Black heads are very calm, friendly and intelligent, but what I don't like about them is the same as what I don't like about the solid black form of Eastern Indigos. Since their eyes are solid black, the same color as the scales on their head, you can't tell where they are looking. With black heads, I find it hard even to see their eyes at all. With red throat Easterns, you can see where they are looking because their irises are red with black pupils. Seeing the snake(s) gazing at me all the time, and making that eye contact, is cool. I have no idea where black heads are looking, and it is difficult with solid black Easterns as well.

Another thing I don't like about black heads is that their body is the shape of a giant earthworm. The silhouette of their head is not distinguished from that of their body. In fact, it almost looks like a snake with it's head just chopped off, and still squirming around.

Black heads are around $1,000 each (if I am right) so there is no saving money compared to an Indigo. I have a feeling the person starting this thread might have been looking not to spend big bucks on an Indigo.

Chuck, do you remember when Dick Price was selling black heads for $10,000 each?

Robert Bruce.

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• Eastern Indigos..what alternatives - hedpace, Fri Mar 25 03:48:14 2005
• RE: Eastern Indigos..what alternatives - chrish, Fri Mar 25 11:34:09 2005
• RE: Eastern Indigos..what alternatives - fred albury, Fri Mar 25 23:44:26 2005
• RE: Eastern Indigos..what alternatives - crizot, Tue Mar 29 21:13:02 2005
• RE: Eastern Indigos..what alternatives - Chuck_Elliott, Wed Mar 30 19:43:31 2005
• RE: Eastern Indigos..what alternatives - azatrox, Fri Mar 25 16:56:52 2005
• RE: Eastern Indigos..what alternatives - fred albury, Fri Mar 25 23:47:48 2005
• black pines as alternatives - herphobbyist, Sat Mar 26 17:54:47 2005
• another black pine - herphobbyist, Sat Mar 26 17:55:50 2005
• There are no alternatives - robertbruce, Tue Mar 29 04:17:17 2005
• Not exactly agreeing with "the Bruce".. - dryguy, Tue Mar 29 14:55:42 2005
• RE: Eastern Indigos..what alternatives - Chuck_Elliott, Wed Mar 30 19:46:54 2005
• Can't see where they are looking - robertbruce, Fri Apr 1 04:45:20 2005
• RE: Can't see where they are looking - Chuck_Elliott, Mon Apr 4 21:11:18 2005