While away part 1 (pixpixpix)

[Smulkin]

While we were at Myrtle Beach we couldnt resist the temptation in the absence of a herp show, to swing by the nearest tourist trap (Alligator Adventure) to see what we could see. Other than the requisite acres of assorted crocs gators and caiman we hit the reptile house glad to be out of the heat and I managed to snap a few pics. The glass was all smeared with little sunblock handprints so not all of them came out


They had a few nice sizeable JCPs



A few bunches of GTP's



A pretty beefy gaboon



Some Desert Horned Vipers swimming in the sand



A few eyelash vipers



A South Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnake - looks like a deranged transvestite (IT PUTS THE LOTION IN THE BASKET!)



A snoozing Gila Monster.



Nice shot of a Leaftail Gecko - love these.



A chameleon having a rough day.



Un Tomato Frog - these guys look like little beanbags.



Amiable lil Dwarf Caiman



A nice pair of albino Gators.



And coming out to the parking lot I ran into this shiny little arachnid I have yet to ID.


There were plenty of others that didnt come out well including a 15' AfRock slung up in a tree - unfortunately a full 1/3 of the exhibits had no identifying plaques for casual observers. All in all though I see much better pics of more well cared for herps from you guys here!

[UberAlice]

Eyelash viper = :heart:
Those albino gators are amazing.

[mlededee]

wow! awesome pics. i really like the way you get nice tight shots and close ups. very nice. nice job photographing through the glass too--that can be quite a challenge. my favorites are the GTP's and the Leaftail Gecko. i may have to swing by there next time i'm up that way. 8)

[Marla]

The leaftail is a great close-up, and ya gotta love a gaboon. Thanks for sharing the pics!

[Anonymous]

Wow those are some seriously nice pictures.
I wasn't even able to tell you took em from behind a glass.
Good Job and nice camera. Thanks for sharing

[rex322]

wow those are some nice reptiles. great lookin pics to. how was their husbandry?

[steelsack]

Great shots, Agent Starling!

[sophie42204]

Most excellent photos dude!!

[gen]

Awesome, thanks for sharing!

[rding]

All in all though I see much better pics of more well cared for herps from you guys here!

i agree. We went on vacation in July and caought the herp show. The guy said that a boa wasn't the best snake for a pet because it could get 13 0r 14 feet and something to the effect of eat a person. When I asked if it was a bcc or bci, after the show, he got snappy and said that it was a red tail boa and i told him ours was, also, but he was a bci and that he wouldn't get as large as a bcc. he wouldn't answer and i was just curious. the thing that upset me was my 7 year old asked why he didn't tell everyone to wash their hands after handling the snake and petting it....RULE #1 in our house, and he said you should know tho wash your hans after touching and pet. Snappy with a 7 year old was unprofessional. I thought the hand washing was a good question, and had no idea that Hunter was going to ask, but my husband told me it was time to go after he was ugly to Hunter.............we went to the restroom and washed our hands!