My pretty girl

[Crazy4Herps]

Thank you all very much!

this is a very beautiful snake. i have a off topic question. i have heard that you can tell a hot from a non hot by the pupils. when i look at your snakes pupils, they look kinda like the description of a hot snakes pupils. can someone educate me a little? my young ball python's eyes are so dark i cant really tell what its pupils look like. so is the pupil a good way to differentiate or are the belly scales a better way. sorry to post jack, im just curious. thanks

Vertical pupils = nocturnal, circular pupils = diurnal. It's hard to see in most bp's, but they do have vertical pupils. To my knowledge there is no way to differentiate between venomous and non venomous snakes by their eyes, but I could be mistaken.

and one more thing, lol! where did you purchase this snake? i just got into owning snakes. i would like to get something that gets a little bigger than my bp, but i would like to get something docile. i heard reticulated and Burmese can be a little snappy. what would a youngun like this cost? like i said, sorry to steal your post. thanks!

Burms and retics are more than a "little" bigger than a ball python lol. I highly recommend boas for a beginner large snake (although you still must be financially prepared to accommodate and feed a large snake throughout its life, as well as be comfortable handling). Females typically max out around 9ft, males a bit smaller. I got this girl when she was six months old from Dave Colling (rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com). He's a great guy, very helpful, and has some outstanding animals. Zalma is usually a sweetheart (I have been bit several times, though, as has my brother, but that is pretty common in hatchlings, and is something they grow out of), is/has always been in excellent health, and has the best feeding response out of all my snakes. I paid $50 for her, but that was a long time ago and she would probably be more now, as she is starting to develop some nice colors and size.