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LOL...right in stride....*snicker*
I'd probably startle, too, if a big ol' Buddha snorted in my face! :P That's so cool that you got such a neat snake. Why were they getting rid of it in the first place? (wondering if I missed a post somewhere along the way...or yet another short-circuit in the memory banks)

I'm not sure if I mentoned it or not. The couple was moving and unable to take SneakyPoo along with them. They had gotten him for their first wedding anniversary just over 4 years ago and were told he was about 8 months old at the time.

I was a bit concerned about Buddha when I first met him, too, and didn't leave the girls alone with him for a minute the first 3 weeks we had him and didn't allow him in the house, near the cats, near my face and throat, etc. Good practices, I think, but they turned out to be completely unnecessary. He is just a big old teddy bear http://www.herpview.com/images/smiles/icon_teddy.gif and generally can convert anyone who dislikes chows as a personal policy to being his good bud, including a vet and three vet techs who all disliked chows. I trust him more with the reptiles than I do Dobby, by a long shot.

Those are some great lookin snakes. It looks like the new snake was well maintained by his/her old keepers, so that is a positive sign. Of course nothing can be so luxurious as being in the care of somebody like you Marla! :)

:blush: Thanks, Eddie. The new ball is in good shape over all, but was kept in too low of humidity and hadn't shed well for him and is also a bit underweight. I'll get that fixed up in no time, though, as she ate Sunday and did it without hesitation.

very cool pics

Thanks Justin.