Snakes and Stones

[Bogertophis]

She wasn't quite that hungry, eh? (I think that was great!)

[Lord Sorril]

She wasn't quite that hungry, eh? (I think that was great!)

Lol, Thanks!

Photo #266

Pastel Het Clown with a chunk of Variegated Tiger Eye (from South Africa).

[Lord Sorril]

I went to a flea market this morning and I saw a neat carved pyrite dragon skull in a jewelry vendors booth.
I was skeptical at first that it was real (for the price), but, upon closer inspection it seemed legit.
The white sections are remnants of the quartz matrix.

GHI Mojave and GHI Lesser shown above.

[Lord Sorril]

I went to the New England Reptile Expo in Manchester, NH this morning.

Saw lots of stuff (as usual).

Quick Observations:
I noticed a significant drop in vendor attendance.
Most vendors were only selling visible ball python morphs (no 2x, 3x, 4x, Normal looking Hets).
95% of the Axanthic ball pythons were TSK based.
About as many Retics. available as there were Ratsnakes.
A bunch of vendors had Natal Dragons...so there must have been a recent batch imported.
One vendor was selling stone dragon heads (like I just purchased yesterday), but, did not have one in pyrite (like mine).

Anyhow, a picture is worth a thousand words:





















What did I buy though? Nothing.

[Bogertophis]

Oooh, a Huntsman! I used to have one. Nice tongue shot on the monitor. Lovely gecko too, but I'd have likely come home empty-handed too, as I already have "enough".
Thanks for sharing though....I love to shop, & it's much safer this way, lol.

[Snagrio]

Most vendors were only selling visible ball python morphs (no 2x, 3x, 4x, Normal looking Hets).

I think that's the same story everywhere. I can't believe the BP market hasn't crashed yet with how they oversaturate everything, probably only because they come up with new morphs every couple months or something. I'm fortunate that my local still has a decent variety despite its relatively small size, and even then the tables are still 40-50% BPs.

[Lord Sorril]

Oooh, a Huntsman! I used to have one.

I took a photo of this Desert Huntsman because it seemed pretty formidable. I bet it makes an interesting pet...

I'm fortunate that my local still has a decent variety despite its relatively small size, and even then the tables are still 40-50% BPs.

I would say the New England Reptile exp was about 30% Ball Pythons.
Leopard geckos made a big showing this time round in October Expo....I saw a lot of really nice ones...even some approaching the $1K price range (which is impressive).

Photo #267

Local Serpentinite, and some non-local Quartz....I took the rough blue stone from an old childrens tumbling kit (circa 1975): it is dyed agate.
Fire/Pastel (Firefly)/66% Het Clown, shown above.

[Bogertophis]

I took a photo of this Desert Huntsman because it seemed pretty formidable. I bet it makes an interesting pet... ...

She wasn't "cuddly" but yes, she was a handsome spider, gave me hundreds of spiderlings & happily chowed down mealworms. She lived a couple years with me- a natural lifespan. (She was an adult when I got her, & I understand they max out about 2.5 years.)

[Lord Sorril]

She wasn't "cuddly" but yes, she was a handsome spider, gave me hundreds of spiderlings & happily chowed down mealworms. She lived a couple years with me- a natural lifespan. (She was an adult when I got her, & I understand they max out about 2.5 years.)

Neat!
Have you bred spiders?
I tried my hand at raising and breeding mantids (hatched an egg case and kept hundreds), raised them for many weeks, but, lost 95% at the 6th instar due to molting issues-let the rest go...(I have pictures somewhere, but, too lazy to find them).

[Lord Sorril]

Photo #268

I'm sure most members here will realize something odd about this pastel (aside from being in-shed).
The light orange blushing on the sides is obvious, pretty cool: it will fade as the snake grows.
Thought it was a fluke at first, but, I have seen it repeatedly: one of the characteristics on my Pastel Het Lav Albino line.