Ash,
The snakes look great. It surprises me so much that Ruby is skittish around you. Should literally eat from my hand. She never liked to be carried around but not one single time did she ever even act like she might strike at me.
Buttercup produced a clutch of babies last year and all of her babies act like the father. Around me they are nervous and bite at the drop of a hat. Buttercup was trustworthy around little kids. One of my students got one of Butttercups babies and the snake is absolutely catatonic around the student. The animal positively fondles her. She brought him in the other day for pictures and he tried to bite me at every opportunity. He even bit the end of the camera and wouldn't let go.
So to anybody that says snakes dont have emotions....
Good luck with next years breeding it looks very, very promising!
Steve
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Steve Frist
www.stevefristreptiles.com
5rings@Netscape.com