Introducing Apophis (pic heavy)

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Originally Posted by Reinz

I always looks forward to his pics. He looks great.

Did you leave L.A.?

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Thank you!

I had to come to Dallas for surgery and I brought the kids because I’ll have to be here through Christmas for recovery. In fact, I had to admit to myself last night how detrimental holding him is to my recovery because he’s so freaking strong and such a handful....but it’s hard not to get excited about introducing him to family!

Thanks, guys! Yeah, Cletus, his last shed was over 6 ft long. I’d say he’s at least 5’6” or so? He did not want to cooperate the morning we left. Attached himself to my leg and wouldn’t even look at me...Hated EVERY part of being put in a tub.

Every time we made a stop and I checked in on them, the Dumeril’s was trying to escape and the scrub shoved himself so tightly inside a cork hide, he nearly split it in half[emoji23]
I’d pull him out, still in his hide, wrap the whole thing in a warm blanket and sit with him when we’d stop overnight. He never came out to even look at me once.
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Thanks for the reply. I hope you enjoy your stay and have a full recovery. You’re right, it’s easy to forget the strength that these magnificent creatures have.

I grew up in Dallas and moved 120 miles East 30 years ago. I just couldn’t handle the traffic any longer. I know it is nothing compared to L. A. I was in L.A. a few years back and made the mistake of leaving for San Diego on a Friday afternoon. WOW! I now know what true gridlock is. It took over 5 hours to just go 100 miles. I reckon Dallas isn’t so bad after all.

You picked a good time to visit, the weather will turn cooler soon. :)

Get Well,
Best

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Originally Posted by Reinz

Thanks for the reply. I hope you enjoy your stay and have a full recovery. You’re right, it’s easy to forget the strength that these magnificent creatures have.

I grew up in Dallas and moved 120 miles East 30 years ago. I just couldn’t handle the traffic any longer. I know it is nothing compared to L. A. I was in L.A. a few years back and made the mistake of leaving for San Diego on a Friday afternoon. WOW! I now know what true gridlock is. It took over 5 hours to just go 100 miles. I reckon Dallas isn’t so bad after all.

You picked a good time to visit, the weather will turn cooler soon. :)

Get Well,
Best

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Dear lord! Going ANYWHERE on a Friday afternoon is a nightmare! You only have to make that mistake once.

And thank you! I am grateful to be able to take a break and be with family through all this (and grateful my mom allowed me to bring two snakes into her house). No way I could get through it on my own. Luckily, I was able to sublet my LA apartment while I’m gone so I don’t get stuck [emoji6]


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This guy has been so feisty the last couple days, thinking it must be dinner time. As soon as I walk in the room, it’s game on! I rarely ever see him in full-on feeding mode when there’s no food around.

It’s a good reminder of the speed, precision, and boldness of these animals. The second he sees the shadow of my hand at the top of his enclosure, his nose is pressed right up against it. I sometimes forget what a scary dragon I have! :)

Wanted to get a good video of his behavior, but he got too excited and I didn’t want him to strike at the glass and hurt himself.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ded8f982bf.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...fc62cf7c01.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d71a10d44b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e82bf6bff1.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f9312d9655.jpg


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Originally Posted by Team Slytherin

This guy has been so feisty the last couple days, thinking it must be dinner time. As soon as I walk in the room, it’s game on! I rarely ever see him in full-on feeding mode when there’s no food around.

It’s a good reminder of the speed, precision, and boldness of these animals. The second he sees the shadow of my hand at the top of his enclosure, his nose is pressed right up against it. I sometimes forget what a scary dragon I have! :)

Wanted to get a good video of his behavior, but he got too excited and I didn’t want him to strike at the glass and hurt himself.https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ded8f982bf.jpghttps://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...fc62cf7c01.jpghttps://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...d71a10d44b.jpghttps://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...e82bf6bff1.jpghttps://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...f9312d9655.jpg


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Great photos! I can sure see why you love this guy, he's magnificent! (& good luck with your recovery & all too)

After two days of acting like he’s in a feeding frenzy, even though he ate a week ago at the most, I pulled him out for play time today. He was a treat, as always...but later tonight, back into food mode. So I figured, what the hell...am irregular feeding schedule is good for him anyway. I had a Scooby snack in the freezer (large mouse) that I forgot about...so I heated it up for him.

Not only did he hit it so hard, part of the tail broke off in my tongs...it looked like he burst the freaking thing! He is such a savage[emoji23]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...eb5ad700ce.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...41f289e981.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f3497ad8b5.jpg


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This beautiful boy measured 6ft long tonight! How time flies...https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...13e3960a4d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d983e457a0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...53294c3df8.jpg


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AND this fat boy....I warmed a small rat for him, but as I recently had surgery...I had a tough time holding it on the tongs. Sooo I dropped it. For some reason, he has a terrible time finding his food if it’s on the ground. It’s straight embarrassing. So, while he was darting all around the enclosure like a maniac, opening and closing his mouth at my sister like a monster, I warmed up a chick for him as well.

He snagged and coiled like a champ. And no sooner did I turn to tell my sister I’d wait until he started swallowing before I grabbed the rat to re-warm and try again....but he turned around and looked straight down at the rat he couldn’t even see for the previous 10 minutes.

You guessed it! He proceeded to swallow the rat without even bothering to uncoil the chick. As though he was afraid I’d take it from him! Savage fat boy.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2e160c8407.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...1b0269be77.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c77322656a.jpg


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That’s a funny feeding story!:D He’s such a character.

I really enjoy seeing the updates of him, and Love the pics too!