Finally!!

I have been waiting and waiting for my new addition for awhile. I am bursting at the seems in excitement for Tuesday!

The Fed-Ex fairy is bringing me a '12 female Annulated tree Boa!!

I'm beyond excited to add this beautiful girl to my collection. She will be the last addition for awhile however I always believe you should go out on top :D

She might not be as neat as the newest ball python morph or crazy colorful. However she is absolutely amazing to me and I've been waiting a long time to pick one of these amazing and rare boas up.

Pictures to come Tuesday if anyone is interested. I was going to wait but have been already waiting a few weeks for her and now I'm bursting at the seams!

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Originally Posted by M&H

I have been waiting and waiting for my new addition for awhile. I am bursting at the seems in excitement for Tuesday!

The Fed-Ex fairy is bringing me a '12 female Annulated tree Boa!!

I'm beyond excited to add this beautiful girl to my collection. She will be the last addition for awhile however I always believe you should go out on top :D

She might not be as neat as the newest ball python morph or crazy colorful. However she is absolutely amazing to me and I've been waiting a long time to pick one of these amazing and rare boas up.

Pictures to come Tuesday if anyone is interested. I was going to wait but have been already waiting a few weeks for her and now I'm bursting at the seams!

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We're always interested in seeing new snakes. I kid you not about this story I'm fixing to tell you. I ordered my two Rufous Beaked Snakes from Ben Siegel and he shipped Fed-Ex overnight priority and with my location they have to arrive by 10 a.m. So with that in mind at 9:30 I'm sitting outside at my neighbors house waiting on them to come, nothing. Then I try to pass a bit of time and when I look at my phone time again it's 9:55. I was getting so anxious and kept thinking that it wasn't going to come in time. You bet your butt off when I looked and seen it was 10:05 a.m. I called and wanted to know where my damn package was. Then I think at like 10:12 they got there. That's 12 minutes past the guaranteed time and while I was kinda mad at the time, I laugh about it now.

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We're always interested in seeing new snakes. I kid you not about this story I'm fixing to tell you. I ordered my two Rufous Beaked Snakes from Ben Siegel and he shipped Fed-Ex overnight priority and with my location they have to arrive by 10 a.m. So with that in mind at 9:30 I'm sitting outside at my neighbors house waiting on them to come, nothing. Then I try to pass a bit of time and when I look at my phone time again it's 9:55. I was getting so anxious and kept thinking that it wasn't going to come in time. You bet your butt off when I looked and seen it was 10:05 a.m. I called and wanted to know where my damn package was. Then I think at like 10:12 they got there. That's 12 minutes past the guaranteed time and while I was kinda mad at the time, I laugh about it now.

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Hahaha I have done the exact same thing. I have to stop myself from skipping to the door. I track them all night, it's the last thing I do before I sleep, first thing in the morning. Thankfully once they are here I can contain myself enough to snap a few pictures and then leave them (mostly) alone to settle in for at least one meal.

I will post pictures Tuesday, probably right after she arrives. Poor girl has a one way ticket to the crazy house lol

That is WAY! more exciting than the newest bp morph!! I've been fascinated by this species since I first read about them in "the reproductive husbandry of boas and pythons" back in the 90's. Their is a picture of an absolutly amazing deep red phase in that book. They have always been a bit of a dream snake for me. Can't wait to see pictures. :)

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Originally Posted by jason_ladouceur

That is WAY! more exciting than the newest bp morph!! I've been fascinated by this species since I first read about them in "the reproductive husbandry of boas and pythons" back in the 90's. Their is a picture of an absolutly amazing deep red phase in that book. They have always been a bit of a dream snake for me. Can't wait to see pictures. :)

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Oh good so you know exactly what I'm talking about!!! Sadly she is not a red phase, though are absolutely amazing looking. However she has strong lines and already well established. I'm so excited to get her it has been a dream snake of mine also for a long time. Now if I could just get my hands on a rough scale python I would be in snake heaven lol

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Oh good so you know exactly what I'm talking about!!! Sadly she is not a red phase, though are absolutely amazing looking. However she has strong lines and already well established. I'm so excited to get her it has been a dream snake of mine also for a long time. Now if I could just get my hands on a rough scale python I would be in snake heaven lol

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snake heaven or in jail for smuggling animals out of Australia lmao :P
either way congrats on the very cool new acquisition. cant wait to see the pictures.

