Sooo..... I went to an expo today and something followed me home.

Went to the new Lansing expo today. It was pretty small, but very clean and there were some very nice people and vendors there. I sincerely hope this expo takes off and continues to grow in a good way. I will certainly go back!

Annnnnd of course, something just HAD to come home with me! Funny story actually - we'd been there for almost 2 hours and had seen everything (we thought) and met a few faces and chatted so we were heading out when we caught my good friend, Dave, and gave him and his family our raffle tickets. He asked me if I'd seen the amazing Hypo Leopard over at one of the tables and I was like "WHAT??? NO!!" So I hustled over to the table I'd missed. Wow that was a stunning Hypo Leopard!

And guess what was in the box next to him? An absolutely gorgeous female Hypo het Leo with red eyes and lovely tail and also 66% het albino! OMG. She was already marked at a steal and she was one of the seller's holdbacks for obvious reasons. I had bought a cartful of f/t rats so I didn't have much cash left, but I was head over heals in love and could not resist making an offer. I was very apologetic and explained how much I loved her but I only had about half his asking price in cash with me and I meant absolutely no offense, but.... He took it!!! What a wonderful guy! This was Bobby at BBC Exotics and he was so amazing to work with! Loves his snakes and loves to see them go to people who really care. I'd buy from him again in a heartbeat and this baby is perfect in every way. Breeders like this really help support the hobby. I don't mean that everyone should give their snakes away or that Bobby or anyone else should do this every time - but once in a while, when the right buyer comes along, it is ok to make a spectacular deal. I will remember the favor and pay it forward myself one day.

So here she is - my new 2013 Hypo 100% het Leopard 66% het Albino BCI, Pheonix.....

Sorry for the really crappy cell phone pics, but I didn't want to do more until after she's settled in.
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5c819887.jpg


She is very curious and polite - just wants to say HI to the camera.
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3e4391d0.jpg


And this pic, although very grainy, actually shows off her colors the best. She is very red and I LOVE the tail pattern.
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/...pse573745c.jpg

Enjoy and thanks for looking!! :D

Awesome story!!! She's so precious. I loooove that second pic. Congrats on a great pickup!!!


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My jaw hit the table!! She is STUNNING! :w00t:

Congrats on another awesome addition. Did you post these pics somewhere else? Im sure I just saw these exact pics and was saying to myself , very nice.

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Wow, I definitely did enjoy!! She's lovely :)

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Very cute, congrats! I don't know anything about the Leopard gene other than the visuals are pretty neat: what locality is the Leopard morph?

That is a wonderful gal to have folowing home with you ;)

Thanks very much everyone!! :D

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Congrats on another awesome addition. Did you post these pics somewhere else? Im sure I just saw these exact pics and was saying to myself , very nice.

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Are you on Facebook jben?? I did post them there too. If that's where you saw them, send me a friend request! Or I will if I can find you... ;)

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Originally Posted by Daybreaker

Very cute, congrats! I don't know anything about the Leopard gene other than the visuals are pretty neat: what locality is the Leopard morph?

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The Leopard morph derives from Sonoran Desert boas. Any BCI that carries the Leopard gene has some Sonoran in there somewhere. But Leopards are so bred-for now that a lot of the Sonoran has been bred out. The Leopard gene is simple recessive so it's easy to do. I would say that all of my own Leopards and het Leopards are Colombian x Sonoran crosses (putting Colombian first as it is likely the higher percentage).

Actually, I like the HET leopards even better than the visuals. A lot of breeders agree with me too. The visuals are outstanding, but the hets are very special. Hets are almost always easy to pick out. There are very distinguishing markers that make the hets really really pretty. Here are my male and my other female so you can see what I mean. They are just stunning Normals het for Leopard.......

Zeppelin
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/...pse5d4da8b.jpg


And Savannah
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/...ps922eb108.jpg


Of this future trio, ALL of them are also het Albino!! I will be able to make Leopards, Albino Leopards, Hypo Leopards, and even Sunglow Leopards! :gj:

Soooo sweeeeet! Another wonderful addition to your collection Kali! Ill have to get some updated pics of my stuff on here soon! I've been so wrapped up trying to get things off the ground and my latest addiction hasn't helpede focus on my boas like I should be. Dang tarantulas why do they have to be so cheap and so many types!

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Shes stunning! Not helping my boa itch at all! Congrats kali!