Christmas additions

[Will0W783]

Yesterday I got some awesome Christmas presents from a good friend. I finally had a chance to go up to his place to see all his snakes, and he gave me a Christmas Eve baby male C. insularis for my female. :)

I also got a stunning, 2-foot female WA Gaboon. I now have a viable pair and should be able to breed them next year!

Here's the new Gabby settling in:
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Her future boyfriend, the handsome Darth Vader:
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[Will0W783]

And here is the new little Cryptelytrops insularis. He's such a wee little fellow!
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh115/Will0W783/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01/20140102_080202_zpsxgxf42sc.jpg (http://s254.photobucket.com/user/Will0W783/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01/20140102_080202_zpsxgxf42sc.jpg.html)

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[sharthun]

Wow! Beautiful snakes!

[thinkbig317]

Stunning!!!! Love the heads on the Gaboons!!!!!

[shaunyboy]

your aquiring some pretty amazing snakes Kimberly

your new Cryptelytrops insularis is very colourful,will he stay that colour ?

your female Gaboon is a good healthy looking lady

your well on your way to becoming, the crazy snake lady,with the beautifull but scary collection

i personally do not have the dicipline to deal with hots

cheers shaun

[smy_749]

Very nice, always look forward to seeing your new additions.

[Will0W783]

Thanks everyone. Shaun, yes the insularis will stay that color. My female is now about 2 feet long and very bright lemon. Their color is one of my favorite things about them.

[LadyWraith]

Wow. I love seeing that you have posted about new additions. My eyes are always greeted with awesome, deadly little beauties. :D

[Sublimeballs]

Wow, those gaboons are gorgeous. But I'm in love with your C. insularis. Dibs on a baby, what do these sell for anyway; I've never seen one at a show. When do we get to see the albolabris?

[Will0W783]

Sublimeballs, babies are usually around $300. I haven't posted pics of the albolabris yet, because she's not feeding for me and I don't like to stress animals that are giving me problems. I'll try to remember to snap a few pics of her. She's also lightning fast and tries to escape constantly. She's honestly a massive pain in the keister!

[venom_king]

those are some nice hots....love those gabbys :)

[Jinxygirl]

The Gaboon viper is so beautiful!!!!!!! I am insanely jealous right now. They are seriously my favourite venomous snakes. I personally am too much of a wimp to own anything venomous. GORGEOUS snakes though! :)

[venom_king]

i have a HUGE soft spot for anything bitis from puff adders to gabbys love them all...well i've got my feet in with a mangrove so a few years down the line a may be owning a nice collection of bitis :cool: :D

[Pareeeee]

Really cool! I'd be too nervous to own those, but cool none the less!!

[Sublimeballs]

Sublimeballs, babies are usually around $300. I haven't posted pics of the albolabris yet, because she's not feeding for me and I don't like to stress animals that are giving me problems. I'll try to remember to snap a few pics of her. She's also lightning fast and tries to escape constantly. She's honestly a massive pain in the keister!

I had a buddy who couldn't get his male to eat either. What are you feeding, pinky halves? Have you tried scenting prey?

Hmm, mine wasn't to bad about trying to escape when she was small. Trying to bite anything warm while in the cage is another story; but once on a snake stick she rides the stick really well. I hope she turns around for you these are awesome little crotalids.

[venom_king]

what species of pit viper is that?? looks very good from the pic :D

[SSSSnakes]

Nice additions. Love the Gaboon Viper. From one HOT keeper to another, I admire your collection.

[Will0W783]

Thanks Jerry. I'm really thrilled to be finally able to keep Bitis. They are such impressive creatures! Hopefully there will be baby Gabbys in a year or so.

[marvelfreak]

Very nice additions congrats.

[robertjnovak59]

Is that pattern normal for a gaboon? That's a beauty

[venom_king]

yep thats the pattern of wild gabbys.....i love baby gabbys my local reptile shop got a little male in so very beautiful!!!

[robertjnovak59]

That's incredible. It looks painted. Lol

[venom_king]

i know right look up rhino vipers if you have not then you will be amazed!!

[Will0W783]

Gaboons have really intricate patterns that allow them to hide among the dappled light on the forest floor. As crazy as they look, when you see one hunkered down in leaf litter they really disappear!
Rhino vipers are even brighter, often with shades of yellow, red and vibrant blue. It never ceases to amaze me what evolution has done with snakes!

That being said, there is a fair amount of variation in color intensity, levels of pink and purple, and clarity of pattern among CBB Gaboons and rhinos. My friend that I got the female from is very selective about his snakes, so she's got particularly nice hues and speckling. She's a very vocal girl, but pretty calm.

[Sublimeballs]

what species of pit viper is that?? looks very good from the pic :D

Were you referring to me or willow?

[venom_king]

you...tell me about it my uncle had a gabby in a viv with alot of leaf litter and logs etc it was like looking for a deadly needle in a well camouflaged haystack!!

[Sublimeballs]

She's a white lipped pit viper, I've seen them listed as trimeresurus albolabris and Cryptelytrops albolabris; haven't figured out which is the most recent listing(probably should know this). I've had her for almost 2.5 years now she's gone from a tiny little 6" worm to nearly 3 feet. Great species to work with. Ill be getting a male hopfully sometime this year to raise up, and ill have a go at breeding them in a few years.

Sorry for the minor thread jack.

[venom_king]

wow they are lovely pit vipers i would love to one whats her temperament like??...and could you post some more pics up of her if you can :o

[Sublimeballs]

wow they are lovely pit vipers i would love to one whats her temperament like??...and could you post some more pics up of her if you can :o

Ill try and snap some, but they will be cell phone pics(time to get a camera) And ill go ahead and make a thread. i haven't really Put any pics of my collection up yet as my phones camera makes everything look really terrible. She's very cage aggressive(I was actually hoping for an aggressive snake for my first hot, better training)but rides a hook really well. She doesn't climb the hook towards me or anything(I use the 2 hook system to handle her). I've been handling hots for over 10 years now but she's my first venture into having one in my house; very different experience.

[LiL Zap]

I'm not scared of venomous animals but I'm too nervous to own one if that makes any sense. I guess you can say if a mistake happens, I don't want to die over it lol.