Presenting Carmen, our new Female BCC

[Krynos]

Well as Cass and I have hinted at in a few recent threads we did get another snake recently! Last Sunday in fact. A beautiful female Surinam BCC from LLL Reptile in Escondito, California.

We had been planning what we would like as our next snake, and that plan was a male BCI. However... it appears that planning a hypothetical snake purchase, while visiting Reptile stores as a weekend activity may not be the best move ever lol!

Hypothetical turned into reality when we saw her at LLL Reptiles, her marking were so outstanding to our eyes, and he temperament was wonderful. We were hoping that she would be a he, but that wasn't the case. Being as we had been planning on a snake that would end up approx 6-7', and we made a careful informed decision on purchasing Carmen as from our research she could push 8-9' maybe.

On with the pictures... sorry they are not very spectacular, but we didn't have much time to take them.



She's 26.5" long (took this one to measure her)




Cass and Carmen!




Not a bad shot of her pattern.




Snakes can move faster than auto-focus!




Being as I posted Cass's picture I guess I have to post mine...




Last one for now.


So there you have it, our new baby girl!

[Shelby]

She is BEAUTIFUL! What a tail! I got my female suri from LLL too.. great guys there.

[JLC]

Breathtaking!! You may have bitten off more than you planned on...but I have a feeling you won't regret watching that beauty grow up...not one bit!!

[Shelby]

You can look forward to this someday: http://www.ball-pythons.net/gallery/...=3&userid=1428

I think your girl will probably be brighter than my monster is though. Best of luck with her!

[cassandra]

Thanks guys - we love her (hence all my worrying!)

We looked at all the Surinams and Guyanas they had in stock, but compared to Carmen, the others, including the males, didn't hold a candle to her. It was a done deal when she stretched out to Rick's face and gave him a little tongue lick on the nose. =) He's such a softie with the ladies!

Breathtaking!! You may have bitten off more than you planned on...but I have a feeling you won't regret watching that beauty grow up...not one bit!!

We talked about bit quite a bit, but like the LLL guy said, go for the snake you love (and hope she doesn't get too big, hehe!). We figured too since there are two of us to care for both girls (and plenty of help and experience here!), we should be okay.

*edit*
Oh, and there still a chance Carmen is a he; the LLL guy popped her, but as we've read, popping is not always 100% reliable, so a visit to a good vet and a probe may prove differently.

[Shelby]

From my experience they know what they're doing at LLL.. and popping juvie boids is generally not difficult.

[Krynos]

Wow April that's a great looking snake!

What are the measurements on that beauty? Lenght? Weight? Age?

[Shelby]

She does not like to sit still for pics, so the measurement wasn't exact. She's in the 7-8' range and right around 16-17lbs. I don't know her age since I just bought her about a month ago. I'd venture a guess at 4-5 years old.

[Krynos]

It was a done deal when she stretched out to Rick's face and gave him a little tongue lick on the nose. =) He's such a softie with the ladies!

It's a weird response... a female licks my nose and I just *have* to take them home!!

It's not been a problem so far!

[ballpythonandragon]

Breathtaking!! You may have bitten off more than you planned on...but I have a feeling you won't regret watching that beauty grow up...not one bit!!
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Why do you say they might have bitten off more than they planned?