Got back last night from this excellent show. I got a chance to meet some of the top boa people: Chris Nicholas, Jeff Ronne and Celia Chen to name a few. There were some absolutely mind blowing boas there and I had a blast. Enjoy the pics.

The Tinley Park Convention Center



NERDS table









NERD had some awesome high color colombians... I sure wish I had some cash to throw around for some of the many incredible "normals" I saw





A Hog Cross from NERD



I dont recall for sure whose table this was



An Albino Suri Cross - Nice red tail



Brian Sharps Table. I was hoping to see some of his suri/albino crosses but he didnt bring any:



He did bring a few BCC to sell though:





Condro Table, I forget the name of the company:







John Mack Reptiles - Note the case with the T Argentine, Motley (I think argentine?), and the T Motley Argentine. If I recall, the T Motley argentines popped out of the line and they are pure argies.



A close up of the special case:



Side coloration on the T Motley Argentine



Larger T Argentine



A Smaller T Argentine that was for sale



He had some incredible Gee-line hypos





I dont recall whose sunglow this was... but its a sunglow nevertheless





Now to Chris Nicholas's table. Being a boa fanatic, I found myself repeatedly going back to his table.

Motleys, some are het albinos ... dont remember which









This is a motley het albino (I think it was het) in with a hypo motley



The Motley says hi



Motley Albino





This Motley hypo was probably the most impressive boa I saw at the show. Unbroken pattern and some of the most intense color I have seen in a boa. My camera didnt quite pick it up in its full glory.





This "Calico" boa was amazing. Chris told me it is also a possible het albino. Lets hope the calico trait as well as the het albino aspect proves out!





A Jungle he brought:



This sunglow he brought has some of the most impressive contrast Ive ever seen.







Some Sunglows Chris had for sale I believe



Chris was sharing the area with another fellow, I forgot his name however. These are his boas.

This hypo had absolutely stunning coloration



Very nice albino



I wish I could remember whose sunglow this was because it is awesome. He/She says hi.



Another awesome sunglow that I cannot recall whose it was:





Exotics By Nature's table. It was great to meet Celia. Super-nice and knowledgeable person with an obvious passion for what she does. Her boas are absolutely amazing.



Celia's Hypo Jungles







Celia's Burke Line sunglow ... absolutely amazing





Another hypo jungle with INTENSE color:



I believe this is the same hypo jungle as above.. I mentioned the intense color, right?



Aztec Boa



It was fairly crowded



Jeff Ronne! Finally I meet the man himself. Very friendly/funny guy in person. His boas are absolutely insane... I can tell you now with firsthand experience that his pictures do no justice whatsoever.



Some nice pastels Jeff had















His pastel hypos were just crazy...









A coral albino Jeff brought.



I believe this is a hypo that "Atreyu" (From RTB forums) bought right after I snapped this shot. Really nice and clean hypo.



Check out these monstertail hypos... They are going to be some of the most impressive adult boas on earth.









That's all folks. Great show, can't wait till next year.

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• The NARBC Tinley Park Show - Dial Up Warning - topnotchboas, Sun Oct 9 10:14:54 2005
• THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.... - DavidKendrick, Sun Oct 9 11:59:58 2005
• Thanks for the pics! That Hypo Motley is awesome and you gotta love the... - Amanda_Burke, Sun Oct 9 12:54:55 2005
• Awesome pics!!! Thanks alot for sharing them. n/p - vcaruso15, Sun Oct 9 14:57:26 2005
• Thank you very much for posting these pictures. They are outstanding. n/p - Simbo, Sun Oct 9 18:50:54 2005
• Awesome pics of awesome boas. Thanks for sharing....n/p. - cnb2, Sun Oct 9 20:08:01 2005
• Awesome pics, did you get anything? - the2ndrunner, Sun Oct 9 23:02:46 2005
• Nope, just went to check out the amazing boas. I hope to have a table - topnotchboas, Mon Oct 10 11:10:06 2005
• Thanks very much for the ......... - Bobby Robbins, Sun Oct 9 23:20:06 2005
• great job, your photos are always topnotch...n/p - davel, Mon Oct 10 00:50:09 2005
• Glad you all enjoyed the pics. I actually would have more but I ran out of - topnotchboas, Mon Oct 10 11:07:14 2005
• Thanks for posting your picture. n/p - McCarthyBoas, Mon Oct 10 15:08:40 2005
• Those are amazing pictures....thank you very much!!! - LindaH, Mon Oct 10 21:34:54 2005