Female Spilotes "PIC"...

[Simon R. Sansom]

Here's a close-up of my '02 female.


Thanks for looking.

Simon

[Clownfishie]

Wow -- awesome!!

[Simon R. Sansom]

Thanks, Clownfishie!

Here's a head-on shot...


Enjoy!

Simon

[JD@reptiles]

Very nice, how much did that cost you?

[Simon R. Sansom]

JD; The pair cost $350.00. I got them as yearlings from a friend who purchased them from Dr. Philippe Blais.

The male is close to six feet already. The female has been a bit of a problem feeder for me; she suddenly decided that she'd only take live mice, which is nerve-wracking, to say the least, considering that she does not constrict them at all. Anyway, she's a bit smaller than the male - maybe five feet.
I had tried putting her in a large, six-foot enclosure with climbing branches, etc, but she didn't like it one bit - she would NOT feed at all. So, I placed her back into the security if the "rubbermaid" rack unit and she feeds great! Go figure...

These are really fascinating snakes, and although mine can be a bit finicky, I really enjoy the challenge of keeping them. The next thing will be getting them to reproduce.

Simon

[JD@reptiles]

let me know if or when you get babies!

Jordan

[TheRedDragon]

:jawdrop: All I can say is...WOW!

[Linds]

What are the temperaments like on your pair?

[Simon R. Sansom]

Hi Lindsay! How are you? Haven't heard from you in a while.

My two are pretty good, temperament-wise, as long as you realize that they ain't no Corn Snake, lol! They do a lot of posturing and tail rattling, but once you get them in hand, like most snakes they calm down fairly well. I have not been bitten yet, but I think that's due more to my quick reflexes than their disinclination to give me a nip.
My male is quite easy to handle actually, once you get him disentangled from his climbing branch he's quite the gentleman. The female is distinctly uncomfortable when being handled - she doesn't bite or hiss, but she wriggles and acts as though the human touch is very distasteful to her, so she's usually left alone.

They are definitely NOT the stereotypically-vicious Spilotes we've all heard about.

Take care

Simon

[LdyDrgn]

hehehe, very pretty girl!

Our male loves to display and rattle whenever bothered, but he has not yet bitten Morti during handling. Here is a pic of him displaying a bit:



With his size, it is quite intimidating (7.5')

[Linds]

I'm good. Hehehe... don't post frequently in the Colubrid forums though I'm a boa girl through and through

Nice to hear yours are not the vicious monsters we hear about. Very interesting. In fact I think this is the first time I've heard of them being anything other Perhaps its just the WC stock that is creating the bad reputation for the species as whole, much like bloods.

[Simon R. Sansom]

Lindsay,
Yep, it's definitely the "Blood Python Syndrome" for these guys, lol!

LdyDrgn,
Great-looking snake! That's the posture I'm talking about. Does he ever fully inflate his neck? My female did it once, and she looked as though she'd swallowed a goose egg.
Is yours a good feeder? My male takes thawed large mice if I just place them in his cage. He won't eat if I'm in the room, though. If I leave for just two minutes and then go back in, the mice will be gone and he'll be back on his perch as if nothing had happened. It's actually quite amusing.

Simon

[matrix1829]

wow amazing. is that 350 can. or us. funds

[Simon R. Sansom]

Hi Matrix,

That was Canadian funds.

Simon

[alexandsnakes]

Simon, how often are you feeding yours? My male is a clutchmate of your pair, and he's much smaller, ~ 4'. He's eating an adult hammie/wk. I just moved and gave him a much larger tank, but all he does is hide. Still eats really well, but spends a lot of time buried in substrate. So much for my display snake