pics of drake!

Ok, from my point of view, the dark saddles are the tip off. Pure hogs don't have saddles that dark or defined. Look at the picture of mine again:

http://www.glassreptiles.com/picture.../rob042606.jpg

He appears to be a cross of some sort..Again, he is beautiful and this shouldn't make a huge difference but if he sold him to you as a pure hog, I don't believe he was telling the truth. Some closer pics would be better though.

i'll take some more pics tomorrow... and without the mineral oil making him all glossy...

either way... i love him. i did specifically ask henry though if he was a true hog as i didn't want a cross... :(

And keep in mind, I absolutely could be wrong. Maybe some others will weigh in (Kara??).

actually here's some photos from the day we bought him...

http://www.timelessspirit.com/images/snakes/drake1.jpg

http://www.timelessspirit.com/images/snakes/drake2.jpg

http://www.timelessspirit.com/images/snakes/drake3.jpg

don't worry jamie... i appreciate you sharing your thoughts... regardless of the outcome!!!

I gotta say, after seeing the close ups, I am less sure.

I don't know... my first thought, looking at those saddles, was that he was a cross. His tail seemed a little too defined for a pure hog, as well. But it's hard to tell. It's possible thre's Columbian blood somewhere way back in the line making those saddles a little more defined.

In any case, he's a beautiful little boy! I really like that stripe behind his eyes... and his coloring is gorgeous. Nice find!

He's beautiful! I'm sorry he has mites but you'll get them dead ASAP when you get the PAM...great stuff. Do be careful with it as it is some serious pesticide...

ya i'll be spraying it outside so my tarantulas and crickets don't die!

He's a cutie pie.. I have to agree though, he's awfully dark to be a pure hog. He has more of a chestunut brown than the orange typical of a hog island boa. I've seen a few that look like yours being sold as pure hogs, but I don't trust it completely.

You can look at mine for reference too..

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../divafeb06.JPG