New family member!

[saturnascends]

I guess 3rd time's the charm huh? This is our third snake in 3 months. Maybe I'm just really into it, or maybe it's a midlife crisis. We may never know :D

Today I picked this ball up at the place I got my kingsnakes. It was just labeled as a female bumble bee, born this past fall (appx.). I have looked online at a bunch of morphs with bonafide genetics...and though it would be nice to know more details about her, I am generally fine with this little bit of knowledge since I'm not looking to breed, etc. She's just going to join the crew as a pet!

http://i.imgur.com/gKU7E0O.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/MsbthlB.jpg

"Hey mom." - don't mind my stubby nails.
http://i.imgur.com/2XpsK43.jpg

If anyone had to guess, would you be able to suggest what she might be? Unless plain ol' "Bumble Bee" is it!

[harlequinnz]

Oh so beautiful! Very neat design! Don't know what to suggest, I apologize!

[EL Ziggy]

I don't keep BPs so I can't speak to the morph but it's still a very nice looking animal.

[frankadank]

beautiful snake and congrats on another one! i have a female bumblebee as well and it does look pretty close. mine is a darker yellow but not much darker still a vibrant bright yellow but the black marks are thicker and she doesn't have much white. but it does look pretty close to mine could be a bee! can't wait to see mine grow she's only almost 6 months old.

[saturnascends]

Thanks all! I'm really excited about her. I love our baby kingsnakes, but they're definitely more zippy than I can sense this one will be.

frankadank, interesting! Have you posted pics of her anywhere here on the forum? Also, the black markings on mine aren't true black...more of a muted black/grey. Which got me wondering if she's got some other gene mixed in there? Who knows!

[Tiny Boidae]

I'm not a huge ball python advocate, but I will tell you that's one pretty mama you've got there. I especially love how the white seems to contrast with the yellow. Very nice animal.

[saturnascends]

Thanks so much! I saw her when I was there a few days ago picking up a new lightbulb. Then I found myself thinking about her all week. I told myself if she was still there, today would be the day!

[frankadank]

i did it's under general enclosure posted on march 1st called welcome home luna. lemme know what you think.

[saturnascends]

While it's stlil true that I'm loving her no matter what, I can't stop wondering if she's got something going on other than straight up bumble bee. In looking around, to me she kind of looks like she could be a killer bee? The things that are throwing me off are that her yellow is pretty light and the darker color isn't true black. But I'm not a morph expert by any means so who knows. Anyone more experienced have any thoughts?

[frankadank]

i'm still interested as well to see if this is a bumblebee. maybe some are lighter, could be a killer bee. has to be a bee tho in my opinion.

[saturnascends]

So I asked someone on Instagram (yeah, I'm that annoying person who asked someone to assess their snake)...she is either a breeder or just seems to be very knowledgeable and owns both a bumblebee and a killerbee. She says she is a regular bumblebee, just has a lot of white "in the saddle". That's a new term for me haha. Now this is just one person's opinion but I figure between the store's labeling, the price (if she was a more special morph I feel like she would have been pricier), and this person's opinion, that's what I'll stick with!

She ate for me yesterday with no hesitation so I'm happy about that! And I hope she likes her new digs :D

http://i.imgur.com/ftdeft1.jpg

[Tsubaki]

Congrats on the new pet! She looks great :D

[saturnascends]

Congrats on the new pet! She looks great :D

Thank you! :D

[frankadank]

yah she's definitely looks like my baby just a tad lighter which im sure is just how some come! that's awesome she ate congrats! such a beauty

[BillyCostume]

Nice looking ball :)

[saturnascends]

Thank you, thank you :) I love our little kingsnakes dearly, but having a snake that's larger and more chill is an interesting thing. I can't say I like her more, but I am loving her so far despite the little interaction we've had!

[saturnascends]

So my girl finally has a name! She hath been crowned Nyx, goddess of the night.

http://i.imgur.com/NYTvHy3.jpg

[Scubadiver59]

Ooh, ahhh! Nix/Nyx...you didn't do that, did you? :rolleyes:


So my girl finally has a name! She hath been crowned Nyx, goddess of the night.

http://i.imgur.com/NYTvHy3.jpg

[saturnascends]

Ooh, ahhh! Nix/Nyx...you didn't do that, did you? :rolleyes:

How do you mean? The mite treatment? :D

[Albert Clark]

Grats! Nice looking bumblebee. Part of the distinction in killerbee vs. bumblebee is the cleaner head stamp in the kb and their reduced patterning and coloration. You definitely have a winner there.

[saturnascends]

Grats! Nice looking bumblebee. Part of the distinction in killerbee vs. bumblebee is the cleaner head stamp in the kb and their reduced patterning and coloration. You definitely have a winner there.

Thank you very much! And that's interesting to know about the difference.