Freshly shed Jungle Jag

Here are a few pics of my Jungle Jag. She is a Feb. '14 CB, and I've had her since September. This is her first shed since I've had her.

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Very nice! She's got so much yellow on her. I just purchased a jungle jag myself a couple months ago, he does not have nearly the yellow of your female though. Good luck with her!

Wow she's beautiful :D her colors really pop. And you have some really nice tattoos too :) thanks for sharing.

Gorgeous

Doesn't get much better than that Thumpa. I missed the 2014 season but I can't wait to add a carpet to my collection next year. Best wishes with your stunner.

Wow that's a beautiful jungle jag especially at such a young age she can only get better. Who'd you purchase her from if you don't mind me asking?

Off topic I have that same fallen angel tattoo on my ribs

I bought her (as well as my Zebra and my GTP) from S & S Exotic Animals in Houston. They have an amazing assortment of snakes there. While I bought them through S & S, both of my carpets were bred by Bryan Hummel. Here's a pic of my Zebra. I just picked him up a few weeks ago, and this pic is right after he shed a couple weeks ago. I believe he is 2 or 3 months younger than my Jag.

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Thanks for the info! I'll definitely look into purchasing from him in the future, I think I've seen his ads on kingsnake.com before if I'm not mistaken. Both of yours are beautiful examples

Yes, he does run ads on there frequently. I think he still has an ad running from the same litter that my Zebra came from. He's a great breeder of carpets as well as rainbow boas. And that's my favorite tattoo - had to have it when I saw it, and it got me addicted. :D

good lord, I love this snake.

Looking good Thumpa!

Any nerve issues with the jag? I hope not, it's a really nice looking snake.

Gio, being a total newbie to carpets (and exotics in general since I've been a keep-what-I-catch kinda guy my whole life), I was unaware of the existence of neuro issues in Jags until right when I was buying her. She was too beautiful to pass up so I figured I'd take my chances, but I've been paranoid about the issue, read up on it, looked for videos, etc. I understand that neuro problems sometimes show later, but I really haven't noticed anything that unusual in the time I've had her. In fact, one of the reasons I was in a hurry to get my Zebra was so I'd have a "normal" carpet for comparison. There is one thing I've noticed that may be a minor sign or may simply be paranoia on my part, and that is a tendency for her to go "up." If I'm holding her, she sometimes starts stretching outward, heading straight up - almost like she wants to climb onto my ceiling fan but doesn't realize she'll come up about 6 feet short. However, there is never any lack of coordination, and when she goes up (and she will extend quite a way), she never falls backward or anything like that. If I weren't paranoid about neuro issues, I don't think it is something I would have noticed much. My Zebra does something similar when handled, just not as pronounced. In general, even from day one, she almost seems to enjoy being handled, and is definitely less skittish than my Zebra and never strikes an aggressive pose.

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Originally Posted by Thumpa

Gio, being a total newbie to carpets (and exotics in general since I've been a keep-what-I-catch kinda guy my whole life), I was unaware of the existence of neuro issues in Jags until right when I was buying her. She was too beautiful to pass up so I figured I'd take my chances, but I've been paranoid about the issue, read up on it, looked for videos, etc. I understand that neuro problems sometimes show later, but I really haven't noticed anything that unusual in the time I've had her. In fact, one of the reasons I was in a hurry to get my Zebra was so I'd have a "normal" carpet for comparison. There is one thing I've noticed that may be a minor sign or may simply be paranoia on my part, and that is a tendency for her to go "up." If I'm holding her, she sometimes starts stretching outward, heading straight up - almost like she wants to climb onto my ceiling fan but doesn't realize she'll come up about 6 feet short. However, there is never any lack of coordination, and when she goes up (and she will extend quite a way), she never falls backward or anything like that. If I weren't paranoid about neuro issues, I don't think it is something I would have noticed much. My Zebra does something similar when handled, just not as pronounced. In general, even from day one, she almost seems to enjoy being handled, and is definitely less skittish than my Zebra and never strikes an aggressive pose.

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All sounds good. I think you really scored there.

I'm typically not a morph guy with any species of snake, but you have two extremely beautiful specimens there.

The yellow on that jag is just unreal!

Carpets a great aren't they!?!