Bushmasters

I just remembered that I saw a bushmaster at the reptile zoo last week.. it was hiding under a log, but the part you could see was super pretty.

B. alternatus has one of the most beautiful patterns.. I agree they took my breath away when I first saw them too!

I'm all kinds of inspired by B. alternatus, I may have to do some Medusas or Nagas or something with them as a template. /(^v^)\

here's a picture of one:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ster-snake.gif
they look cool

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Originally Posted by MedusasOwl

I'm all kinds of inspired by B. alternatus, I may have to do some Medusas or Nagas or something with them as a template. /(^v^)\

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If you decide to do that, make sure you show us!

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Originally Posted by Shelby

If you decide to do that, make sure you show us!

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I will! :) I have a thumbnail all sketched out, I just have to finish a couple of comic pages before I can get started.

Speaking of "hot" snakes...has anyone seen Venom ER??? That show rocks!

Man, I got a story for you......
I've never kept hots,and never will, but I used to live wtih someone who DID. I got an apartment with a friend of mine who was dating a guy who was into venomous snakes - rattlesnakes. He kept prairies,west coast greens, and Myrtle-an eastern diamondback (his fav). After only about two months, we both decided that bills split three ways would be better , so he moved in. However, his mother was not happy about him leaving all those snakes behind, so some went to a friend(who also kept venomous) and the rest moved in with us!!..oh and by the way did I tell you that at the time the west coast green female had recently given birth to 21 babies?!!! Most of the babies moved in with us too. All his snakes were kept in their bedroom.....they had a vision cage as a headboard for their bed. He had to clip the tails off the adults so that no one in the apt. building would hear them. It was kinda cool to see those guys up so close, and I even got to pet a few, but it WAS kinda scary. I kept having visions of waking up with a baby rattlesnake on my pillow.....their room was right next to mine!! Needless to say, I glad I have my own house now :D.

seems pretty unethical to snip the rattles off... it's funny i was just looking at an apartment today and the i asked the lady if i could have snakes and she said no, because they're a "pet-free" community. however, i talked to her manager when we went back to the office and he said he could make an exception since the rules were actually geared towards cats, dogs, and anything that makes noise and/or has fur.

I've heard rattlesnakes have really sweet temperments... it's just if you mess up, you have a serious problem /(Ovo)\ I'd have been intimidated too!

I agree that snipping off the tails sounds a bit cruel tho... I know it's dead skin, and they probably couldn't feel it, but don't they only rattle when they're scared? Why not just, you know, keep them happy?

The rattling, I believe, is a warning...hey, I'm here...I may have to defend myself if you don't heed my warning.