Bet you've never seen a retic like THIS!! (Dialup no no!)

This is the 2nd Black "Golden Child" we've hatched this season...this snake is so iridescent that our camera tends to freak out a little bit. :eek: We plan to take some outdoor pics tomorrow to get him in better lighting. :D

http://newenglandreptile.com/forumpics/blackgc5.jpg

http://newenglandreptile.com/forumpics/blackgc2.jpg

http://newenglandreptile.com/forumpics/blackgc4.jpg

http://newenglandreptile.com/forumpics/blackgc1.jpg

Enjoy!

K~

:O :O OH MY GOD!:O :O


Time to go to N.H.

That is AWESOME!

THATS CRAZY!!!!!!!! cant wait to see outdoor pics! what does its belly look like?

That is amazing!! Is that color for real!!!:tongue2:

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That is amazing!! Is that color for real!!!:tongue2:

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No...it's WAY better in person!!!!! :D

K~

OY!

I think you damaged my eyes with that!

He's got an awesome expression there too - like he knows his worth lol.

:eek::tongue2::sweeet: Wow... just... wow....

Can everybody say BLING BLING , wooooooww holy moly

:omfg: Wow. Can you make me a bp that looks just like that? ;) :please:

That is one beautiful snake!! :clap:

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:omfg: Wow. Can you make me a bp that looks just like that? ;) :please:

That is one beautiful snake!! :clap:

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Hell, for 30.00 I'll get some krylon and spray paint some flames and skull and cross bones on a BP for ya :D

and it has shed at least once? That is how it looks? Holy... sweet.!!
Make me almost want a retic, only I would only want THAT one. LOL.
Hopefully you will get a WHOLE line of those!
Awesome!!!
Wolfy

that one looks like its fresh outa its shell

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Hell, for 30.00 I'll get some krylon and spray paint some flames and skull and cross bones on a BP for ya :D

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That is not the same at all mister!! :zerb: :rolleyes: lol

Now pay appropriate homage to the gorgeous snake. :worship:

Omg Wow!!

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that one looks like its fresh outa its shell

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Nope...he's almost 2 weeks old & freshly shed.

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He's got an awesome expression there too - like he knows his worth lol.

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LMAO! i know.. he's thinking "pfft..u know u want me.." :cool:

Wow! You need to make more of those.. a lot more. And I need one when I have a house. :D Awesome.. I LOVE black snakes. See.. I've got a mexican black king, so all I need is an eastern indigo, a sumatran short tail.. and one of these and I'm all set!

A Retic that is to die for. OMG I have never seen anything like that. Congratulations on the baby!!! If I had a spare bedroom I would get one.LOL

Spare bedroom, heck I'd buy a house just to fit that gorgeous creature in! Amazing Kara, truly amazing....major congrats to NERD for producing such a stunning snake. :rockon:

i bow down to the snake goddess and thank her for that gift!!!!

wow :O

Abosolutely breathtaking!! How big are these beauties expected to get? Are they full-sized retics? Or do they have some dwarfing in their lineage?

Geeeeeeeezzz

That retic is ridiculous!! I bet you can hardly look straight at it in the direct sunlight :cool:

Sun pics...I want to loose my vision!!!

Un :cens0r: believable! :tongue2: What's the story on this guy, Kara? Is he fresh off the boat, or do you have the parents?

That is just insane! Simply no words to express the beauty of it all! :O :O

Holy cats...WOW. Um Kara...make more them, k? :O

May I ask what the genetics are or is this coming from a WC freak parent?

Nice K!! So hot!

Ack!!!! Blinded for life!!!! :P...Just one word (in best Jim Carrey voice)..B-E-A yootiful!!!

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THATS CRAZY!!!!!!!! cant wait to see outdoor pics! what does its belly look like?

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The belly is dark gray in color...sort of like a deep, slate gray.

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:omfg: Wow. Can you make me a bp that looks just like that? ;) :please:

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LOL...I'll see if Kev's taking requests this year. ;)

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Abosolutely breathtaking!! How big are these beauties expected to get? Are they full-sized retics? Or do they have some dwarfing in their lineage?

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Judy, I'm not sure how big this particular snake may get, but our original WC Golden Child male is only about 9' long, and his two-year-old offspring which have been fed out the yin-yang have all hit the wall at 10'. They're getting thicker, but not any longer...or if they are it's only by small increments at a time.

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Un :cens0r: believable! :tongue2: What's the story on this guy, Kara? Is he fresh off the boat, or do you have the parents?

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Holy cats...WOW. Um Kara...make more them, k? :O
May I ask what the genetics are or is this coming from a WC freak parent?

