being to old.


she def has those globbys on her sides too. Poor girl. fortunately shes pretty active all things considered. I have high hopes she will do well.

i'd do a large rat every 3 weeks normally.... for her, i'd give her a medium once a month for a bit and maybe fast her for a couple months.

nice snake. as far as the "hissy "part, handleing is a good cure. be gentle and spend as much time as possable. hopefully your snake will become less hissy. the reason why is probabaly because it grew up in a pet store. over time and a little tlc, you`ll be fine.

[QUOTE=5snakes;1363734]nice snake. as far as the "hissy "part, handling is a good cure. be gentle and spend as much time as possible. hopefully your snake will become less hissy. the reason why is probably because it grew up in a pet store. over time and a little tlc, you`ll be fine.[/QUOTE

She didnt grow up there, but she was there for some time. The hissing really doesnt bother me much, I think its just a learned pattern for her. she hisses and people leave her alone cause they think shes gonna bite. Shes actually a total sweety, especially considering how uncomfortably she must be.


All the advice is appreciated.
Im alittle concerned putting her on so strict a diet since shes fighting off mites and God knows what else. Ive got her on a small rat a week/ten days untill shes done with the parasites then Ill reduce her feeding and concentrate more on getting that weight down.

Ill keep everyone updated :)