The start of something great! My new Bee!

A big "Thank you" to Simple Man for selling me a beautiful Bee, and for his hospitality and willingness to show me his wonderful collection. I can confirm all the things I have either been told or read about that he truly is a "nice" guy. Meeting him was my first real experience seeing what a breeder's collection looks like and some of what it takes to do something that he is obviously passionate about. I went over to pick up my first female BP on Friday morning and gladly missed class to stick around and learn more about his collection and ball pythons in general. The Bumble Bee has always been high on my list from the start, (like so many other people) so this was a crazy amazing experience for me. I also would have never heard of this Bee had it not been for Andybill here on the forums for pointing it out to me. Thanks, Andy!

Wow. I'm sounding like I just won an Oscar or something. Can you tell I'm excited about this? Anyway, on to what you came for.....

Here she is. I'm sorry if the pics don't do her justice as I had to use my cell phone to take them. Couldn't find my real camera and would have posted yesterday if I did. Meet "Lexi" ('cuz she's sexy, of course!):

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Very nice...

Aww, great way to start. I love a bee. Congrats!!

That bee looks great! Ahah enjoy her.

Very pretty Bee! And a female!

What a gorgeous little girl. :) Major congratulations on her! Looking forward to seeing her grow up.

Congrats! She's beautiful!

Congratulations! I am very glad everything worked out well! That bee is HOT!

It was a pleasure meeting you Ken. You got a smoking Bee there. I appreciate all the kind words. :sweeet: I love this hobby and enjoyed talking snakes with you. I'm sure we could have wasted most of a morning/afternoon BSing. Sorry about missing class. LOL!

Regards,

B

Very nice bee!! Nice contrast!!!

Very nice snake!!!

nice bee!

Congrats great looking bee :)

Very nice bee, congrats

Beautiful! Congrats on your first. Just don't plan on only having one they are a little addictive ;) (Heavy sarcasm).

I swore I only wanted one and the breeder over to deliver in person and he saw my oversized and heavily decorated cage. He said He was the se as me and said it was a great cage but Ill end up with a rack or smaller pvc cages because you can't stop at one. I didn't believe him and seriously thought one was all I wanted. Well before the year was up I have decided to get a couple more and my wife, daughter (8yrs) and I have decided to try breeding this upcoming winter as a family project. My daughter want one to call her own.

Congrats. A bee is a great first choice. We hope to make one for ourselves this year.

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It was a pleasure meeting you Ken. You got a smoking Bee there. I appreciate all the kind words. http://ball-pythons.net/forums/image...happy01441.gif I love this hobby and enjoyed talking snakes with you. I'm sure we could have wasted most of a morning/afternoon BSing. Sorry about missing class. LOL!

Regards,

B

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Missing class was the least of my worries. I am just glad you took the time to share your collection because I was a little hesitant on asking you to do so. Ha ha.... I didn't want to come over and take up your time, but am really glad you gave me the tour. You have some pretty smokin' Balls there, SM! No pun intended. It was a pleasure to do business with you, but even better getting to know you a little. Thanks again for everything! Very much appreciated!

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Originally Posted by Andybill

Congratulations! I am very glad everything worked out well! That bee is HOT!

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Everything worked out great because of your suggestion, Andy! I appreciate your willingness to point me in the right direction. Your efforts will be rewarded someday, and soon, I hope!

I am very happy with my purchase, and I look forward to seeing her grow up. It's just the beginning, eh? :D

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Originally Posted by whispersinmyhead

Beautiful! Congrats on your first. Just don't plan on only having one they are a little addictive ;) (Heavy sarcasm).

I swore I only wanted one and the breeder over to deliver in person and he saw my oversized and heavily decorated cage. He said He was the se as me and said it was a great cage but Ill end up with a rack or smaller pvc cages because you can't stop at one. I didn't believe him and seriously thought one was all I wanted. Well before the year was up I have decided to get a couple more and my wife, daughter (8yrs) and I have decided to try breeding this upcoming winter as a family project. My daughter want one to call her own.

Congrats. A bee is a great first choice. We hope to make one for ourselves this year.

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Yeah. This is only the first of many to come. I do have a male normal that I am looking for a new home for, so that makes two BP's, but the wife said there can only be one for the time being. I'm o.k. with that because we plan on moving in the next year or so and I'll get the collection built up then once we are settled. Regardless, I couldn't pass this one up. This is a huge step in the right direction of where I want my breeding plans to go. I like the single gene morphs, but my quest is 2, 3, 4, or even 5 gene morphs in the future. This just makes it that much more easier to get there. And I understand the addiction, truly I do. I lust after all the different morphs and how I could afford them. *sigh* If I only had that winning lottery ticket! Ha!

Brian is a class act and has an awesome collection! Very nice bee!

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Originally Posted by Simple Man

Sorry about missing class. LOL!

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He he....still got an "A" for that class so it's all good!

Mr. Bean!!!