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We have the parents. The original Golden Child is a WC male that we acquired in November 2003. We produced his first kiddos from a calico female in May 04, and approximately half of the clutch were "Golden Children," so he's at least dominant/inc. dominant. Since it takes 3 years to raise a female retic to maturity, it's too soon to know whether or not there's a super form. Anyway, his male offspring from that first clutch bred some different females for us this season, and their kids have been hatching over hte course of the past month or so. Thus far we've produced Golden Child Tigers, black-eyed Golden Children, and these weird black GC's as well. The black ones came specifically from calico females, so we're not sure if the GC gene is reacting with the calico somehow. We have a lot of work to do to figure out what's going on there.

And many, many thanks for all the kind words!!!! :D

K~

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it's too soon to know whether or not there's a super form.

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What?! I'd say that was about as super as you could get, unless the homo form could fly our something. :) BTW, how can I get put on the list for offspring? Do you take kidneys or first born? (Heck, I'll even throw in a second born. Little booger has been misbehaving lately.) :P

I can't even find the words Kara (and for mouthy me that's quite something! LOL) Stunning! Just absolutely flipping stunning!

Amazing...thanks for sharing what you know about the GC. I'd love to see a picture of Dad. =)

Fyi, folks, Andy Deitz (whom I assume works with Kara and Kev at NERD?) posted some more pics of the other GC kids over on Bob Clark's Herp Fan Forum > Pictures forum if you wanna see more.

I saw the GC at the NARBC show last year.. he looks so beautiful in person much more than in pictures.

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I saw the GC at the NARBC show last year.. he looks so beautiful in person much more than in pictures.

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Actually that was one of his first-generation offspring. The original GC is a wild-caught snake...very shy & (ahem) unpredictable at times, as is typical for a WC retic. ;) Needless to say we don't bring him out in public. :oops:

Here are some pics of some of the other Golden Child offspring we've produced this year:

Another weird black one...

http://newenglandreptile.com/gchild/...lackChild4.jpg
http://newenglandreptile.com/gchild/...hildinHand.jpg


Here are some of the offspring from our weird striped Jampea to a Golden Child - some of the babies in this clutch have dark blue eyes...very freaky!

http://newenglandreptile.com/gchild/...ldenchild1.jpg
http://newenglandreptile.com/gchild/...ldenchild3.jpg


Here is a normal Golden Child for comparison...

http://newenglandreptile.com/gchild/...ldenChild2.jpg


And last but not least Golden Child Tigers!!!

http://newenglandreptile.com/gchild/10401herebelly.jpg
http://newenglandreptile.com/gchild/...06gctiger3.jpg
http://newenglandreptile.com/gchild/...06gctiger4.jpg

And some group pictures of the new children!

http://newenglandreptile.com/gchild/...ldenChilds.jpg

http://newenglandreptile.com/gchild/...pofGChilds.jpg

Oh ok.. well he was gorgeous anyway.. as are all the babies!

They all look so crazy and wild :psychotic

Thanks for sharing those, Kara! Those were the other pictures I saw on Bob Clark's...amazing animals! It will be exciting to see this project progress...=)

I think a lavender albino GC would be really cool.. looking forward to seeing what you guys cook up in the coming seasons!

Holy mackeral! That's one beautiful snake!!

Just another addition to all the raves......:tongue2: Aaabsooooluuuutely STUNNING!


When you're ready to cross a dwarf, I'll be the first in line for one of your GC!! And MY firstborn looooooves cleaning up after, and caring for snakes! U can have her in trade! :D :D

*Leaving to mop up the drool from my keyboard*

Beatiful baby, Kara!!


RuLyn

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When you're ready to cross a dwarf, I'll be the first in line for one of your GC!!

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Cross with a dwarf? A 10 foot retic IS a dwarf. :D

How many generations of close inbreeding did that one take you?

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How many generations of close inbreeding did that one take you?

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None. The Golden Child is a co-dominant trait...shall I explain to you how those genetics work? :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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None. The Golden Child is a co-dominant trait...shall I explain to you how those genetics work?

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No need. I understand genetics pretty well

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None. The Golden Child is a co-dominant trait...shall I explain to you how those genetics work? :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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Thanks for the bad rep point on me expressing my oppinion and you not agreeing with it!

How is that an opinion? You made a rude comment regarding a snake you know nothing about & got corrected.

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Thanks for the bad rep point on me expressing my oppinion and you not agreeing with it!

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your "opinion" sounds more like an offensive jab than anything else--an attempt at negatively de-railing the conversation. please try to keep things civil and avoid these types of responses. thanks.

Kara,
Beautiful retic(s).
Glad to see you and Kev doin' well.
I assume sonething that beautiful would be a pretty penny(all worth it!), and in my opinion any retic that costs a pretty penny is ok in my book. I figure if someone is willing to pay that much they are more likely to know how to care for it.
Plus I know in my heart of hearts no one on your team up at NERD would let a retic walk out with JO Shmo...
Great babies again, good job!
Rusty

No not an offensive jab. Just a bit of a rant. Sorry about that

Wow that is awesome!!! Maybe my sweet beautiful mommy will buy me one!

Good lucky sonny!!!:zerb: Me first!!:D