Our Best of 2004! Hope you like.

[Markus Jayne]

Tim and Kelvin asked for some pics in the 'Albino and Pastel' post so I thought I'd show you the best of what we produced this year.

It was a very good year, having produced more morphs than ever before and a few Canadian firsts. We consider ourselves very fortunate and hope you like what we consider to be the class of '04 in our collection. Just to clarify, these are animals that we produced here at our facility, so we will not be posting pics of our newly acquired Pewter and Caramel.

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This is the second year for us producing Super Pastels and they turned out so well we call the 'Super Dupers'! We produced 2 last year and only one this year...but she is certainly a beauty.

http://www.ballpython.ca/Web%20Shots/Mohave/PJFCL04-1.jpg
We also produced some very fine Pastel Jungles as well. This little girl is an F3 pastel produced by breeding two F2 pastels. Her full brother belongs to Marc B.

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This boy is very different. He is very high yellow with more black than usual. His head is very unique as well. Love the pattern!

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This is the first year we produced Mojave's and we were not disappointed to say the least. He is an exceptional male with great vibrant colouration. He is far lighter than most that I have due to a nice cross that I thought would prove rewarding.

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We had a great year producing Albinos and here are two of our best. Actually a lot of our best got sold early on and we decided to hang on to a few and we are very happy with the way they are turning out. The picture above is a female busy pattern.

http://www.ballpython.ca/Web%20Shots/Mohave/ALMCL04-1.jpg
This is a future male breeder. He is much more reduced. Both are very high contrast.

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Last but certainly not least are our Spiders. What can I say? They knock my socks off! This particular girl is so high-gold it is amazing! If you compare her to the others below, you will see a big difference in colour. She is definitely a 10 in my books and she aint going anywhere!

http://www.ballpython.ca/Web%20Shots/Mohave/SPFCL042-1.jpg
This is another hold-back female that is highly reduced. Imagine the Bumble Bees this girl will produce!

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And last, but not least, is Captain Canada. A perfect maple leaf on his head is very befitting for one of Canada's first Spiders!

We hope you have enjoyed our pics of some of our hold-backs for 2004. It was a very exciting year for us. This is now my full-time occupation and I sincerely appreciate all the support, business and kind words from all our customers, friends and ball python enthusiasts. We look forward to the future and what it may bring.

Good luck to all! This is way too much fun!

Mark & Jayne
Markus Jayne Ball Pythons

[honduranfreekk]

Markus as always your Ball Pythons are OUTSTANDING my friend.I want to say congrats to you for all the hard work.

I would also like to once again thank you for geting me HOOKED on trying my hand at breeding these fine snakes and all the help you have been more than willing to give when I have called or come over.
THANK YOU.

You are im my mind a true friend and a great contributer to the ball python community.
I wish you the best this year Markus.Great pics bro ;)

Kelvin@Brigitte

(ps) sory for the spelling im tired lol ;)

[rwg]

wow. what else is there to say? I am quite literally stunned.

Roy

[Invictus]

There is a very good reason why you are in the upper echelon of ball python breeding, Mark & Jayne. This post proves why. Fantastic looking snakes, and congrats on all of your success this year!

[KaHane]

Truly amazing group of balls. Keep up the good work guys!

[MarcB]

Outstanding Mark!

Thanks for the eye candy...

[marisa]

Wow. Some really beautiful snakes you have! I am not really into pastels that much but this snake is just AMAZING:

<img src="http://www.ballpython.ca/Web%20Shots/Mohave/PJMCL04-2.jpg">

Make more like that guy! :D :D :D

Marisa

[Manitoban Herps]

Originally posted by rwg
wow. what else is there to say? I am quite literally stunned.

Roy

Me too, I don't not know what words to say!

All I can say is WOW!

[Tim_Cranwill]

Hats off to you, man! What an AWESOME group! Thanks for the motivation! :)

Best of luck with your new "job"! I hope your boss is nice and you get a cute secretary. ;) :D

[Ian]

Man Spiders are on my list for sure next year. That first female is awesome!

[Corey Woods]

Mark,

Very nice animals!

Corey

[hiss-hers pyth]

Mark,

What's not to like, there all amazing looking ball pythons. Wouldn't know were to start with those choices. Those spiders all look fantastic...mmm Captain Canada, really like that name. All the best for this season and lots more suprises. Thanks for sharing.



