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Different herpers get different things from the hobby. Some guys like to keep monster snakes, some like to hunt and take pictures of snakes, some like to keep venomous, some folks love to get their critters to breed.

Over the years I’ve found myself being more interested in getting the critters to breed. So for me, this is one of the highpoints of my herping career. Starting yesterday and continuing on today, and I’m sure for a few more days, my mussurana eggs are starting to hatch.

So far I’ve had 4 come out, 2 with white collars and 2 with orange collars. The collar color is a passing thing as it fades to black rather quickly, but it’s fun to see them come out with some variability.

They also come out pretty tolerant of handling and only showed any displeasure when being sexed. Hopefully all these guys become 7 foot monsters.

Thanks for looking.

Doug T

Doug Taylor Reptiles

Doug,
A few days ago I wandered into your website, and was totally enthralled. The passion you have for this species is so evident, and the animals are incredibly beautiful! This is a noteworthy moment in your herping journey--thank you so much for sharing it. Please post more photos--or will you be adding them to your website? Once again--congratulations on a project well-realized!

regards,
althea

It's a fun critter to work with. Once they're feeding, I can get them out to other folks to enjoy.

DT

>>A few days ago I wandered into your website, and was totally enthralled. The passion you have for this species is so evident, and the animals are incredibly beautiful! This is a noteworthy moment in your herping journey--thank you so much for sharing it. Please post more photos--or will you be adding them to your website? Once again--congratulations on a project well-realized!
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>>regards,
>>althea

Congrats! Awesome snakes. Got to get the mussurana word out to the people!
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