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Mikoh4792
12-08-13, 03:35 PM
Would make a meal out of any kingsnake


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LadyWraith
12-08-13, 03:43 PM
Holy CRAP. It's huge! I didn't know they go this big either. Such a beautiful snake.
Terranaut
12-08-13, 04:08 PM
Can you tell us where the pic is from and are there more shots of this snake? I have seen them that long but never that thick.
Mikoh4792
12-08-13, 04:36 PM
Can you tell us where the pic is from and are there more shots of this snake? I have seen them that long but never that thick.

saw this pic on a facebook page. forgot where i just saved image as soon as i saw it.

yeah you'd think it was a boid.
Mikoh4792
12-08-13, 06:41 PM
Found another one

Indigo in florida

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/980018_644606802256906_1534204433_o.jpg
CosmicOwl
12-08-13, 08:30 PM
I've always wanted an indigo snake, but I live in Florida.
Sublimeballs
12-08-13, 08:48 PM
Haha that's funny I found this pic almost a month ago and saved it to my phone. I've got a friend with some permits to own indigos his biggest is around 8 feet. I joke that it could eat my almost 3 year old jamp retic.
EL Ziggy
12-09-13, 08:51 AM
That snake is BEAST!!
alessia55
12-09-13, 09:50 AM
Wow, that is one very large indigo.
sharthun
12-09-13, 11:48 AM
That snake is BEAST!!

Totally!:D
SASQUATCHUK
12-10-13, 04:30 PM
:Wow:never seen one of them over in the UK cracking looking snake:cool:
LiL Zap
12-10-13, 06:32 PM
Wow! That's pretty big!
parabolgravity
12-12-13, 07:01 AM
I´m long time friends with someone in the midwest who has been breeding easterns for decades. Actually, he was one of the first heavyweight keepers i met when i initially got into the hobby.

I´ve always wanted to see some of his indigos, but I never felt comfortable asking. A few years back him and I got to talking about them, and he happened to have some of his breeders on hand. I too was astonished at not only their size, but their temperament as well. I can´t say that I´ve ever been around a colubrid that is remotely like them.

That species has always been a "dream snake" of mine, and experiencing them first hand did nothing to lesson my desire to some day own a few.
Mikoh4792
12-12-13, 11:06 AM
I too was astonished at not only their size, but their temperament as well. I can´t say that I´ve ever been around a colubrid that is remotely like them.

Could you elaborate on this?
thinkbig317
12-12-13, 12:06 PM
Didnt know Indigo's got that thick! WOW!!!!
parabolgravity
12-12-13, 03:35 PM
Could you elaborate on this?

it is difficult for me to articulate, but they have a way about them that seems more deliberate than reactive...but at the same time come off as being very relaxed. i had read about indigo´s having a "presence" before, and kind of dismissed it off-hand; but after being exposed to a few specimens...i guess i would have to agree.

i could type pages about it, but ultimately would provide far less insight than someone would gain on their own in 5 minutes time around their first indigo.
CosmicOwl
12-12-13, 04:10 PM
it is difficult for me to articulate, but they have a way about them that seems more deliberate than reactive...but at the same time come off as being very relaxed. i had read about indigo´s having a "presence" before, and kind of dismissed it off-hand; but after being exposed to a few specimens...i guess i would have to agree.

i could type pages about it, but ultimately would provide far less insight than someone would gain on their own in 5 minutes time around their first indigo.

Do you think they're more intelligent than other snakes?
parabolgravity
12-13-13, 04:32 AM
Do you think they're more intelligent than other snakes?

without a shadow of a doubt.
Terranaut
12-13-13, 05:24 AM
I have heard a few breeders in their youtube videos refer to them as the most intelligent snake period and many also believe they enjoy handling in some sort of way. I have only ever held a small young indigo but there is definitely a difference in the way they act. No fear of the handler and this one seemed to recognize the owner. There was a member here a while back had a beautiful indigo named Jack. His pics were always great. Unfortunately these are out of my price range in Canada.
LadyWraith
12-13-13, 01:57 PM
Ugh thanks Mikoh. I keep taking this species off my list due to the possible paperwork and cost. But every time I see one, it goes back on the list. I found the permit and read through it to see what I'm up against if I can't find one local. Decided this will be a future acquisition, regardless of hoop jumping and arm/leg selling I'll have to do. :D
Mikoh4792
12-13-13, 02:31 PM
Ugh thanks Mikoh. I keep taking this species off my list due to the possible paperwork and cost. But every time I see one, it goes back on the list. I found the permit and read through it to see what I'm up against if I can't find one local. Decided this will be a future acquisition, regardless of hoop jumping and arm/leg selling I'll have to do. :D

Get ready to clean bombs on the daily. ahaha.
DOBERMAN
12-13-13, 08:38 PM
That is one big earthworm
LadyWraith
12-13-13, 11:19 PM
Get ready to clean bombs on the daily. ahaha.

Haha so I've read. It's worth it for one of those beauties. Heard of any success using bioactive substrates with these guys?
Mikoh4792
12-13-13, 11:26 PM
Haha so I've read. It's worth it for one of those beauties. Heard of any success using bioactive substrates with these guys?

Nope but I reckon it will work for just about any species(except for desert ones)