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I think this is Ptyas carinata

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"Life without risk is to merely exist."

Can't wait to send you pics of mines
Take care!

How long do you figure that might be?

I love that shot. I've looked at it about a dozen times on venomdoc. That thing is an absolute beast. I think he said it was pushing the 4 meter mark, but I'm not positive.
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Roy Blodgett
Green Man Herpetoculture
royreptile@yahoo.com

1.1 Drymarchon corais
1.1 Pseustes sulphureus
1.1 Masticophis taeniatus taeniatus
0.0.1 Coluber mormon
1.1 Lampropeltis getula californiae (desert phase)
1.0 Boiga dendrophila dendrophila
1.1 Corytophanes cristatus
1.2 Varanus acanthurus brachyurus (Mt.Isa)
2.3 Pogona vitticeps (snow and red/gold)
1.0 Iguana iguana

“All men lie enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but it is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn of death, that mortals realize the silent, subtle, ever-present perils of life.”- Herman Melville

Hi Roy!
I love this pic too....
In my opinion this snake should be around 12 feet.
Take care

Exactly, I think 4 meters is about 12 feet 8 inches. Definitely the biggest colubrid I've ever seen. Okay, so when are we bringing in the carinatus? LOL

I wish I had enough room for one of those monsters, but with how huge and active they are it would take a massive enclosure. Those korros are rather tempting though I must say; beautiful little devils.
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Roy Blodgett
Green Man Herpetoculture
royreptile@yahoo.com

1.1 Drymarchon corais
1.1 Pseustes sulphureus
1.1 Masticophis taeniatus taeniatus
0.0.1 Coluber mormon
1.1 Lampropeltis getula californiae (desert phase)
1.0 Boiga dendrophila dendrophila
1.1 Corytophanes cristatus
1.2 Varanus acanthurus brachyurus (Mt.Isa)
2.3 Pogona vitticeps (snow and red/gold)
1.0 Iguana iguana

“All men lie enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but it is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn of death, that mortals realize the silent, subtle, ever-present perils of life.”- Herman Melville

Carinatus should land before whinter buth at first they where suppose to be there before summer so to be truth i will take them when they land...
From the 15 korros i kept, only 3 or 4 where evil... But only 3 still alive. They seem hard to establish and the market for them here is ridiculous so there not much people who try to find the key to keep them alive. People don't bother with those fast, [bleep], eating machine snakes, they prefer pastel or whatever morph of balls.
Take care!

That a gorgeous snake! It sucks that only a fraction of them survived, but I suppose that is how we learn when working with species that are rarely kept.
I can't stand the huge, "Ball Python Trend"! I simply have no desire to keep a snake which doesn't even move for days, not to mention the fact that feeding them can often be a nightmare. It's all about the big, crazy, voracious colubrids; Boiga, Drymarchon, Ptyas, Pseustes, Spilotes, Masticophis, and the like. Those are my favorites.
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Roy Blodgett
Green Man Herpetoculture
royreptile@yahoo.com

1.1 Drymarchon corais
1.1 Pseustes sulphureus
1.1 Masticophis taeniatus taeniatus
0.0.1 Coluber mormon
1.1 Lampropeltis getula californiae (desert phase)
1.0 Boiga dendrophila dendrophila
1.1 Corytophanes cristatus
1.2 Varanus acanthurus brachyurus (Mt.Isa)
2.3 Pogona vitticeps (snow and red/gold)
1.0 Iguana iguana

“All men lie enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but it is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn of death, that mortals realize the silent, subtle, ever-present perils of life.”- Herman Melville

Man I love large fast snakes and applaud you guys for working with some of them. I can't wait to start raising this spilotes this girl is insanley cool.

I've seen that on venom doc too. still good to see it!

Looks more than a little like a King Cobra (depending upon locale). I might hesitate slightly before grabbing that guy in the bush. On the other hand , he's the King Cobra's favorite meal!

Cheers,

Terry Vandeventer

From all the information I have they are a giant racer, right up my alley. I have a feeling that they are eating machines and anyone wanting to breed one pair should have about 1,000,000 mice or the equivelent. Looks like a good fit for most anyone on this forum except people wanting a mellow snake although I have no idea how a hatchling will turn out. I assume they are smart and will somehow get to tolerate a routine. By the way the last female yellowtail you sent me layed 8 eggs and all hatched out. She is in North Carolina right now.......Bill
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"Life without risk is to merely exist."