You really don't realize how HARD it is to get the timing right and snap a photo of the tongue until that's your goal LOL! I wanted to try and take some photos of the Hypo gene carrying babies to show their mottled tongues which is one of the characterisitics that makes me think "Hypo Jungle".

ALL of the Hypo gene carrying babies have multi-colored tongues - white, red, and black. Many of them have white tippped tongues followed by mottled red and black coloration on the rest of the tongue.

Another thing I noticed is that a few of them seemed to stick the very tips of their tongues out first before flicking the entire tongue out. Almost like how Pete Kahl's Super Jungle Boas will sit with the tips of their tongue sticking out. However, these babies don't sit with it sticking out and actually physically put it out - but just the tips at first.







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• THANK YOU ALL (more and NEW PHOTOS) - wetceal, Fri Apr 14 21:53:21 2006
• This is the one that some of you feel... - wetceal, Fri Apr 14 21:58:52 2006
• What ever they are, they are HOLY CRAP - Randall_Turner, Fri Apr 14 23:33:44 2006
• Mottled Tongues - wetceal, Fri Apr 14 22:04:15 2006
• WOW...Now thats some TONGUE ACTION!!! - DavidKendrick, Fri Apr 14 22:13:25 2006
• LOL...I chose those photos from about... - wetceal, Sun Apr 16 02:17:26 2006
• What a killer litter! - JohnLokken, Fri Apr 14 22:14:25 2006
• RE: Way Cool!!!! - ajfreptiles, Fri Apr 14 22:21:36 2006
• A few photos of the "Non-Hypos"... - wetceal, Fri Apr 14 22:12:13 2006
• I would not let......... - JohnLokken, Fri Apr 14 22:15:39 2006
• Thanks John! And... - wetceal, Sun Apr 16 02:14:28 2006
• ahh man, those - giantkeeper, Fri Apr 14 22:20:19 2006
• The ones that didn't make it (graphic) - wetceal, Fri Apr 14 22:20:34 2006
• What's next in the BCI world??????? - VolcomHerp, Fri Apr 14 22:26:35 2006
• LOL Jake about the Ball Python comment!! - wetceal, Sun Apr 16 02:12:54 2006
• WOW...... - rainbowsrus, Fri Apr 14 22:29:45 2006
• Celia, those are very special boas... - davel, Fri Apr 14 23:03:11 2006
• I completely agree Dave! - wetceal, Sun Apr 16 02:11:19 2006
• Celia... - ChrisGilbert, Sat Apr 15 01:57:04 2006
• Hey Chris... - wetceal, Sun Apr 16 02:09:11 2006
• What I was thinking... - ChrisGilbert, Sun Apr 16 13:32:16 2006
• RE: THANK YOU ALL (more and NEW PHOTOS) - Brocks Boids, Sat Apr 15 02:05:59 2006
• Thank you for posting those photos Brock - wetceal, Sun Apr 16 02:05:09 2006
• All of them are just INCREDIBLE!!! - michaelburton, Sat Apr 15 12:16:39 2006
• Thanks Michael... - wetceal, Sun Apr 16 02:01:13 2006
• Celia those babies look very much like - dbrasher, Sat Apr 15 18:45:02 2006
• I agree Darrin... - wetceal, Sun Apr 16 01:58:46 2006