View Full Version : Here ya go, Nick! Jamaicans!
LOL funny you should ask around this time... I was looking for their age and came upon the finding that they are turning 4 years old tomorrow!
LOL... well these guys are definitely in no hurry to get big :p I included a pic with my phone for size comparison. These guys have never missed a meal in their lives :D
'Slowpoke' female...
<img src="http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/508/22slowpoke.jpg">
male...
<img src="http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/508/22mj99.jpg">
<img src="http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/508/22mjcompare.jpg">
Their heads are so cool... the scaling reminds me more of a scrub than a boa...
<img src="http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/508/22topmj.jpg">
Tim_Cranwill
10-27-04, 08:52 PM
Those are sooo cool! Probably the best looking boa, in my opinion. :)
Tim and Julie B
10-27-04, 09:02 PM
Man I love those island Epicrates! So nice.......going to get them soon.
HeatherRose
10-27-04, 09:28 PM
Wow! I really am starting to LOVE Jamaicans (;) )... the eyes are super neat, they remind me of a retic's orange eyes. Epicrates are just too cool! Lucky you Linds! :D
Originally posted by HeatherRose
Wow! I really am starting to LOVE Jamaicans (;) )...
hehe ;) Was that innuendo??? LOL
Linds, those are AMAZING!!! When and If you breed them, you HAVE to let me know!!!
-Matt
Those are so awesome!!! I can never get enough of those I had a chance to get a pair not too long ago and I passed cause I'm an idiot. I really like the Hatians too. Thanx for posting the pics, you should do so more often :p
What are you using for a substrate? Carefresh?
Nick
Thanks for the kind words everyone! :D
Matt,
LOL you know you'll be the first to know ;) I'm not even looking forward to that... as I understand it Simon's female tries to frequently eat his male when he puts them together. Prying a milk off a milk is one thing, but prying a beefy 7' boa is a whole different story :p
Nick,
LOL... I feel like a picturewhore with all these pics I've been posting recently :p Between all those baby pics and then the requests from you and Matt for Jamaicans and Bci shots... egadz :eek: Yup, that's carefesh. Most of whatever is kept in a sweaterbox or smaller gets it :p I love it.
Ryan and Katie
10-27-04, 11:03 PM
Great pics, they are gorgeous! It's so hard to imagine them being 7', they never seem to grow... :) Have you ever caught your jamaicans luring? We sure know when ours get hungry.:D
Keep the pics coming.
Tim_Cranwill
10-28-04, 12:01 AM
How much do these snakes typically sell for and where or from whom in Canada can one purchase a few?
LOL I've never see mine lure, that must be quite the sight! My female is almost always head tucked up in her perch, and the male is always just curled up or cruising.
Tim,
I purchased mine for $650 or $750, can't remember which though, it's been a while. There isn't really a market, since they are so rarely offered for sale. As far as I know, the only person in Canada with breedable adults is Simon Samson. The only time I've seen them offered for sale is a super occassional private sale of Simon's stock. As far as I know, mine were the last litter produced to date.
Tim_Cranwill
10-28-04, 11:14 AM
Thanks, Linds! Hopefully he'll have some more available next season. They sure are a cool snake! :)
albinoman
10-31-04, 02:48 PM
Jamaicans great snakes, they are my favorites Insular Epicrates
lostwithin
10-31-04, 03:36 PM
Wow, those are stunning boas, they look so much like pythons I'll have to keep them in mind as a future project,
Devon
Thanks for the comments! :) They really are cool snakes to work with, once you get past all the musking...lol :p
Clownfishie
11-01-04, 09:16 PM
Jamaicans are just TOO cool looking -- thanks for sharing some updated pics Linds, I've been wondering how they were doing! :)
Jen
Phrasty
12-08-04, 03:50 PM
Awesome looking JB's there Linds. They really aren't respected out here by the majority of people, Jamaicans have a VERY bad stigma of snakes, ESPECIALLY big-ish ones. unfortunately some when come across are killed, just ignorance/stupidity. it really is a sin. a great snake IMO.
and a bit of pointless info for the day ;), they're known locally as "Yellow Snakes" or "Yellow Boas"
I'd love to get one one day :), I'll stick to my BP's for now though.
Thanks! Ya... from all the research I've been able to gather, they have pretty well been knocked out by the locals. It's truly a shame, and why it is so important to keep them alive as a species in captivity. I've heard them referred to as Yellow Boas, and also as Black-tailed Boas. Up here, we just call 'em Jamaicans :sun:
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