Holy 'ole swollen boas!

[C.Marshell]

Well this is something I was looking forward to all season! For the past month or so I’ve observed courting and copulation between these two and early this morning when I was making my rounds I finally observed ovulation!

Salmon male:

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/3152-5235_IMG1-med.JPG

Common female: Although there is nothing common about this girl! She exhibits reduced pattern and reduced black pigment ,also a reverse stripe on her tail.

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/3143-4337_IMG1.jpg

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/3137-3788_IMG.jpg

Courting:

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/3MATING.jpg

Ovulation: Try as I might, I can’t properly capture on film the size of my females when they ovulate, but there is no mistaking it and this girl was huge this morning.

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/3156-5631_IMG.jpg

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/3156-5630_IMG.jpg

If genetics prove true, these two should produce some of the finest Salmon Boas in Canada. At this point there is no guarantee that she will produce viable offspring, but at least this ovulation is a step in the right direction. I’m very excited about this pairing.

Thanks for looking!

Chris

[CDN-Cresties]

Thats great news, hopefully it all works out for you. Best of luck :D

-Steve-

[ohh_kristina]

awesome pair! Good luck with them.

[C.m.pyrrhus]

Awesome sight to wake to eh? Good luck.

[Simon]

great news!
good luck with her and hope she pops some great babies for you!!!

Very nice~~~
haha she looks like she's really swollen!!

[Linds]

Good luck! :thumbsup:

[foman]

Good luck, both of those snakes are just gorgeous, they should produce some real gems for you.

[Frankie]

Good luck with them they're both great looking snakes!

[Clownfishie]

Congrats Chris, that's awesome!!! :D

[Biggz69]

great pics thanx for sharing

[Ricksnakes]

Very nice boas! Best of luck with them.

[BOAS_N_PYTHONS]

CHRIS MARSHELL:

Good luck dude fingers crossed, its amazing watching them enlarge like they do my redtails are just blowing my mind with that change.

Cya...

Tony

[HetForHuman]

Awesome Chris, i hope it all works out for you bud.

And i'll say it again, that female with the reverse stripe is just amazing.

[Jeff_Favelle]

Marshell is totally the King of Boas!!! Nice bro! :D

[Edwin]

Chris, your 'normal' female looks amazing! Good luck with your breeding.

[C.Marshell]

Thanks for all the great comments everyone. Now if the DH Snow female would ovulate, I'd be a REAL happy camper. Thats the kind of snow I could handle at ANYTIME of the year. :D

[Rob McRobbie]

That's some great stuff you have there Chris!! All the best for this breeding season..

Rob

[TheRedDragon]

Wow! Amazing looking pair! I wish you luck in getting several beautiful babies! :)

[Stav.T]

Wow Chris! Thats a nice yellow pastel female you got there. Thats nothing common I got a nice f4 male with narrow saddles. And yes bred with a salmon i'm me too conviced that they gonna be the pretiest salmons arround.
Good luck man,
Stav

[boa]

Great project chris we need those boas in canada congrats bro keep up the great work.