New year, new snake.

[RAD House]

Oops I did it again. After obsessing over Boelen's pythons heavily for the past month or so, I had to come to realization that I will not be in a position to aquire one for several years. In my pit of despair a light of hope in the form of a semi local clutch of an animal I have been considering for awhile. They are not particularly common and where a great price, so this definitely peaked my interest. After some negotiations with the wife, she reluctantly agreed. I decided to drive b.f. Wyoming to just check them. We all know how that goes, so now I have a little tangle of joy in the house. Now I could just tell you, but we all seem to enjoy the guessing game. I will give you a in that this is a species I have expressed interest in several times on here.

[dave himself]

I hate these games because I'm wick at them, give us a better clue than that :D

[trailblazer295]

My thoughts exactly Dave lol I've got zero clue just be a random shot in the dark.

[RAD House]

Alright, alright. They are a new world species.

[EL Ziggy]

Indigo or Cribo?

[RAD House]

Nailed it Zig a male black tailed cribo named Abbath. I took some photos earlier that I will upload later.

[EL Ziggy]

Wow! I'm getting good at this guessing game. Congrats Meso! That's one of my dream snakes too ;).

[awwalz01]

Yea Ziggy you got mine right off the bat as well!

Corney, congrats on the new purchase!

[RAD House]

Unfortunately only one photo turned out but here is the little guy. It is interesting how different his movements are from the other snake I own.
http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb321/aboarder4life/Colubrids/Abbath1_zpsjcqedqki.jpg (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/aboarder4life/media/Colubrids/Abbath1_zpsjcqedqki.jpg.html)

[EL Ziggy]

Nothing like a new critter! I love watching them grow too. In 2-3 years he's gonna look a lot different :). Beautiful addition Meso. Keep the pics coming!

[TRD]

what a nice little bugger :)

such a pity the only snakes for sale where I live are kings, milks, garter, and boa's. Other stuff is almost impossible to find and has to come from abroad (I live in Hungary).

I love to get my hands on that species... but so far only found 1 breeder in Italy that has Indigo snakes. No Cribo's on the market, or maybe I just don't know where to find them... certainly not available on any of the expo's they have here.

[SWDK]

Wonderful choice for a new snake. Hope you enjoy the little guy. Cribos are a fun snake. I'm happy to hear you had a good experience with the seller. I've been on the fence about contacting him for one.

[dave himself]

Very nice pick up MC, post more pics of him when you get him settled in please ;)

[RAD House]

what a nice little bugger :)

such a pity the only snakes for sale where I live are kings, milks, garter, and boa's. Other stuff is almost impossible to find and has to come from abroad (I live in Hungary).

I love to get my hands on that species... but so far only found 1 breeder in Italy that has Indigo snakes. No Cribo's on the market, or maybe I just don't know where to find them... certainly not available on any of the expo's they have here.
Honestly this is the first I time I had ever seen one in person, let alone a captive bred clutch in my area.
Wonderful choice for a new snake. Hope you enjoy the little guy. Cribos are a fun snake. I'm happy to hear you had a good experience with the seller. I've been on the fence about contacting him for one.
I have been doing quite a bit of reading on these guys and I am excited to have the chance to be working with one. Such a unique little creature. Yeah I had a great experience and the other animals he had for sale were also gorgeous. It was a bit hard to pick just one. I took some photos of the siblings if you have any interest.
Nothing like a new critter! I love watching them grow too. In 2-3 years he's gonna look a lot different :). Beautiful addition Meso. Keep the pics coming!
He is pretty cute right now, with his oversized eyes. I find it pretty humorous that he will become a monster when he gets older.
Very nice pick up MC, post more pics of him when you get him settled in please ;)

Here are a few more.
http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb321/aboarder4life/Colubrids/Abbath2_zpsmtnaihzx.jpg (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/aboarder4life/media/Colubrids/Abbath2_zpsmtnaihzx.jpg.html)
http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb321/aboarder4life/Colubrids/Abbath3_zpslb0mxelw.jpg (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/aboarder4life/media/Colubrids/Abbath3_zpslb0mxelw.jpg.html)

[SWDK]

[QUOTE=MesoCorney;1013041]Honestly this is the first I time I had ever seen one in person, let alone a captive bred clutch in my area.

I have been doing quite a bit of reading on these guys and I am excited to have the chance to be working with one. Such a unique little creature. Yeah I had a great experience and the other animals he had for sale were also gorgeous. It was a bit hard to pick just one. I took some photos of the siblings if you have any interest.

sure, I'd definitely be interested in the pics. Thanks!

[RAD House]

[QUOTE=MesoCorney;1013041]Honestly this is the first I time I had ever seen one in person, let alone a captive bred clutch in my area.

I have been doing quite a bit of reading on these guys and I am excited to have the chance to be working with one. Such a unique little creature. Yeah I had a great experience and the other animals he had for sale were also gorgeous. It was a bit hard to pick just one. I took some photos of the siblings if you have any interest.

sure, I'd definitely be interested in the pics. Thanks!

pm me your email address and I will send them over.

[dave himself]

Thanks for posting more pics MC ;)

[RAD House]

Well the other day I walked into the guest room where Abbath was being quarantined to find him staring down the cat on top of his tank. Luckily the way the tank lid was pushed foward barred the cat any access to him, or he would have been in some trouble. After some modification, adding computer fans to keep him cool, he was upgraded to a new temporary enclosure. I decided to make my first reptile video to better capture it. https://youtu.be/KTMlDYdmKAc

[dannybgoode]

Missed this one - beautiful snake. Great to see some different species on here, there's some great collections in the making.

[eminart]

Awesome! I guess I missed this thread when it was started. How are you liking the little guy? Definitely my favorite genus I've ever kept.

[RAD House]

Thanks Danny. It seems they are not that uncommonly kept, probably the mpst common drymarchon in the hobby, but finding information on them is kind of trying. Finding information on indigos is easier as they are native to the US and a protected species. I thought about doing a video of my whole collection, even though half of it may be boring old ball pythons.

Thanks Em. He is definitely quickly becoming my favorite, don't tell the other snakes. I am planning on starting his adult digs this summer which i hope turns out half as nice as Loki's.

[Andy_G]

How the heck did i miss this? WICKED addition there, Anthony.

[RAD House]

Thanks Andy.