Profile: Jasper

[Snakesitter]

I thought I’d start out my picture posting on this forum with a profile of Jasper, a female Brazilian born in August 2009.

Jasper isn’t a stunner in terms of color, but she really shines for pattern. She is one of very few Brazilians I have seen with an honest-to-God claim to the “bullseye” label: not just a few scattered circles, but tons of them all across her sides.

Here is a shot of her from up top, showing her current color:

Here is the same shot with flash on, better capturing the quality that makes these snakes “rainbows”:


Here is a closeup of her head. She has an unusually dark face, caused by a mixture of darker pigment and heavy black lines:


As for her pattern, here is a side shot:

And, to better illustrate as her side pattern’s color has faded with age, here is a baby picture showing why she deserves the title “bullseye”:


I have high hopes for her as she reaches breeding age, and am planning to cross her with a high-color male to see what results.

Happy holidays,