Puffs!

[Will0W783]

I thought I'd show some pictures of my Bitis arietans females. The first female is a Tanzanian import who came in this summer. She's big, about 2.5 feet long, and pretty calm. She gets going with puffing every now and then, but is very well-behaved on a hook and generally a surprisingly easy-going puff adder. (I'm sorry the pictures aren't the greatest- it's really hard to get good lighting in her cage).
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh115/Will0W783/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-02/20140214_200617_zpsgpueflk5.jpg (http://s254.photobucket.com/user/Will0W783/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-02/20140214_200617_zpsgpueflk5.jpg.html)

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh115/Will0W783/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-02/20140214_200610_zps5uqoozrr.jpg (http://s254.photobucket.com/user/Will0W783/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-02/20140214_200610_zps5uqoozrr.jpg.html)



And this yearling came in on a trade. She's probably the prettiest puff I've ever seen overall- she's got shades of mahogany, orange, yellow, buff, chocolate and black, and these sharp white spots down her sides. Her face is pinkish-purple with tan and every scale is tipped with black...she's just awesome. She's a Tanzanian x Cape CBB 2013.
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh115/Will0W783/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-02/20140214_162539_zpsnuljrfvl.jpg (http://s254.photobucket.com/user/Will0W783/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-02/20140214_162539_zpsnuljrfvl.jpg.html)

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh115/Will0W783/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-02/20140214_200521_zpsksmoetoc.jpg (http://s254.photobucket.com/user/Will0W783/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-02/20140214_200521_zpsksmoetoc.jpg.html)

And here's the little yearling male Doma, Tanzania locale male I'm getting next weekend from Al Coritz! I can't wait for these young ones to grow up and be ready to breed! :-D

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh115/Will0W783/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-02/received_m_mid_1392433069412_f164ba51911fb10950_0_ zps9wilboqz.jpeg (http://s254.photobucket.com/user/Will0W783/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-02/received_m_mid_1392433069412_f164ba51911fb10950_0_ zps9wilboqz.jpeg.html)

[kwhitlock]

That last puff is absolutely beautiful! Those colors just pop!

[sharthun]

That last puff is absolutely beautiful! Those colors just pop!

^^^^^^^^^^^^I agree!

[metalcopper]

The colors on the first yearling look like Gaboon, very pretty.

[Will0W783]

Thanks guys! Both yearlings are really nice examples of their locales and I'm excited to start a breeding project with them. The older puff is not as bright, but she's a sweetheart and the first Bitis I ever had in my house, so I'm quite attached to her. Puff adders are really cool snakes, but they can be a handful if they want to be!

[SSSSnakes]

Very nice looking Puffs.

[Tsubaki]

They look very nice! Love the second one :D

[thinkbig317]

Gorgeous puffs!