Hamburg reptile expo pickups!

[Will0W783]

Oh my gosh, the Hamburg reptile expo today was really great. I had known I was due to pick up a pair of juvenile Southern copperheads that a friend of mine was bringing for me, but I also found two amazing eyelash vipers. My fiance is a sucker for them, and we both really were fascinated with a 2-year-old bright yellow and faintly orange banded female, and then I saw him- a dark maroon and bronze male with BRONZE EYES!! I've never seen an eyelash viper colored like this fellow...he was so sinister-looking, and a proven breeder too. So we picked them both up. I'm so excited; I can't believe the beauty!!!

The copperheads are named Penny and Rusty, the little yellow girl is my fiance's to name, and I'm debating between Abyss or Morpheus for the bronze/red male.

Here are some pictures- enjoy!

[Will0W783]

Here is Penny:

[Will0W783]

And here is Rusty:

[Louis Jacobsz]

Very nice !

Congrats with your new additions...I love the eyelashes !

Do you perhaps have some pics of the show itself ?

Regards
Louis.

[botis]

Awesome! You can never have too many schlegies. The dark green one looks very familiar, I believe I have one of his sibs.

[exwizard]

Sounds like you had a lot of fun, Kim. Id know be stoked if I brought home 5 new additions so I can see how you would be. Once again, congratulations. :)

[shaunyboy]

the copper coloured ones my favorite kimberly

his eyes are pure evil looking (in a good way ;) )

ALL really nice pick ups,i can't wait to see you breed them

cheers shaun

[Will0W783]

Thanks guys!! Yeah, I couldn't pass up that big copper eyelash...just too unique. And everyone loves a nice yellow! So John is happy too- he's got more eyelashes to ogle, and so do I!

Botis, they're both from Frank Castro. The red/bronze/not-sure-what-color-to-call-him male is 7-years old and the yellow female is 2.

[alessia55]

Fantastic. Love the yellow one of course :yes: You should put some reference items in the next pics you take, to show how small they are!

[Will0W783]

These two are actually decent size. The reddish male is about 1.5 feet long (he's a full-grown adult) and the yellow female is about 10 inches- the same size as Goblin. I'll be feeding them today, so the food items in their mouths should provide some reference.

[brylecc1989]

Wow beautiful serpents.

[SSSSnakes]

Nice pick ups. I was at the show as well and it was awesome this time. Picked up a few hots myself.

[Will0W783]

It was a really great show this time! I was really thrilled to see all the beautiful species there.

[Will0W783]

The new guys all ate today, which is a great sign. The baby copperheads were hilarious- they drummed their little tails like they thought they were rattlers while they ate their pinkys, lol!!

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[Will0W783]

Some eyelash chow time!

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[SSSSnakes]

I love it when new additions eat. Nice eating pictures.

[Hillsberry]

Wow! Those eyelash vipers are jaw dropping can't get over how beautiful they are. It's the best feeling when new additions eat the first day. :) Kim your reptile family just keeps getting better an better. :)

[alessia55]

Those are some awesome feeding pics :yes:

[botis]

Nope, I was mistaken. Same source, but mine is a couple years younger. Frank produces some killer sclegs, including most of mine. I know they'll do fantastic for you. Congrats on some nice new pick ups.

[exwizard]

... :) Kim your reptile family just keeps getting better an better. :)I couldnt have said this better myself :)

[Will0W783]

Thanks so much guys. I am soo overjoyed with them - I can't wait to start breeding the schlegs. :)

Oh, and in a week I will have another one of my dream snakes...a yearling male Cryptelytrops insularis from Al Coritz. This has been the best snake weekend ever!!

[Will0W783]

I think we've decided on names. I have a Marvel characters theme going on with the eyelash vipers...our first one we named Green Goblin, and the second one is Misty (short for Mystique). So I continued the trend, with Loki for the reddish male, and Pyro for the yellow female. WHat do you guys think?

[Will0W783]

Here is a sneak preview of Parallax, the Cryptelytrops insularis I'll be getting in a week:
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh115/Will0W783/6a603fbe.jpg

[GarterPython]

Oh my god! Wish I had the guts to keep venemous snakes. That is one of the type of snakes that even if my parents let me get them I wouldn't because I would be to scared. I'll just stick to looking at yours!

[Will0W783]

They're definitely amazing animals, but not for everyone. I had a very frightening reminder yesterday of why one can't fall into the comfort of a routine. I went to feed Shelby, and he bolted right over the food and plopped onto the floor. I had to grab his tail, swing him around and hook him back into his cage. It was terrifying, and a good solid lesson on NOT letting a cobra figure out your pattern!