Boy sweetheart, this is a rough way to go all the way around.

After having found out the animals died, I would have refused to pay him. If you want me to take these animals and care for them fine, but I am not paying you for animals I am rescuing. That being said, I am guilty of being a sap more than once in my life when it comes to animals, and I know for a fact I'm not the only one here who has done it.

Now, as to your animals, some of them are pretty nice indeed, some are average. The cinnamon in the first picture is super nice in my opinion. The low contrast albino is really nice, you don't see too many like that any more since high contrast became so popular. I suspect that female might indeed be a vanilla. I have some of my own, and she's got some of the traits for sure. The first pastel is above average, nice and light, the second is average. Nice busy pinstripe. LOVE that genetic stripe! If that were a girl I'd be whispering in your ear about her. Decent normals, not real outstanding, but not bad. That first yellowbelly has got me scratching my head, I'm gonna need some more pictures of that one for sure! The second yellowbelly looks pretty good, like you'd expect a yellowbelly to look. That last pastel is really sweet, light and yellow, very nice.

Let me see. I'd like some additional pictures if I can be so demanding. The "vanilla" female. I'd like a good closeup of her head, please. And a belly shot. Put her next to one of your normals for comparison please. I really have a suspicion she just might be a Vanilla. And that first yellowbelly. Close up head shot, belly shot or two, and one of each side please. That one really interests me. I mean really interests me.

Since I don't think much of this guy or his so called snake keeping experience, do you have someone who can sex these snakes for you? Because I wouldn't believe for one second they are what he says they are. And I would love to know who this "big name expert" who told this guy you didn't need heat is. You can send the name to me privately, but I really want to know who would be handing out such poor information.

You are in for a long, rough road hon, but you just might find it worth your while in the end.

Gale