b.c. amarali: my first boa!

[mlededee]

long story short: i had two pastel ball pythons, one male and one female. after raising the female from a hatchling for 2 years i discovered she was actually a male ( ). worked out a deal with a friend of mine to trade him for a hatchling female pastel he had just gotten. met friend at a show this past weekend, friend's hatchling also turned out to be male. gaaaah!

so anyhow, they weren't selling at the show i was at so i ended up talking with alan bosch and trading them both for a male bolivian amarali boa. this is my first boa and i'm already in love! i have to say though--he is a squirm worm! how in the world i am supposed to make him sit still for a photo is beyond me, so i only managed to get these rather terrible shots.

his belly is SO pink and a lot of the pink is creeping up his sides.








his sister has a full stripe down her back so maybe, just maybe, he is het for something stripey. (photo taken at the show.)

[Stewart_Reptiles]

What an handome boy, congrats on your new addition Emily.

[ladywhipple02]

VERY nice Bolivian you got there Emily! Those pink sides are absolutely to die for!

What are your future breeding plans? Just locales?

[mlededee]

What are your future breeding plans? Just locales?

honestly, i have no idea. i've wanted a boa for a long time, but mainly for a pet. this could be a fun little breeding project though since there might be something to try to prove out but i really have to think about it. i figure i've got some time.

[ladywhipple02]

Plenty of time! Just wondering since you mentioned the stripe.

I think you will be very happy with this little boy... he is going to be absolutely spectacular as an adult.

[Sunny1]

Emily,
He is totally adorable!! Sorry it didn't work out with getting a female pastel, but I think that he is awesome!! Congrats!!

[tigerlily]

Congrats Emily, he's very cute. I wanna come over and play at your house, you have all the COOL stuff!

[mlededee]

thanks everyone for the compliments. christie, you are more than welcome to come play at my house any time!

he is so different from a ball python it just amazes me. he isn't head shy AT ALL--i would try to put my hand in front of him like i do with my ball pythons to make him pause for a minute and be still but he would just keep right on coming, up over my hand and all over the place. i have some very outgoing bps that aren't shy about anything but he still beats them, hands down.

[JimiSnakes]

Nice little fellow! I like the pink sides a lot. Very good pick!

[Patrick Long]

i know when i got my surinam X columbian girl she was soo interested in anything and everything. unlike the balls who curl up in a ball, they are soooo inquisitive