Another Adoption

[grim reaper in NY]

Well, when I decide to do something, I go all out. I answered a local ad for someone who was trying to re-home a pair of Bearded Dragons. The female Beardie was a sunburst Morph and was absolutely stunning. The young lady had a collection of various reptiles. Skinks, geckos of several different varieties, bearded dragons, anoles, and some snakes. Several other were there looking voer her reptile collection and it was obvious I was not going to get the sunburst dragon I came for. The young lady told me she had taken her father in and he has the beginning stages of Alzheimers and Dimentia. He also can't stand reptiles. See a pattern developing here?
Anyways, I was looking at a couple large viv's she was getting rid of and she offered me the 2 large vivs as well as a watering dish and some lights if i was interested in them for $35. I paid her and was loading the vivs into my truck when she called me back. She had seen me admiring her snakes which consisted of 2 Ball Pythons, a Reticulated Python, a Red Tailed Boa and a couple other boas. She told me how her father likes to go behind her when she's not paying attention and open the racks where the snakes are kept, thus allowing them to escape and run rampant through the house. She said a couple times she thought she was in a scene from Jumanji coming in to find reptiles running all over the house.
Anyways, she offered me the two Ball Pythons she had as well as the Red Tailed Boa. So, for $35 I got two large vivs and 3 Constrictors. I couldn't believe it when she actually bagged the snakes and handed them to me. She told me she wanted to make sure the snakes went to a good home and were taken care of by someone who appreciated them.
The RTB is getting ready to shed and she said it was a "Pigmy" RTB, if that makes any sense to anyone? She said this snake wouldn't get very long compared to "regular" RTB's. I'll be honest, I'm not too familiar with the RTB's and their different morphs, so if anyone can shed some light on that I would be very grateful.
I will post pics when the snake has settled down into her new surroundings. I don't want to disturb it now, especially with it getting ready to shed and so forth. I want to give it the space it needs to get comfortable. So, stay tuned for pics in the coming days once she sheds...

[llovelace]

Great pick-ups

[blushingball419]

That's awesome!! Sounds like you got an amazing deal, especially if they are all healthy!!

As far as the red-tail goes, pictures would be the best way for any of us to tell. I'm definitely not a red-tail expert, so feel free to correct any mistakes, but it sounds like it's probably a Hog Island boa. They only grow to be around 5 ft and are generally lighter in color (more "washed out") than the red-tailed boas you normally see, with more speckling on their bodies. Here's a pic of one: http://www.riobravoreptiles.com/imag...dboas_07_f.jpg The only other small red-tail I know of is the Nicaraguan sub-species which only gets to be about 6 ft. Here's a pic of one of those: http://www.vkreptiles.com/images/nic...collection.jpg Either that or she didn't know what she was talking about or was just trying to get you to take it by saying it was a "pygmy" (although I wouldn't have turned down a free healthy RTB either) Pictures are the only way to tell for sure

How big is the red-tail at the moment? Are the balls adults? Can't wait to see pictures

[truthsdeceit]

Boy I wish more people would just give me snakes. Nice pick-ups

Pics please?

[grim reaper in NY]

I will try to get some decent pics of her today. She is starting to explore more freely now and gtting used to her surroundings. Her color isn't going to be very accurate right now simply due to the fact she's going into shed. There isn't much speckling, but she's not vety big either. I will be bringing all 3 to the vet in the coming days for a complete physical to ensure no health issues exist. I will get them weighed then as well. The Balls are around 4 years old, still young for these species. They have vibrant colors and are extremely active though which is really fun to watch. As much as I want to handle them, I'm going to hold off for a few days until they get used to theri new surroundings.