Updated Collection Photos

[EchoPyrex]

Where did you get your Northern Pacific?!?
I think I'm in love. lol
Great pics btw.

[anthonym]

What the heck, I swear I responded to this! Maybe I forgot to 'submit reply'

I love the scales on that first snake, the colors are amazing! And it's so cool that you have a sidewinder!!!

What's the difference of the T- and T+? I love the T- one it's SOOO white! Gorgeous snake.

I was watching fatal attractions and a guy that owned lots of extremely venous snakes said that they are no more dangerous than owning a German Shepard or a Doberman. ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! Being someone that owns a dobie and have grandparents that have always owned a GS....they don't kill or eat their owners!!!! Extreme caution needs to be taken every time you handle venomous/wild animals! Sorry, just had to say it I hope you don't agree with that nutty guy that owning venomous snakes is just as dangerous as owning a dobie or GS!

Thank you. The black/white checkering on the vine snake is actually the skin between the scales. Thats what they look like when they puff up defensively. Very beautiful snakes. The second photo is what they normally look like.

T- means it doesn't produce the tyrosinase enzyme which is needed to produce melanin. Hence the whiter appearance than the the T+ specimen, which produces the tyrosinase enzyme, and as a result gives it that caramel color. Reading a bit though, this seems to be an obsolete classification, but is still used in the reptile world to describe the two different types of albinos.

I definitely wouldn't say that they aren't any more dangerous than a GS or a Dobie. haha. I personally have strict handling protocol for hots printed out and hanging in my snake room. Taking your time and thinking about everything you are doing when working with them is key. Getting comfortable and cutting corners is what gets you in trouble. Not exactly the kind of thing you get to learn from your mistakes.

[anthonym]

Where did you get your Northern Pacific?!?
I think I'm in love. lol
Great pics btw.

The northern pacific was born in captivity at the Sonoma County Reptile Rescue, from a gravid female they had in their possession earlier this year. Most all of the babies seemed to express that partial striping to varying degrees, so I'm pretty certain it's genetic.

[LeviBP]

You need an Eastern Rattler !!

[Wh00h0069]

What's the difference of the T- and T+?

In ball python terms, the T- is a normal albino, while the T+ is a caramel albino.

[ballpythonluvr]

Awesome collection! That western diamondback is just insane!

[SlitherinSisters]

Thank you. The black/white checkering on the vine snake is actually the skin between the scales. Thats what they look like when they puff up defensively. Very beautiful snakes. The second photo is what they normally look like.

T- means it doesn't produce the tyrosinase enzyme which is needed to produce melanin. Hence the whiter appearance than the the T+ specimen, which produces the tyrosinase enzyme, and as a result gives it that caramel color. Reading a bit though, this seems to be an obsolete classification, but is still used in the reptile world to describe the two different types of albinos.

I definitely wouldn't say that they aren't any more dangerous than a GS or a Dobie. haha. I personally have strict handling protocol for hots printed out and hanging in my snake room. Taking your time and thinking about everything you are doing when working with them is key. Getting comfortable and cutting corners is what gets you in trouble. Not exactly the kind of thing you get to learn from your mistakes.

That's pretty cool about the first snake!

And I'm really glad you aren't nutty I definitely agree, the minute you are comfortable around them is the minute you make a mistake! I'm glad you are always safe! I think I'd rather have a pet tiger though. I could at least cuddle and hug it before it murdered me!

Not exactly the kind of thing you get to learn from your mistakes.

You're exactly right!!! You're a brave soul! I'm thinking there is a good reason that guy had almost died a few times

[freelancer]

Excellent collection.

I think some hots are among the most beautiful and interesting snakes in the world. I could probably watch that vine snake for hours. Being a Floridian, I have a good interest in rattlers, but I also admire the cobras, mambas, and my fave, the Gabon viper. I think I will eventually have at least one of these, being very comfortable around snakes but also highly aware of the inherent dangers some carry with their ownership.

How aggressive are some of these snakes when you go to their enclosures to handle them?

[anthonym]

You need an Eastern Rattler !!

Those are a bit larger than I'm comfortable with for a hot. haha. And I couldn't own one either since they aren't native to CA =/