Hello,
My name is Joyce and I now have 7 snakes (2 Ball Pythons, Honduran Milk, 2 boas and 2 new snakes that I am unsure as to what exactly they are so I am here asking for help! I have posted here a couple times, but thought I would re-introduce myself for the new folks. Started very young at age 17 with a very big burm, and though I have not had a burm since, I love the boids, and have been handling on and off for about 20 years being more active in snake care the last decade. Still learning as I go, and I tend to be more of a ‘rescuer’ than a ‘collector’ so my emphasis is on getting snakes out of bad situations, and thus far each one I have ‘rescued’ with an intention to foster, has become a personal animal. I am also a belly dancer that just recently started dancing with my snakes that can tolerate the handling, noises, and scents involved. I think I am at my max with 7 though!
Anyway, I picked up a very sweet little boa over the weekend. I bought him, a first for me (not adopting or rescuing). This was my first ever 'snake purchase' (not a rescue, or a hand me down/abandoned snake). He is quite young, and while I had one current snake (of my then 5) that is gentle enough for possible education and/or dancing with, that one was a rescue that was already about 3-5 years old when I got him and did have a history of 'biting' so I think I can really only dance with him (Only I would be in danger that way) and am not sure he would be a great candidate for education. So, I would really like to start with a very young snake and get to know him from a young age to ensure of temperament for what I would like to do with him (education and dance).
The people who sold the new baby him to me are "getting out of snakes" and "more into beardies" and they also had this little Central American (they claim) that was coiling back and hissing violently and striking at the tank when approaching him and apparently would strike when being handled. To approach him, it looks just like he is terrified and is in a situation that is stressing him out (he has no hide, and temps seem all wrong), and so I considered getting him as well. They said I can 'have him for cheap' and I am really considering taking this little guy and trying to make his life nice.
So I picked up both snakes on Friday after work and have got them settled in, but would like to better identify each one so I am asking for some help!
Does anyone recognize what either of these are?
BCC or BCI (“Pretty Pink Sides”) here: people.tribe.net/altaira/b...6df2340336
Estimated age is 2 years, sold as a "Columbian" (either a BCI or a BCC?) .
The other is here: people.tribe.net/altaira/b...08e7f9d883
Estimated age is one year. Believed to be a Central American (dwarf).
crosspostd to the boa tribe too!
My name is Joyce and I now have 7 snakes (2 Ball Pythons, Honduran Milk, 2 boas and 2 new snakes that I am unsure as to what exactly they are so I am here asking for help! I have posted here a couple times, but thought I would re-introduce myself for the new folks. Started very young at age 17 with a very big burm, and though I have not had a burm since, I love the boids, and have been handling on and off for about 20 years being more active in snake care the last decade. Still learning as I go, and I tend to be more of a ‘rescuer’ than a ‘collector’ so my emphasis is on getting snakes out of bad situations, and thus far each one I have ‘rescued’ with an intention to foster, has become a personal animal. I am also a belly dancer that just recently started dancing with my snakes that can tolerate the handling, noises, and scents involved. I think I am at my max with 7 though!
Anyway, I picked up a very sweet little boa over the weekend. I bought him, a first for me (not adopting or rescuing). This was my first ever 'snake purchase' (not a rescue, or a hand me down/abandoned snake). He is quite young, and while I had one current snake (of my then 5) that is gentle enough for possible education and/or dancing with, that one was a rescue that was already about 3-5 years old when I got him and did have a history of 'biting' so I think I can really only dance with him (Only I would be in danger that way) and am not sure he would be a great candidate for education. So, I would really like to start with a very young snake and get to know him from a young age to ensure of temperament for what I would like to do with him (education and dance).
The people who sold the new baby him to me are "getting out of snakes" and "more into beardies" and they also had this little Central American (they claim) that was coiling back and hissing violently and striking at the tank when approaching him and apparently would strike when being handled. To approach him, it looks just like he is terrified and is in a situation that is stressing him out (he has no hide, and temps seem all wrong), and so I considered getting him as well. They said I can 'have him for cheap' and I am really considering taking this little guy and trying to make his life nice.
So I picked up both snakes on Friday after work and have got them settled in, but would like to better identify each one so I am asking for some help!
Does anyone recognize what either of these are?
BCC or BCI (“Pretty Pink Sides”) here: people.tribe.net/altaira/b...6df2340336
Estimated age is 2 years, sold as a "Columbian" (either a BCI or a BCC?) .
The other is here: people.tribe.net/altaira/b...08e7f9d883
Estimated age is one year. Believed to be a Central American (dwarf).
crosspostd to the boa tribe too!
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