Drifting back to the dark side

[najaboy]

Here I was tonight wondering what else I could get myself for my b-day tomorrow. Well, I figured for my 28th, I'd go ahead and drift just a little bit farther back into the dark side of herpetoculture.

Here's a pic of one of my newest, courtesy of Jay Kiper of Exotic Jungle. This lucky little guy has himself two het females to keep him company.


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	Heterozygous Heterozygous - the animal carries the gene for a genetic trait but does not outwardly demonstrate the trait. Example: A boa that is het for albino looks normal but carries the albino gene. When it is bred to another het for albino boa or an albino boa, a percentage of the offspring will be albino.

[Boaguy]

wow he is one beautiful snake naja,
is this a albino monocle?
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[StaticKaos]

ya got big ol balls naja, haha.. i wouldnt even get close enuff to take a pic of that thing.. very pretty though..
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[najaboy]

Yep. He's an albino monocle. At the latest, I'll have pics of the female hets available to post tomorrow night. Monocles, both albino and normal, have always been one of my favorite snakes to work with.

	Heterozygous Heterozygous - the animal carries the gene for a genetic trait but does not outwardly demonstrate the trait. Example: A boa that is het for albino looks normal but carries the albino gene. When it is bred to another het for albino boa or an albino boa, a percentage of the offspring will be albino.

[coferj]

I don't have the intestinal fortitude myself, but that is one beautiful snake, naja. And I know they're not, but I'll be darned if those don't look like well-placed bullet holes on the sides of that tank..lol


Happy early b-day, btw.
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[StaticKaos]

CoferJ.. Those are screw holes were he has plexi glass screwed for the cage.. The plexi will crack if you drill it in two fast an hard against the glass at the end of the screw.. I found out on my own for that case..

Naja happy early BDAY.. Thats your present, me answering a question for you,lol
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[Ed_r]

Actually those look like pop rivets. Naja Only 2 pulls with the rivet gun won't crack the plexi. Trust me I know.lol. Awesome snake. I agree you got B***s the size of Church Bells!!! [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img]
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[Boaguy]

cool,
that is one of my dream snakes that i will probably never ever have the guts to keep lol

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[StaticKaos]

Ed.. You keep any hotts???

Naja.. To have hotts like you own, do you keep anti venoms around the house or juss make sure the local hospital has a full stock? lol but im serious..

PS: I was talking about the wholes on the right Ed.. Didnt' even notice the 1s in the back ground

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[Boaguy]

i think ya mean hospital..not petstore right?
i have never heard of a "petstore" carrying aintivenom.. it is very expensive and doesnt last very long. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img]
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[StaticKaos]

lol yeh BoaGuy.. i noticed tha typo while it was posting so i edited it.. I didn't really think a petstore would carry it either,haha
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[Ed_r]

So was I static you can see the rivet in the one. No I dont have the guts to keep hots. I have 2 small kids at home too. If i were single I may try it but wife would kill me, and i would in no way want to endanger the kids. Granted i have larger boids, but I dont need a non existant antivenom to treat a bite.
Believe me I would LOVE to be able to keep that snake!!!!
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	Venomous Reptile A term commonly used to refer to a venomous reptile. Most commonly used in reference to venomous snakes.

[najaboy]

I should clarify. The pic was taken by Jay, and not by me. The snakes won't be arriving here until tomorrow afternoon.

As for antivenom, I don't keep any on hand, for a variety of reasons. Primarily financial, as it is very expensive, and has a limited shelf life.

There are two investments that everyone who keeps exotic venomous should make, although I'll admit to only having made neither one yet. The first is to purchase a copy of The Antivenom Index, published by the AZA. The second is a membership in the Florida Antivenom Bank.

While neither investment will save life or limb, both certainly will save you a lot of headaches and money in the event of an envenomation.

Anyways, here's a pic Jay just sent me of one of the females.


And here's the other female

[faze]

wal-mart.......five dollar soldering irons work wonders!!! i havent had plexi crack with one yet!!! good luck with that beauty naja!!!
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[Joltman]

Happy b-day there naja. If I brought one of those home my wife would have my bags packed before I could get the snake set up. that is a beautiful snake. I too do not have the kohonas to keep a hot. I live by the philoshphy that is it can muck me up I don't muck with it. So far the worst I have had to do is pull teeth out of my arm, that did not involve a night at the hospital.Besides I have 2 loose snakes out now if a cobra would get out I would have #$%^&#$%^&#$%^&#$%^& to pay. You can have my fair share of the hots Naja [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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