Hamm Germany

So my wife has family friends in Germany. Since we have been married, for the last year and a half, we have been trying to plan a trip to Germany to see her family friends and enjoy good food while doing a little traveling. My wife picked all the dates and set the trip up. While over in a suburb of Dusseldorf, we were talking with her family friends, who found my hobby of breeding Ball Pythons quite interesting. They did not think that Germans would do this. I informed them that I knew there were some German Ball Python breeders, and that I bet that I could find one in Dusseldorf. I found Frank Hamacher who owns Der Terraristik Laden (https://www.facebook.com/terraristik...rofile_browser). I went to his store and had a great visit with him. He told me that the next weekend would be the Hamm, Germany show. Well, it turned out that my wife wanted a quiet day with her family friends and I was able to go to the show. Here are some pictures that I took from the show. I will be adding more pictures over the next few days (maybe a week or two depending on how busy work is).

Herman Van Hellem of albinoreptiles.eu is working with a new recessive gene named Rainbow. He didn't have any Rainbows on his table, but did have this really cool Rainbow Enchi.
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...inbow_comp.jpg

The guys from Crystal Palace Reptiles had some cool stuff on their table:
Bamboo
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...o_comp_cpr.jpg

Bamboo Yellowbelly
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...y_comp_cpr.jpg

Pewter Bamboo
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...o_comp_cpr.jpg

Cinnamon Bongo
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...o_comp_cpr.jpg

Hypo Pied
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...d_comp_cpr.jpg
Hoping to see a few of these and Pastel Hypo Pieds in one of my clutches this year!

Well, that's all I have time to post tonight. I will get some more pictures posted just as soon as I can. It may not be until after the weekend though, because this Sunday is Savannah Reptiday, and my wife and I will be vending there. Hope some of you can make it out to the show.

Very nice snakes!

Glad you were able to get out and go to a German show. Pretty cool!

Thank you for the photos.

Well, I am getting ready for the show tomorrow, but found a little time to post these pictures. Here are snakes form two more vendors' tables:

AustrianReptiles.com had these guys on their table:
Bamboo Phantom - I know the picture quality is not the best, but if you look closely you can see that there is a slight yellow pattern on the dorsal and the top of the sides:
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...antom_comp.jpg

I always like Mojave combinations, so this one jumped out to me. I like what the Galaxy does to the Mojave, and the possibility of Yellowbelly doesn't hurt either:
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...belly_comp.jpg

The pattern on the Galaxy Odd Ball looked really cool. Sorry about the glare:
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file..._ball_comp.jpg

These two just looked nice, a Leopard Pied and Coral Glow Spider Calico. AustrianReptiles.com sold a Coral Glow Spider Calico Cinnamon that I saw, it looked really cool.
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...alico_comp.jpg

As you know, I tend to pick out low white Pieds, but this high white Pastel Pied caught my eye. The fact that it was next to a Confusion didn't hurt. I really like the pattern on the Confusion and look forward to seeing it in combinations.
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...usion_comp.jpg

I know that some people object to Hybrids, but I still like the Angolan Python - Ball Python cross. Gekko Reptiles had these two on their table.
Here is the Angry Ball
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file..._ball_comp.jpg

Gekko Reptiles also had a Spider Angry Ball. Look at how the Ball Python's Spider gene comes through!
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...angry_ball.jpg

Hope you guys enjoyed these pictures!

Thanks for all these great pics! Now we can say we went international and had a sneak peek into German herpetoculture thanks to Slowcountry Balls. Lol. :gj: :gj: :gj:

Wow, what a treat. Those are some fabulous snakes. Thanks for posting those pics!

Enjoy your stay!

Here is another installment of picture from the Hamm Show.

Here is a picture of the "line" outside, the entrance is under the yellow sign.
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file..._show_comp.jpg

Over at H.J. Winner's table (http://www.hjwinner.de/) I got to see the Hurricane and many of its combinations.
Here are two pictures of base morph, Hurricane:
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...ane_1_comp.jpg
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...ane_2_comp.jpg

H.J. added Cinnamon to get the Hurricane Cinnamon
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...namon_comp.jpg

This Hurricane Cinnamon has darkened and so H.J thinks this is a Hurricane Cinnamon IMG
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...n_img_comp.jpg

This Hurricane Cinnamon Yellowbelly looks nice. The Hurricane is more subtle in this combination
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...belly_comp.jpg

The Enchi and the Hurricane seem to be fighting each other in this Hurricane Enchi
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...enchi_comp.jpg

This one is my favorite, a Hurricane Pastel Mojave
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...ojave_comp.jpg

Snakeguy (http://snakeguy.de/) had a cool new morph, Splash, and his own line of incomplete dominate Granite
Splash, seems to be a subtle pattern reducer
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...plash_comp.jpg

Pastel Splash, shows reduction in pattern
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...plash_comp.jpg

Fire Splash, this one really starts to show the pattern reduction
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...plash_comp.jpg

Firefly Splash really shows the pattern reduction. This is the one that caught my eye and led me to ask about the Splash morph
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...plash_comp.jpg

Here is Snakeguy's own line of Granite
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...anite_comp.jpg

I really like the Granite Mojave het Hypo that was on his table
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file..._hypo_comp.jpg

Here is the Super Granite. I like the pattern on this one, not as dramatic as the Paint/Nazca/Speckeled...., but still very nice.
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...anite_comp.jpg

Hope you guys enjoy these pictures. I should have one more installment of pictures for you guys when I get some more time.

Neat stuff! Always cool to see what's up so many miles away. :gj: Thanks!

Here is the final installment of the pictures from the Hamm Germany.

First up are some from Stefan Broghammer (https://www.facebook.com/ballpythons)
Bamboo
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...ammer_comp.jpg

Bongo
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...ammer_comp.jpg
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...ammer_comp.jpg

Cypress
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...ammer_comp.jpg

Highway Fire
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...ammer_comp.jpg

Highway Mojave
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...ammer_comp.jpg

Highway
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...ammer_comp.jpg

Sahara
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...ammer_comp.jpg

And here are some from Viking Balls (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vikin...65090440296290)
Enchi Harlequin Kingpin
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...balls_comp.jpg

Green Pastel Bamboo
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...balls_comp.jpg

Hope you guys enjoyed all these pictures from the show!

hey great animals,

I live in the Netherlands that is directly next to germany, that Hamm show is (i think) 4 times a year, at the end of his year i am going to the Hamm show too and after seeing these pictures I can't wait but also do realise i realy have to save up some money haha