Quote Originally Posted by zina10 View Post
I have had 2 GTP's !!

And they are anything but boring

I was fortunate enough to be able to pick mine up in person at "Ophiological Services" in Florida. Back when the Bessettes still had mostly GTP's. Their facility was simply amazing. So clean you could eat off the floor. Beautiful setups. And a LOT of little GTP hatchlings.

They made me clean all the hatchling GTP's tubs. hahaha!!! Great way to pick out your favorite. That is where I got my first bite!! Funny enough out of those many hatchlings, only one snapped at me. Of course it didn't hurt. They are truly TEEEENY tiny!!

I was only going to get one, but I couldn't decide between a canary yellow one and a deep burgundy red one, so I got them both. They are so much fun to observe. They do not hide. They are draped over a branch and are stunning to look at. In the evening they "hunt".

To watch the babies change colors from the yellow/red to green is amazing.

Both of mine were 100% tame from the get go. Easy to handle. You just have to be extremely careful with the little ones, oh so fragile! You don't just pick them off of a branch. Rather what you do is put your hand sideways (as if you were to ask a bird to "step up") and then use your hand as a branch. You come from underneath and gently nudge the GTP from the branch onto your hand, replacing the branch with your hand. They will then loosen their coils and let you move your hand in between, while they will also start moving onto your hand.

Removable branches are a must, makes maintenance so easy.

Never ever EVER reach into the enclosure in the evening/at night. Its sort of funny. You stand in front of their enclosure and they just "sit there". Then you blink and they are closer. Then you blink and they are right there, on the other side of the glass.

I didn't handle mine as much as the Ball Pythons, but when I did, they were not difficult to handle at all. Not as fast or flighty as some snakes can be. They do have long teeth (to be able to catch birds and bite through feathers) but mine never bit me so I can't tell you how bad it would be. For people enjoying "display" cages and living art, they are a must!

But then, so are many others
Wow, great explanation and write up. Now I want one even more. I have seen pictures, of course, but to see this little red Biak in person, it just stopped me in my tracks. Just amazing looking. Hard to believe, really. And, yes, very small and delicate looking at this point.

The first time I saw the adult green GTP, same thing. Just in awe.

I like the, "blink and they are closer". Sounds like a great arboreal snake. You are lucky to have had so many. I'll just have to compile my list for now and appreciate them from afar. Unless, of course, I have a moment of weakness.

p.s. I looked up Ophiological Services. They seem top notch!