Hamburg reptile expo pickups!

Will0W783 · 06-09-12, 03:47 PM

Oh my gosh, the Hamburg reptile expo today was really great. I had known I was due to pick up a pair of juvenile Southern copperheads that a friend of mine was bringing for me, but I also found two amazing eyelash vipers. My fiance is a sucker for them, and we both really were fascinated with a 2-year-old bright yellow and faintly orange banded female, and then I saw him- a dark maroon and bronze male with BRONZE EYES!! I've never seen an eyelash viper colored like this fellow...he was so sinister-looking, and a proven breeder too. So we picked them both up. I'm so excited; I can't believe the beauty!!!

The copperheads are named Penny and Rusty, the little yellow girl is my fiance's to name, and I'm debating between Abyss or Morpheus for the bronze/red male.

Here are some pictures- enjoy!

Will0W783 · 06-09-12, 03:48 PM

Here is Penny:

Will0W783 · 06-09-12, 03:49 PM

And here is Rusty:

Louis Jacobsz · 06-09-12, 04:01 PM

Very nice !

Congrats with your new additions...I love the eyelashes !

Do you perhaps have some pics of the show itself ?

Regards
Louis.

botis · 06-09-12, 04:15 PM

Awesome! You can never have too many schlegies. The dark green one looks very familiar, I believe I have one of his sibs.

exwizard · 06-09-12, 05:06 PM

Sounds like you had a lot of fun, Kim. Id know be stoked if I brought home 5 new additions so I can see how you would be. Once again, congratulations.

shaunyboy · 06-09-12, 06:03 PM

the copper coloured ones my favorite kimberly

his eyes are pure evil looking (in a good way

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ALL really nice pick ups,i can't wait to see you breed them

cheers shaun

Will0W783 · 06-09-12, 07:15 PM

Thanks guys!! Yeah, I couldn't pass up that big copper eyelash...just too unique. And everyone loves a nice yellow! So John is happy too- he's got more eyelashes to ogle, and so do I!

Botis, they're both from Frank Castro. The red/bronze/not-sure-what-color-to-call-him male is 7-years old and the yellow female is 2.

alessia55 · 06-09-12, 08:11 PM

Fantastic. Love the yellow one of course

You should put some reference items in the next pics you take, to show how small they are!

Will0W783 · 06-10-12, 08:18 AM

These two are actually decent size. The reddish male is about 1.5 feet long (he's a full-grown adult) and the yellow female is about 10 inches- the same size as Goblin. I'll be feeding them today, so the food items in their mouths should provide some reference.

brylecc1989 · 06-10-12, 08:29 AM

Wow beautiful serpents.

SSSSnakes · 06-10-12, 12:34 PM

Nice pick ups. I was at the show as well and it was awesome this time. Picked up a few hots myself.

Will0W783 · 06-10-12, 01:04 PM

It was a really great show this time! I was really thrilled to see all the beautiful species there.

Will0W783 · 06-10-12, 01:05 PM

The new guys all ate today, which is a great sign. The baby copperheads were hilarious- they drummed their little tails like they thought they were rattlers while they ate their pinkys, lol!!

Will0W783 · 06-10-12, 01:07 PM

Some eyelash chow time!