Well I told myself I was not going to buy any more snakes at the Hamburg expo, but this little girl was too cute to pass up, and an excellent deal to boot. Misty is a green-phase Bothriechis schlegelii, or Eyelash palm pitviper. My fiance has a 2-year-old male that's been doing wonderful for us, and they are really neat snakes, so I jumped at the chance for this little girl.
Here she is in her deli cup at the show (she's a very light pale green, almost grey, with pink bands and brown spots).
I got her home and settled her in, and took a few more shots- it's hard to get her in focus as she is sooo tiny. She's at most six inches long and about as thick as a shoelace.
And she took her first meal for me last night! The 1-day-old mouse pink looks so large in her little mouth.
Introducing little Misty!
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