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snake heaven or in jail for smuggling animals out of Australia lmao :P
either way congrats on the very cool new acquisition. cant wait to see the pictures.

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Think they would at least let me keep the rough scale? Lol I will be sure to share pictures on Tuesday I'm sure I will be picture happy! :D

Congrats on the newest addition! I keep an annulated and have in the past... they are great boas! A lot like C. hortulanus but much more calm.

If you don't mind me asking, who are you getting her from?

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Congrats on the newest addition! I keep an annulated and have in the past... they are great boas! A lot like C. hortulanus but much more calm.

If you don't mind me asking, who are you getting her from?

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Thanks! She should be here tomorrow so very excited! I am purchasing her from Craig Stanford. He bought her from Paul Bradshaw who produced her.

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Thanks! She should be here tomorrow so very excited! I am purchasing her from Craig Stanford. He bought her from Paul Bradshaw who produced her.

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Nice! Definitely put some photos up when she comes!

If you ever are looking to pair her up, I'd suggest Jeff Murray. He has some great annulateds!

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Nice! Definitely put some photos up when she comes!

If you ever are looking to pair her up, I'd suggest Jeff Murray. He has some great annulateds!

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Thanks I might looking into getting a male for her in the future. Right now she is only 2 so 3 more years to make a good decision on if I will breed her. However I feel that they are extremely rare and keeping a female with such a good blood line would be highly selfish. Being able to continue a strong bloodline and work with this species would be a great experience. Anywho without further adieu here she is.

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She looks fantastic! Congrats.

Thanks! I'm going to try to feed her today since she hasn't had to much to eat recently. He was out of town for awhile and then only fed a small meal to get over the holiday break. Yesterday she was very interested in my fingers and today is my normal feeding day, figured can't hurt to try :)

She looks fantastic! You should definitely think about breeding in the future... I'd love to see more of these in hobby! I can never get enough of annulateds ever since seeing them in Costa Rica years ago - they are just something special imo.

At that size, a small meal every 5 days will work best to keep a steady growth until she is another year or so bigger and then spread out the meals.

Best of luck with her and be sure to keep photo updates coming!

Very Nice!! Huge congrats. She is amazing. Most be such a thrill to have such a wonderful and rare specimen in your collection. You without a doubt need a male for her. ;)

She's cool lookin', gratz on the pickup. :)

Aw, she's cute. :) Can you handle these snakes regularly or are they flighty?

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She looks fantastic! You should definitely think about breeding in the future... I'd love to see more of these in hobby! I can never get enough of annulateds ever since seeing them in Costa Rica years ago - they are just something special imo.

At that size, a small meal every 5 days will work best to keep a steady growth until she is another year or so bigger and then spread out the meals.

Best of luck with her and be sure to keep photo updates coming!

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I agree there is something amazing about them. I cannot wait till she is 6 feet long with that pattern, she is going to be a stunner. I have been looking for a very long time for one. I can't believe my luck in actually finding one.

She ate a small weaner mouse without any hesitation for me. I hope she hits a growth spurt soon. She looks so tiny for being two however I know they are slow growers. I will pull out the Cannon and take a few pictures in a few days once her food settles. Exciting to have something better than cell phone pictures.

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Aw, she's cute. :) Can you handle these snakes regularly or are they flighty?

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You can handle them regularly and they rarely bite. From everything I have read they are extremely docile. She has been a great example so far. She was a bit interested in my fingers a little more than I would like, however after shipping and not eating I'm sure she was hungry. She just hung out in my hand and climbed up my arm.


Thanks everyone I'm very excited to have her. I have been looking for a very long time and I think with time I will pick up a male for her. I would love to raise the captive population of these wonderful snakes. :D

I managed to pull her out today for a few photos with the better camera. She was not happy at all to have the camera in her face, she even tried to snap at me! Her name is Lilo. My daughter wanted to name her coconuts since she is brown. I said no way lol She said fine Lilo from Lilo and Stitch since Hawaii is where coconuts come from and that is where the movie takes place. We agree if we purchase a male his name will be Stitch.

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Not the best pictures ever since she was squirmy. Hopefully I can find a branch for her to climb on while I take photos next time.