Profile: Introducing “Everest"

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As some of you will recall, about nine months’ back, Living Gems Reptiles lost one of our top males, Hills, to an unexpected respiratory infection. Hills was one of the most vibrant orange males we have ever seen. He was named for the legendary New Zealand mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary (1919-2008), in honor of this snake’s love of climbing: Hills would always break for my head the first chance he got, and end up wrapped around the top of it. He is pictured below, and the shot does not do justice to the richness of his color:


Before he left us, however, Hills managed to pull off one important trick: he “got busy” with his mate Alexandrite, and left his genes with us in the form of 17 gorgeous bouncing baby Brazilians.

Holdback selection was tough, as there were at least three top picks of each gender. After some time, however, we managed to sort it down to two of each sex.

At long last, we would like to introduce “Everest,” named for the tallest mountain on Earth, and the very peak where his father’s namesake first left his mark on the world.

The first three shots are from outside, and were taken in strong sunlight:

Left Side


Right Side


Top Shot (this one is washed out)


And one from inside, to put the top color in perspective:

Top Shot (color accurate)


We hope young Everest continues to flourish in our care, and in time, ascends to same great heights of color as his must-be-proud parents.

Thank you for reading,