Eyelash litter #2: a MUCH better outcome

[botis]

My second Eyelash viper litter arrived this morning, and I am beyond exstatic. 15 live, healthy babies, no stills, no slugs. 10 pinks and 5 greens. To top it off, I got to watch a few being born, and emerging from the egg sack. What a cool experience! Now, prepare yourselves for some epic cuteness:Wow:

Mom and Dad
http://i769.photobucket.com/albums/xx332/botis1313/020-2.jpg

A group shot
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[Kaetlinv]

awww! so cute in their little tub!

I'm guessing the momma is the darling green and red girl that the red one is laying on?

Glad to hear there were no stills or slugs!!

[botis]

Some individual shots...


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[rmfsnakes32]

Very cool! Now my question regarding hots how do you move the babies to separete tubs without getting nailed by another baby? Hope its not a dumb question I just know nothing about hots and their needs!

[Kaetlinv]

OMG, that last picture is adorable!! i want a 'like' button system >XD Instant like!!

Can't wait to see more of these adorable little buggers!

[botis]

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[botis]

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[marvelfreak]

Congrats on a perfectly health clutch. They are some little cuties.

[Louis Jacobsz]

I knew the second litter would be the bomb !

Big congrats man !

[botis]

Thanks, everyone:D

The green one is the mother.

I use small hooks to move them. At this size, they wouldn't do much damage, anyways.

This litter in definitely the bomb! A pink bomb.

[Skumbo]

There has to be nothing better than a 100% healthy clutch. Congratulations!

[Rogue628]

That is epically awesome! Congrats on a great litter! :D

[rmfsnakes32]

Hmmm I thought all venomous snakes were toxic from the start!

[Hannibalcanibal]

I'm a bit of a venom noob, how venomous are these? do bites typically produce fatalities? how bad is the venom? sorry about the questions, i'm just a bit curious. :p

[botis]

Oh, they are venomous from the start. It's just, at this size, the ammount of venom that they are able to inject is so minute, it's not likely to cause much damage. That being said, I am extremely careful with them, even at this size. I've never been bit, and i don't plan on starting now.

The adults are certainly capable of inflicting a fatal bite, though it's not very likely. They are blamed for a few deaths, annually, in their native range. I have not heard of a fatality from this species in the U.S.

[Ivanator]

OMG! If it were legal for me to keep one here, I would definitely want one of yours! Congrats on the healthy clutch!

[aaron_cg]

Wow, they look amazing, and so tiny

[Wildside]

http://i769.photobucket.com/albums/xx332/botis1313/222-2.jpg

Love this pic!

[AjaMichelle]

They're gorgeous! Congratulations! :)

[jaleely]

wildside i love that one too, made me laugh.

Ugh i love eyelash vipers, and i love baby snakes, so perfect combo! hehe
Congrats and they are ADORABLE. man i wish they weren't venomous. I would loooooove to have one!

[RobsCornField]

I think I just died from a cuteness overload!

[cossiecraig]

WOW absolutely gorgeous ,and congratulations ,love it :)

[Kaetlinv]

http://i769.photobucket.com/albums/xx332/botis1313/219-2.jpg

I think that gaping mouth one is dedicated. Sitting up there top left. :P adorable!!

[DragonsEye]

Congrats on an adorable brood! How much, if at all, will their colors change as they grow up?

[botis]

Thanks again, everyone, for the comments.

The little one pictured gaping was doing that the whole time I was photographing them. He was striking as well. It was the only one that acted that way. This behavior really isn't too common in captive born Eyelash vipers. I've cared around 50 different schlegies, for various ammounts of time. I've probably been gaped at 10 times or so, and they rarely stike defensively. The father of this litter happens to be that rare, pissy, Eyelash viper, so maybe the little one takes after him.

They will change color pretty dramatically over their first 2-3 years. Their colors brighten and intensify. The brown/gray markings on the greens will turn red over time. Here's some photos of the parents, to illustrate this.

The sire, at 4 months old.
http://i769.photobucket.com/albums/xx332/botis1313/EYELASH%20VIPER%20pink%20male/100_2000-2.jpg

The sire, 2 months ago. 3 years old.
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The dam, at about 1 years old.
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The dam, about 3 months ago. 4 years old.
http://i769.photobucket.com/albums/xx332/botis1313/028-2.jpg

[botis]

Also, check out this link. These are pics of one of the green babies I had born last year. The pictures are in chronological order, with the first one taken at a couple days old. You can see how much she's changed in just the first 10 months.

iHerp : Online Reptile Software, Husbandry, Community, Tracking, Breeding, Snakes, and More! (http://www.iherp.com/Public/Animals/AnimalPhotoGallery.aspx?AnimalID=81055)

[Trent]

congrats!!

[jaleely]

gah they are just so beautiful. seriously one of my favorite vipers.

[etc]

Congrats, especially on those pink-red babies.

[Missster Snake]

Are you selling these snakes?

[Roadtrash]

Like the others that open mouth pic is great.

[Will0W783]

Stunning babies from stunning parents! I just love the variability in these guys. :) Congratulations!!!!

[bladeblaster]

beautiful, congrats :D

[shaunyboy]

Some individual shots...


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3rd picture down,the one with the purple markings is my favourite mate

they all look so cute and helpless until you see that last picture mate

cheers shaun

[Pareeeee]

Some individual shots...

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SO cute! Best pic imo.

I wish there was such a thing as a species of viper that wasn't venomous...I would snap it up in an instant! They are so amazingly awesome-looking.

[brylecc1989]

Great to hear about the gorgeous healthy clutch.

[botis]

Hey, everyone. Just wanted to let you all know that I haven't dropped off the face of the earth. I suffered a serious burn injury to my right leg while at work, back on Sunday, September 30. I have been hospitalized ever since, endured 2 skin graft surgeries, and lots of rehab and recoveries. I go home tomorrow, so I'll give more info then. I had a 3rd litter of Eyelash vipers born while I was in the hospital. 19 healthy babies from Ruby, the one in my avatar. More to come.

[Gungirl]

Oh no! Glad to read that you are ok and doing better. I hope your leg heals up well. I will look forward to seeing more pics.

[Lankyrob]

Hope you heal back to 100% soon mate, take care :)