Random Photo shoot last night, retics and carpets

Having my first evening off last night, I decided to do a little bit of work with some snake photography and photograph a little bit of the collection. Many were just coming out of recent sheds and looking exceptional! So here are roughly 8 images that I think you guys will enjoy.

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Starting off right, Superdwarf Super Tiger 66% het albino, don't think she'll prove het, but you never know.

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Pure Irian Jaya, het Granite, female bred by Nick Mutton, 2012

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Another look at her, love this girls head!

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Coastal Carpet adult profile shot (Jaguar)

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Similar profile, Dwarf Purple Retic female after her rabbit a few minutes prior, resting behind some cypress in her hide.

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Favorite thing ever, as retics mature they just get this beefy heads and their eyes shrink. Near adult SD Tiger Retic, 66% het albino - she will prove out.

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Another look a the girl

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And lastly, caught coming out of shed, Dwarf Goldenchild het albino 50% het snow! Love his eyes!

Cheers,

Hey Cody,

How large is the dwarf purple girl now? Shes your largest right? Is she pos het for anything?

The Dwarf Purple is almost my largest, sitting somewhere between 9-10 ft, my 6 year old male Tiger 50% SD still has a little length to her, but probably not for long. He's sitting right above 10' long right now, but the purple destroys rabbits weekly like they are hoppers.

Beautiful snakes...how big do the SDs get?

Pure SD 5-7 ft (male vs female) 75% SD 6-8 ft. 50% 7-10 ft


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So with a Pure (5-7ft) SD do they get thicker than a ball, what snake (size) could they be compared to? I have never seen one in person so I have no idea...thanks!

Think little fatter than corn snake. Not as fat as a ball for a pure male. A pure female will be more weighty especially if raised for breeding. They will before around the thickness of a tennis ball to softball


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Wow ok, thats actually encouraging. I love the Retics, but reality set in when I found out how big they get, but is sounds the the SD would actually be a managable animal...temperment wise how are they. My son is 5 so I base my reptiles purchases off of him being able to handle them (with supervision of course)

They handle fine. The pures can be very flighty. Never wanting to sit still. But when you cross some of the other mutations into the mix it really seems to calm them down. As long as you purchase a young one or a proven tame and manageable sized adult - young adult, they will be absolutely fine. Feeding time is the only time caution should be extremely warranted with your kid as they are highly aggressive feeders and most accidents occur during feeding (hence the term " stupid feeding error")


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Are the pure SD C.B. animals flighty as well from your experience or is it just the wild caught stuff?

I am really enjoying the retic experience with my hatchling. He is taking to hook training very well. Retics really are unique due to their intelligence.