VPI Black Satin Black Pastel

I purchased one of West Coast Jungle's VPI black satin black pastels recently. When he arrived, he was just beginning to go into a shed cycle. He finally shed today and I tried to get some pics of him outside. It's really hard to capture his color and my camera skills are a bit lacking. He's jet black and the flank and dorsal pattern is a rusty orange-tan. I really love this little guy!


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Congrats thats a very nice Bp;)

Awwwwww, he's adorable :)

Thanks, guys. :)

I need one of those, awesome congratulations

Very nice :gj:

Wow! What a stunning looking animal!

WOW love how the rust orange pops, beautiful snake congrats on a great addition.

Beautiful new addition, congrats! I need to get me some black pastels soon...

Oooo he's gorgeous!

Great looking snake! So its basically a hypo black pastel? I'm not up with all of VPI custom lines of names ;)

Regards,

B

Congrats, that is one seriously gorgeous snake!

Congrats!! I own one from Raul too (probably his brother) and he's one of my favorites in our collection :D.

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Originally Posted by Simple Man

Great looking snake! So its basically a hypo black pastel? I'm not up with all of VPI custom lines of names ;)

Regards,

B

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No, no hypo in him. The sunlight washed out his colors and gave him a weird ghost-like appearance. The black satins are one of the best lines of black pastel out there. I think they're much darker than the other lines, but I may be biased. I think Raul's animals are top notch.

A friend of mine cleaned up the images and added his name for me. :) They turned out really nice and are very close to his true coloration.


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Originally Posted by jsmorphs2

Congrats!! I own one from Raul too (probably his brother) and he's one of my favorites in our collection :D.

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This one is a 2011. Did you get the other one Raul was selling? Or is yours an older model? lol Either way I'm sure you're probably right.

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Originally Posted by Quiet Tempest

This one is a 2011. Did you get the other one Raul was selling? Or is yours an older model? lol Either way I'm sure you're probably right.

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He's a 2010 model :rofl:. The new pictures look great! It's amazing how much color they have!

The new pictures helped :) Thanks! Good looking snake.

Regards,

B

His colors are out of this world! Congrats! :)

stunning BP

That is a great looking Black Pastel!

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He's a 2010 model :rofl:. The new pictures look great! It's amazing how much color they have!

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This one is a 2011. Did you get the other one Raul was selling? Or is yours an older model? lol Either way I'm sure you're probably right.

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Both of your snakes are from the same parents a year apart. They are from a Black Back female to a VPI Black Satin male. The black on them is deep and has an irredescence to it so it is hard to capture on camera as it glares alot.

In my very bias opinion these are the darkest black pastels you will find. They also have alot of white scales creeping around the pattern (coming up frm the belly) which makes for a sweet contrast. I haven't produced a super yet but Tracy from VPI tells me they make the darkest supers she has seen.

I am so glad you both are happy with them. If they are as strong a breeder as their dad you will have no problem producing your own soon:gj: