Can you guys even BELIEVE these odds, because I CAN'T!!!!

This has been a pretty long project for us and it has finally come full circle. In 2008 we bought an adult albino female (for $1400 :S); our second ball python, and bred her about 4 months after getting her:

She was paired with our original spider male (from Mike @ Hidebox; reptilealien):

http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...56399779_n.jpg

and she produced a clutch of 6 eggs. It was slightly disappointing for our first ever BP clutch. One het. Albino hatchling emerged with most of it's yolk unabsorbed and a twisted umbilical cord and did not make it. Another Spider 100% het. Albino hatched with what appeared to be a pretty severe kink. We gave him away to my cousin and she still has him. His kink is barely noticeable and he is gorgeous! We got 3 more 100% het. Albinos. 2 we traded away for an adult BRB (who we have since sold) and one was sold to a friend. As well as that, we got another Spider 100% het. Albino, and he is a SERIOUS looker. So so so in love with him.

Here is a baby photo:

http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...35836354_n.jpg

And him as an adult (breeding a het. Albino female, who has not yet proved out):

http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...65329264_n.jpg

So anyways, we held him back, grew him up, and now we have a clutch of his, that is finishing hatching as we speak. This clutch is not actually from our original albino female, but a second one that we picked up in Feb 2012. There is one more baby to emerge, and that will be it for our 2011/2012 season!

But you know when you're really really hoping for a certain morph, and the clutch starts hatching, and then you just get this sinking, niggling feeling of "ohhhhh, don't get your hopes up, there's a pretty good chance you won't get what you want?" Well I definitely felt that, even though for the duration of incubation I just had a really good feeling we would hatch the desired morph. This was definitely our most exciting clutch ever, with it being our first potential for hatching a double morph, and on top of that, it was a dominant/recessive morph we were after.

Well the first egg pipped; a cute, very nice albino. The second egg pipped, and it was our double!!! We got our spider albino!!! I was FLOORED. Over the moon happy!!! I'm not going to lie I definitely squealed and did a little dance. But when the third egg pipped, and it was another Spider Albino, I about died. I believe I actually said out loud" Oh wow are you kidding me!?" then some boring het. Albinos hatched...and THEN the last egg....

IT'S ANOTHER #$*@&%^ SPIDER ALBINO!?!?!!??!

That brings this clutch to

0.0.3 Spider Albinos
0.0.1 Albino
0.0.2 het. Albinos

To say I'm over the moon is an understatement. I honestly cannot even believe this.

I could not possibly be happier with the way this season went here at Squamish Serpents.

THANK YOU if you read all this crazy babbling, but I will reward you with some pictures once the last baby has come out. CANNOT WAIT until these ones have their first sheds!!

That's so awesome! Those are some crazy odds, congrats! Now hurry with the pictures! :D

Congrats...looking forward to the pics:D:D:please:.

Congrats! That's awesome!

congrats, seems like someone needs to take a trip to a casino

Woooo! That is so exciting! Spider albinos are pretty sweet, and to get THREE to boot?! :gj: Huge congrats, and pics pics pics!

EEERMAGGEEERD! So lucky!

Sweet!!!

¡ERMAGHERD A DERK!

That is so awesome! Definately want to see pictures.

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Wow he is a looker! Congrats!

No one believes it.;) We need photographic evidence or you can send them to me for verification.

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That is so awesome! Definately want to see pictures.

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congrats on your clutch and hitting 3 spider albinos! don

Pics or it didnt happen.

Congrats!

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Always makes me a bit sad when I think this. Always sad to be the normal het! At least they can laugh and point at the non-het normals I suppose...

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Always makes me a bit sad when I think this. Always sad to be the normal het! At least they can laugh and point at the non-het normals I suppose...

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what you said reminds me of this picture i saw on Jeremy Turgeon's facebook awhile back. lol:D

Congrats! Can't wait to see your pics! :gj:

Congrats. And the pics are coming when? XD


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Congrats! I cant wait to see some pics! WOOT!

Congrats! This is pretty much what I'd love to achieve in a few years. (That or an albino pin) Looking forward to pics.

Thanks everybody and sorry for the delay on pics! I promise I will have them up tomorrow evening!


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Wow, Gratz! That is wonderful! Can't wait to see them!

Congrats :cool::gj:

Congrats for killing the odds! :gj:

What does it feel like to have a project go full circle?

Alright ask and ye shall receive! Sorry this took so long, been spending the majority of the day getting my computer back up and running after a new HD install. (PS sorry for the terrible horrible no good white balance in some, after reinstalling Photoshop it apparently wanted me to use the wrong color profile. Oh Joy!)

So these are just a few quick snapshots of the clutch, obviously they will have their "official portraits" once they all shed out! Hope you guys like them as much as I do.

Also? The Spider Albinos are 1.2. HELL. YEAH!!!!!!!

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/a...112012-007.jpg

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/a...112012-012.jpg

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/a...112012-016.jpg

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/a...112012-022.jpg

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/a...122012-024.jpg

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/a...122012-027.jpg

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/a...122012-032.jpg

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/a...122012-037.jpg

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/a...122012-046.jpg

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/a...122012-048.jpg

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/a...122012-049.jpg

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/a...122012-050.jpg

They are gorgeous! Congrats on those odds!

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Thank you, this is totally me right now

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

Wow, can't beat that ratio, beautiful babies!

That's awesome!


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perfect snakes, perfect odds, and perfect ratio :gj::gj:

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what you said reminds me of this picture i saw on Jeremy Turgeon's facebook awhile back. lol:D

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Lol you guys know what I mean! I love everything that hatches, even the normally normals, it's just that people don't exactly be like "OMG you hatched some het. Albinos!!?? PICS!!!!" And that is a pretty funny graphic, I love them periscopers!

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Congrats! This is pretty much what I'd love to achieve in a few years. (That or an albino pin) Looking forward to pics.

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Albino pins are awesome too! We're also working on something like that, but that project is just in it's beginning stages.

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Congrats for killing the odds! :gj:

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You're tellin' me!

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I already told ya, it feels like this:

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: (I tried to put more bananas but apparently I exceeded my emoticon allotment. Psssh!)

HAHAHA sorry I had to!

Wow!!! HUGE Congrats to you!!! With odds like that, Imma hand you a few bux to buy me some powerball tickets lol.. isn't it so rewarding working with hets? Takes so much time, ya appreciate it more I think!

Here's hoping they will all be great little piggy eaters!

Yes hets are indeed rewarding to work with, especially when you hit it big!


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Soooo...cough cough...is it too soon to ask which one's you maybe selling? :P:P:D:D:D

Beautiful babies!! I love albinos!

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Lol wellllllllllllllllllllllllll, as for the spider albinos we are selling one for sure, but she may already be sold :P The rest are going to be up for sale in awhile, once I'm confident they will feed consistently and voluntarily!

Holy cow those are some ridiculous odds, and some AWESOME babies! Congrats big time!!!

Congrats on your success, and perseverance.

Thanks again everybody, thanks for posting us on The Reptile Report Robyn!! I'm pretty stoked on that as well :P

Well it's been a seriously long time coming but...

Finally, I am posting an updated picture of the Spider Albinos! There's more where this came from, I may add on some more shots as I get to processing them.

As always, most of my work is available as high-quality prints in any size or format you desire! For any inquiries, PM me or else send an email to katia@squamishserpents.ca

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8516/8...87d1b854_z.jpg
February 04, 2013 002wm by katiagphoto, on Flickr

Thanks for looking!

Great looking group. Brant has been pairing my Spinner het Albino male with one of his Albinos, so we are hoping for a similar result, but with Spinners (Spiders and Pins will be nice as well :)).

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Well it's been a seriously long time coming but...

Finally, I am posting an updated picture of the Spider Albinos! There's more where this came from, I may add on some more shots as I get to processing them.

As always, most of my work is available as high-quality prints in any size or format you desire! For any inquiries, PM me or else send an email to katia@squamishserpents.ca

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8516/8...87d1b854_z.jpg
February 04, 2013 002wm by katiagphoto, on Flickr

Thanks for looking!

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I'm not an albino fan but even I think those are some gorgeous snakes! Congrats on hitting the trifecta! I love the mirror underneath them too. It really adds to the picture.