Why I love fed-ex!

Well, I just took into possesion my very first blood python, a dark-headed male sumatran short tail from Jeff Hartwig. He is quite the excited little bugger, and has made every attempt to escape my hands when I took him from his container unlike my ball that just chills. I am looking forward to spending time with him, and getting him acclimated to being held. Guess that's gonna make the "adjusting" week a very long and difficult one for me.:(

I'mma get a few pics in just a bit when he settles down some. For such a small little bugger he just pee'd EVERYWHERE on my kitchen counter so I got some cleaning to do... :cool:

For the time being, here's a link to Jeff's site, and a pic of my little guy! Jeff has been a dream to work with, and down the road when I get another I will return to him! http://www.jeffhartwig.com/07BBBHM8.JPG

I love Fed-Ex too!! can't wait for pics!! i want to get me a black blood!:D

Not exactly the first pic I wanted to post... but here's the only one I got so far.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...0/100_2396.jpg

Wow. Naughty snake.

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Originally Posted by stangs13

Wow. Naughty snake.

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ehh, it's all good. I was expecting him to be nastier from what I've read about young bloods. However he only bit when I moved to wash the pee off him. He didn't strike at all, he just opened his mouth and then bit me... as though the back of my hand was a f/t mouse... It was interesting to say the least.

Jeff is a great guy...Im trying work something out with him right now for one of his babies too. Wish me luck!

Wooh, I just relized you got him from Jeff! He is going to be BLACK!! I love his BBs. i havent decided on a chrome head or black head.

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Originally Posted by stangs13

Wooh, I just relized you got him from Jeff! He is going to be BLACK!! I love his BBs. i havent decided on a chrome head or black head.

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YUP! :P

I completely understand having to make the decision. Sure the blacks are AWESOME! But the chromes are sweet too! They appear to have a beautiful maroonish color to them.

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Originally Posted by Gooseman

YUP! :P

I completely understand having to make the decision. Sure the blacks are AWESOME! But the chromes are sweet too! They appear to have a beautiful maroonish color to them.

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I think your thinking of light heads, not chromes!

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Jeff is a great guy...Im trying work something out with him right now for one of his babies too. Wish me luck!

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Good luck, his babies are beautiful, and he's a great guy to work with!

Sweet catch, Ben!! Congrats!!

Karas Chromies!

the best around

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=41123

Ahhh, those. Yea, they are insane! But I think I like the all black ones better.

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Originally Posted by Gooseman

Ahhh, those. Yea, they are insane! But I think I like the all black ones better.

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then you did well to go with jeff, besides angel, and some crazy imports i've seen, he has the blackest around

Well, here's a pic from my camera phone! Turns out I had unplugged the charger for my camera a few days ago to hook up the charger for my new logitec mx mouse... and the batteries dead. so in an hour or so when the batts are charged I'll get some real pics for y'all!

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t.../Photo0019.jpg

He's just so small at the moment. I'm loving it!

Love it! But we need more pictures. heh. What do you have setup for him? Home wise? :rockon:

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Originally Posted by Krazy99CL

Love it! But we need more pictures. heh. What do you have setup for him? Home wise? :rockon:

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I have him in a Sterilite 1954 12qt tub, with the necessary hides and water dish hooked up to a UTH and herpstat. ATM he seems more like a GTP than a blood, as he's just laying on a small peice of that grapewood stuff. I don't think that'll fly once he gets a bit bigger/thicker.

EDIT: And he's in a different room than both my ball and boa for quarantine.

That's awesome Gooseman! I totally dun diggity dem dere Black Bloods! Hell man I love em all. Yup. :rolleye2:


Congas!

Fed Ex is great. And so are python curtus. Congrats on him. He'll be an amazing eater once you get him started. And he will tame with weekly handling ;) . The key is to approach the head slowly.

Alright y'all here are a few pics I managed to snap. He is already quite alot calmer. Once I set him down on my bed he just sat there and stared at me, and was receptive to being picked up and put back in his tub. Sorry the pics arn't "photoshoot" material, just wanted to snap a few for y'all with as little disturbance to him as possible.

For the record: Those ARE my sheets. I just happen to share a bed with my lil bro when I'm home from college.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...dcp_0007-2.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...dcp_0006-6.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...dcp_0005-3.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...dcp_0004-4.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...dcp_0003-3.jpg

I'm currently thinking of names for him, and so far the best I've got is Sable.

Anyone else got any good ideas for naming a black snake?