Michael

[Asian Jon]

Amazing!!!!! Those guys are truly the greatest looking balls I have ever seen. I love the first spider! Thanks for the pics, they have made my morning!

Jon

[Clownfishie]

Absolutely STUNNING animals Mark! WOW. I really like those spiders, especially the top one -- she's amazing! Actually... they're all amazing. LOL.

Congrats on such an awesome season, and best of luck next year :)


Jen

[RepTylE]

Hats off once again, Mark. I was going to use the word outstanding but I got beat to it several times lol.
It is the best word to describe though.

[BornboreD]

Mark,

I don't even need to say anything.....you already know!!! Exquisite!! Look forward to seeing you again, and you can look forward to seeing more of me next hatching season!!

[BornboreD]

Mark,

I don't even need to say anything.....you already know!!! Exquisite!! Look forward to seeing you again, and you can look forward to seeing more of me next hatching season!!

Colin

[NiagaraReptiles]

Love that little Super girl Mark, incredible. Makes me wish on got on the trolly a few years ago ;)
Congrats for what's done, and best wishes for what's to come!

JonK

[dave68]

"Like, oh my god!"

Dave

[malaysianbloods]

Those are some of the nicest snakes I have ever seen. Keep up all the good work

[BoidKeeper]

I still can't get over the fact that all this started because your daughter wanted a pet snake. Speaking of which do you still have it?
Congrats on a great year,
Trevor

[Markus Jayne]

Yes Tim, my secretary is VERY cute! She is my wife, Jayne. Actually both Jayne and I ventured from the corporate world in the last two years and we each operate a one man business.

Jayne and I opened up a Pilates Studio in Peterborough, just under two years ago. She used to work for a very large Swedish company and we had a vision and went for it. She is a fantastic instructor and she has accumated an impressive clientele. As you could probably tell, I am very proud of her!

And to answer your question Trevor, yes I still have the first two ball pythons I purchased. One gave me clutch of Spiders this year. The bright gold female above is her daughter. Wow image that!

It has taught me many things. (OK I'm going to get deep her) First off, life is a journey...not a destination. That is one of my favourite quotes. The other is "Nothing great has ever been accomplished without passion."

Those 2 quotes are what I live my life by. I'll be turning 48 in a couple of months and I have done many, many things in my life...all of which I am very proud and too many to mention. But I can say one thing with complete confidence... and that is that the last 3 years being involved in the reptile industry has been the most rewarding. And I'm not talking monetarily only.

The friends that I have made have been the best.

The moments I have lived as we watch our next prized possession pip its way out of its egg have been golden.

The seasons that define a different kind of excitement 12 months of the year. All great rewards.

I'm a firm beleiver that in order to enjoy life and more importantly live life, you always have to put something in your path that your look forward to. But don't try to go down that path too quick, because you don't want to speed by another path that might take you to better places... like ball pythons!

Life is like a big buffet.. and by the time I'm done I plan on tasting most of it.

Thanks to everyone for such kind words. It means a lot!

Sorry for babbling!

Mark

[BornboreD]

That right there, and all of the above photos is exactly why you are such an asset to the reptile community, Mark.

Colin

[boa]

Well said mark.That's what makes you a great guy keep up the good work.

[Will]

Stunning.

I can't say much else...

[Herpsrus]

Mark, Awesome collection of 2004s! Cant' wait to see whats in store for next year!!!!!!! Good Luck. Mike

[Todd]

Awesome!!!
I cant think of anything else to say,to add to that?

Todd.

[Jeff_Favelle]

A very YOUNG 48 my friend. For sure. :)

[Markus Jayne]

My dad is my idol. He still plays tennis 3 times a week. He plays doubles and runs the back court.

He is 82 1/2 years old!

Mark

[Jeff_Favelle]

Too cool! :)

[Phrasty]

Now thats a man with passion, i dont even know you personally Mark, I wish i did but I have seen your name from the very get go of what i call my herping life...this will go on for a LONG time and I've envied your snakes from then, but somehow i feel like i should say Im proud of you too man, its not much coming from me ;), but ANY man OR woman that follows their dreams and/or passions which you have done very successfully, deserves to be proud of and acknowledged. You keep on keeping on man.

and oh yeah HELLA GREAT SNAKES 2 thumbs up!!

Phrasty