My new anaconda (DU warning)

Well, I picked up the bad boy today. He's around 6.5'. He's pretty calm, though he did try biting me twice in the usual sideways swipe anaconda way. He missed. :D It was half-hearted.. and I don't blame him. Moving to a new home is stressful.

Anyway, here he is! Oh yeah, and he's a granite morph, and a proven breeder. I have one of his offspring (Lurch is my baby male annie)

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...alegranite.JPG

Dunno what he got on his face.. I think he needs to take a bath. He's got a nice big water tub in his boaphile!

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...raniteface.JPG

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...aniteface2.JPG

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...aniteface3.JPG

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...itemeasure.JPG

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...nitescales.JPG

wow, he is very cool lookin. i love that last pic, i think it would be pretty cool for HOTM.

Thanks Marshall. I was thinking of HOTM too.

great looking conda shelby, looks like calcium or mineral build up on his face I have seen it several times on snakes that tend to spend large amounts of time in the water in a area that has hard water, I have to treat my water or all mine would get it.

That was what my guess was, Sean. We have very hard water here.

Granites are so pretty! The local I bought my BPs from had a young pair of granites that were gorgeous, however very tempermental. Glad to hear yours is pretty calm.

Congratulations! His colors are beautiful...what's his name? =)

He doesn't yet have a name. I'm thinking.

My next female annie will probably be Nagini.. but this one's a boy, so I don't know.. The other two annies are Lurch and Rusalka.

anaconda's have the most interesting face sometimes- you really capture some spirit in those pics, he looked like "what? what did i do?"
-lol- what was that on his face?

Yeah he does have that 'I'm innocent.. really!' look on his face.

Annies have the cutest bug eyes.

Wow, he's awesome looking! Congrats!! :hug:

Very nice! Your collection seems to be expanding exponentially :D

where do you keep all these snakes? great looking conda

Shelby has a recent post in the cages forum where you can see most of her collection in their respective cages...

How does Balin sound for a name? It's a sanskrit name like nagini's but it means powerful, strong, mighty, and stout. Which from the looks of the big guy the he encompasses all of those descriptions. :)

That's a nice suggestion, I'll keep it in mind.

I second, third, or forth the innocent "who me?" expression observation, wherever I can fit in there. ;) What great colors! Conga-rats, Shelby!

He's absolutely beautiful! Congrats!

Good looking conda:)... Looks like you're filling up the empty spaces quite nicely!!!:P.

Had a bit of time this morning April so googled some sites for you regarding snake gods...


Glykon, greek snake god...
http://www.livius.org/gi-gr/glykon/glykon.html

Degei, snake god of the Fiji Islands...
http://www.fiji.to/legends/degei.htm

Nehebkau (Nehebu-Kau, Nehebkhau), egyptian snake god...
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/nehebkau.htm

Tons more links of various snake gods and goddesses out there. I was amazed considering how many people dislike or are afraid of snakes yet all over human history and in vastly different cultures snake gods and goddesses existed and were referred (sometimes feared yes, sometimes sacrified to) still very interesting time googling on the subject.

~~Jo~~

Thanks Jo. I was thinking of maybe a water god.. since he's an anaconda. I'll look for a site with names of gods/goddesses..

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Thanks Jo. I was thinking of maybe a water god.. since he's an anaconda. I'll look for a site with names of gods/goddesses..

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How about "Varuna," Hindu God of water? :)

Not trying to be controversial but I just have to ask, why is anyone breeding Anacondas? What is the market for a snake that grows that big? I have the same question about Retics, Rocks and Burms. Especially after living in Florida and seeing that the Everglades area has become inundated with snakes that just got too big and people just dropped off. I don't get it and I would love someone to explain it to me.

J

Apep, Water Snake-Demon of Chaos, Enemy of Ra... Egyptology...

http://www.thekeep.org/~kunoichi/kun...ream/apep.html


He was depicted as a giant water snake, almost always shown being pierced by knives or other weapons or under the control of a deity, so his image would not give the demon power. He was thought by the ancient Egyptians to be over 16m long, with skin as hard as flint. His roar was so loud that it shook the underworld. He was called 'Evil Lizard', 'Opponent of Ra', 'Enemy of Ra', 'World Encircler' and 'Serpent of Rebirth'.

Jamie....I don't want to get into a discussion about whether or not anyone should breed or keep giant snakes....but in April's situation, she's not keeping giant anacondas. Hers are yellows, which are a lot smaller than the greens, which are the giants we're all familiar with.

Well honestly, since this is a discussion forum, why not have the discussion? I am not saying people shouldnt keep them, but with so few people that can provide the proper care and can handle a snake that big, why are so many people breeding them? I was not aware that the greens stay that much smaller, so we can say I learned something today. April, sorry for the thread hijacking. The pictures are awesome!

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Well honestly, since this is a discussion forum, why not have the discussion? I am not saying people shouldnt keep them, but with so few people that can provide the proper care and can handle a snake that big, why are so many people breeding them? I was not aware that the greens stay that much smaller, so we can say I learned something today. April, sorry for the thread hijacking. The pictures are awesome!

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Yellows stay smaller, ya mean. :P Anyhow...I'm all for the discussion, just not in April's thread. Start a new one in the "Giants" forum. ;)

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Yellows stay smaller, ya mean. :P Anyhow...I'm all for the discussion, just not in April's thread. Start a new one in the "Giants" forum. ;)

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done!

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How about "Varuna," Hindu God of water? :)

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Sounds too feminine.. don't want an anaconda with a complex! ;)

Apep is too hard to say.. ah I don't know.

Hmm... How about "Mark" as in Mark Spitz. That's a water God of sorts. :P Or am I dating myself?

How about Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea?

My first thought was Poseidon, but that's too generic for me. I like more exotic names..

I'd like something like my female's name - Rusalka. It's a female undead water nymph that lures her victims with her beauty, and then drowns them in the lake. :)

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I'd like something like my female's name - Rusalka. It's a female undead water nymph that lures her victims with her beauty, and then drowns them in the lake. :)

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Males just aren't that poetic, dear. :P

Eh.. true, Judy. *sigh*

There's got to be something good!

How about Misu. It's Native American for "Ripples in the Water."

Reminds me of miso soup..

LOL...ok. Got one more to try. No idea how to pronounce it though...I guess you can make that part up yourself. ;)


Sachiel - Hebrew for "angel of water"

EDIT: From what I know of Hebrew (teeeeny tiny bit) that "ch" would be a hard pronounciation -- ck sound --...rather than "soft" as in church.

Angel? I dunno about that..

I am very picky about my names. :P

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Angel? I dunno about that..

I am very picky about my names. :P

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Nuh uh!! LOL

Reminds me of my three year old when I tell him he's being contrary and he tells me "I am not!"

Eh I found a funky one I like. 'Mortimer' I can call him Mort. It means 'still water' :P

Literal translation is more "dead sea"...but I like it...=)

According to the name etymology site I found it's 'still water' but, who cares?

If you like still water, how about Stagnant for a name.:neener: :bonk: