"Black out"

[Ace]

With everybody saying how great their Mexican Blacks are, I thought it would be cool to see them all. So, get your Blacks out!!! :D
This is my Mexican Black, Raven right before shed.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid61/pa2e36f439de89302bb053d5fe3be4450/fc36b0e6.jpg
Thanks for looking

[vanderkm]

This is our male Noodle. He was a rescue through the local herp club and had several broken ribs, so he has a big kink at mid body, but it hasn't slowed down his growth or feeding. Great snake - very gentle - they are such a nice species.

mary v.

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/509/63noodle_d_mar_03.jpg

[crimsonking]

you've seen her before, I'm sure.
:Mark

[marylyn101]

I really want a mex black. : ( no dealers aroundd here

[marisa]

Yay! I love Mexican Blacks and all of yours are amazing! They are great snakes....

Jose...5/6 years old. I love him!
<img src="http://members.rogers.com/mattl/3jose04-05-03.jpg">
<img src="http://members.rogers.com/mattl/3jose04-26-03.jpg">

Marisa

[Katt]

Mex blacks are totally great. I think they will be more popular this year.

Here's a nice pic of Purity, my one and only mex black. Black and white photo.

<img src="http://members.shaw.ca/kattia/purity.jpg">

[Tim_Cranwill]

I wish I had pics to share but I don't have any mex blacks to take pics of yet :D. They are on my list for next year though... :)

[crimsonking]

It's interesting to see all the response. In the U.S. they'd become less appreciated. However, I am seeing a slightly renewed interest in them lately. People who aren't fans probably have never held one! Of course not all are pure ink black, but breeders have selectively bred most of the color and pattern out. I have some that will actually have spots of red on the belly when hatched. Most only have 2 dots of white on the chin. My first sellable clutch of babies from c.b. was nigrita.
:Mark

[Ace]

Great pics everybody!!! Mark, I think you're right...seems every reptile show I go to, I see more and more people walking around with them. :D
I know there's more out there...let's see them!!!!

[homebrewed]

awsome snakes guys.
I wanted one as my first snake, but "wasn't" allowed to have any at the time.
One day

[Vanan]

Marylyn, we will have some next year. The female I got came in with an RI and was pretty thin. I'm giving her this year to recover.

Man! Seeing all these nigritus....I gotta snap pics of my guys!

[lolaophidia]

We'll you guys have convinced me that my impulse buy was a good one! I just picked up a 2002 female at the Richmond Show. 1st king since I was a kid (caught eastern chains around the house). I've been really focusing on asian rats lately, but I couldn't pass up this solid black for 25.00 end of show price. She even ate 3 pinks the first night- I had extras and figured I'd give them to her. I'll post picks once she gets good and settled...
Any tips you'd care to pass along on getting her as big as yours would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Lora

[eyespy]

Sorry for the delay in posting. Raul took his first ever 2 fuzzy meal on Wednesday so I didn't want to disturb him for a few days while he digested just so I could snap a few pics.

My photography sucks, he actually does have a head. :D

<img src="http://www.thebeardedlady.org/images/DCP_1126.JPG">

[Tim and Julie B]

I have one but no camera. I traded an old Dodge pick-up for it! So it's name is Dodge. He is growing fast and is slightly over two feet now. Very awsome snake. I wonder if you could get albinos or hypos? I have never heard of them but imagine what they would look like.

[Vanan]

Have always thought about that Tim. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

[marisa]

Does anyone know where I could view pics of an albino Mexican Black? Or hypo? Do they exsist?

I would love to see that.....

Marisa

[crimsonking]

A guy I know thought up the big idea to get the albino gene into them. His plan was to cross an albino Cal. into the lines. Well, on his first (and last) attempt, he ended up with one fat nigrita and no Albino Cal. king. Although I blame him for it, I'm kinda glad it didn't work out. The 2 are so very close that I'm sure you could succeed easily however. Then over time breed nearly all the Cal. out. The same ting has been done with the "albino" FL. king,using Cal. king and/or hoolbrooki. I would assume a true albino nigrita to be a pure yellow/white snake. Honestly, in my opinion, the "anti-nigrita"! My love for them has it's roots in the ink black sheen they exhibit. And while this is really the work of selective breedings over years, it defines them now. (to me)
:Mark

[Ace]

I haven't heard of any "real" albinos or amels. I think the closest you could get is an Albino snow Cal-King. If you did find someone claiming to have one, I'd question it's purity like Mark said.
I would assume a true albino nigrita to be a pure yellow/white snake
I'd think they'd be all white with maybe a few flecks here and there of yellow.
Here's the "closest" I have to an Albino Mexican Black, my albino snow Cal, Angel :D
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid31/p3dec31e9877393ed8188ac3fff73169c/fd46fb86.jpg

[Tim and Julie B]

Good points but if it is a true species then they could have color morphs. I just wonder if you would recognise them if you even saw one? An all white/ yellow would be very cool you have to admit although pure black is why we keep them. The thought of a hypo is very intriguing!:DTim

[Ace]

Good points but if it is a true species then they could have color morphs
I'm sure it's possible, but with all the hybridizing going on now, I think even if a true albino was produced, the breeder would have a tough time convincing most people of it.