Hah! Well, I guess I won't be using those names for my olives! lol Nice shots. I too have an adult pair of olives, though mine were born in '99, and I've had them since mid September. The female is almost 12', the male is around 8'. Like you, I have also been witnessing a LOT of courtship by the male, and at least one most likely successful copulation. I am now playing the waiting game, as it *looks* like my female may be gravid, but I really have no idea. I also did not see her ovulate, but I don't watch my snakes 24/7 so I could have easily missed it, especially during the latter part of this past semester as things were getting pretty hectic. I'm including a few pictures from my PH photo gallery of my female that were taken recently. When I look at her, especially when I literally stick my head into the enclosure and look down the side of her body, she appears somewhat 'lumpy,' but like I said, I can't make any definitive assesments just yet. Best of luck with yours. It'd be nice if we were both lucky enough to price some nice olive clutches this year! Drop me a line sometime if you want to talk olives. I'd love to compare notes, rvsnakes@direcway.com.

-Chance



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Her and the male most likely copulating:





Male (for size reference):


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Chance Duncan

2.2 Retics (1.0 Tiger Het, 1.0 Lavender, 0.1 Dark Lavender, 0.1 Normal Het)

1.1 Olive Pythons

1.1 Ball Pythons (Het Albino)

http://www.rivervalleysnakes.com

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