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There was a post below about if BRB's were terrestrial or arboreal and the original poster asked if I had some more photos of climbing BRB's and of course I have oodles. So here are a couple:
Adam stretched out

Adam again exploring

Abel checking out the boundaries

Adam basking with Kali in the 'stump'

Kali out on the limb

Kali again heading up the limb

I could go on and on. BRB's like to climb.
Thanks for looking,
Paul

Beautiful set up! I love the pictures. Did you make the rocks and stump yourself?

Dan

Dan,
I had the enclosure made for me with BRB's in mind. I've really enjoyed having it (and I think the snakes like it too).
Thanks,
Paul

some VERY NICELY COLORED AND PATTERNED Brazilian's to boot !!!!
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Thanks,

Frank Roberts

Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research

I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

I have to say I really get a kick out of seeing your toads. When I was growing up we used to find Western Toads commonly in our backyard. Now you'd be hard pressed to find them anywhere.
By the way, how is your friend doing with his 'free pythons'?
When I read that post I could'nt help but think that 'ol Frank just expanded his herp facility into his buddies house. Nice work.!!
Thanks again,
Paul

>>I have to say I really get a kick out of seeing your toads. When I was growing up we used to find Western Toads commonly in our backyard. Now you'd be hard pressed to find them anywhere.
>>By the way, how is your friend doing with his 'free pythons'?
>>When I read that post I could'nt help but think that 'ol Frank just expanded his herp facility into his buddies house. Nice work.!!
>>Thanks again,
>>Paul
>>
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Thanks,

Frank Roberts

Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research

I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

Paul,
...Great PICs as usual. I do think that BRBs are both very terrestrial and very arboreal. In my cages they spend much of the daylight hours hiding in the flowerpots and at night are often stretched out on top of them.
...Corn Snakes were mentioned in the earlier thread. These snakes are also very terrestrial and very arboreal. When I used to hunt them we often found them hiding under logs or junk on the ground but on cool sunny days we found them stretched out way up in the Australian Pines with the Yellow Rat Snakes where they were a real challenge to catch. When I used to hunt Scarlet Kingsnakes using the "top secret method" (stripping the bark off the stumps of dead pines up to about 6 feet off the ground, but don't tell anyone I told you that) we would find little Corn Snakes hiding in the same habitat under the bark.
Jeff

>>There was a post below about if BRB's were terrestrial or arboreal and the original poster asked if I had some more photos of climbing BRB's and of course I have oodles. So here are a couple:
>>Adam stretched out
>>
>>Adam again exploring
>>
>>Abel checking out the boundaries
>>
>>Adam basking with Kali in the 'stump'
>>
>>Kali out on the limb
>>
>>Kali again heading up the limb
>>
>>I could go on and on. BRB's like to climb.
>>Thanks for looking,
>>Paul

I can attest to corn snakes being arboreal, a true story....

Snakes can't really fly, or can they? It all started with a skid overhead and a plop two feet behind me. I was in Texas on May 1st 2004 to attend my cousins outdoor wedding and reception in a Japanese tea garden. Not knowing my way around, I had followed other family members who were going early to help set up. The weather had been rainy and cold with thunderstorms but was just starting to clear. I found a lovely outdoor setting with Koi ponds and a large deck area with several pavilions with steep "A" frame type roofs where the reception was to be held.

Not wanting to just stand around I offered to help with the decorations. In keeping with the Japanese tea garden theme we were hanging up light strings with paper lantern covers. I was hanging up the lights near the corner of one of the pavilions when I heard a skid sound from above followed by a plop two feet behind me. I turned around to see what looked like a rubber snake on it's back. My first reaction was "who's the wise guy that tossed the rubber snake"! I had been telling stories of my snakes at home and I thought one of my uncles "known for their sense of humor" was playing a prank. As I looked at the "rubber" snake I realized it was not moving like a rubber snake going back to it's molded shape but more like a real snake moving really slow since it was really cold.

I quickly switched mental gears from prank snake to real snake, I looked first at the tail and saw no rattles. Then looked at the head and verified it was not that of a viper, slender not wide. Remember, the snake was mostly upside down. I then pulled a small travel umbrella out of my pocket. I used the umbrella to first flip the snake over then to gently pin the head as I grasped it gently but firmly behind the head with one hand. I then picked up the snake and checked it out. I quickly identified it as a adult corn snake. Not like the ones I'm used to seeing with all the various color morphs available but a normal colored corn snake. The poor thing was quite cold and not moving much but appeared none the worse for it's apparent slide down the roof and fall to the deck. There were large trees overhead and I don't know if it fell out of a tree onto the roof or slipped from the roof itself.

Realizing a wedding is not the place for a wild snake I started off to the gardens to release it back into the wild. As I was walking away I thought "we should get some pictures" I went back and my daughter snapped a Polaroid and my wife used our 35 mm. I turned to go back to the gardens and a park person offered to take it from me. He probably didn't know I was familiar with snakes and had no intention of harming it, only taking it to be released away from the wedding reception.

Well, the story spread, soon it was quite the wedding story about the snake that fell from the sky right next to the one person who was not afraid of it. Several people wanted to hear the story and see the picture, Bride and Groom included. I was quite the hero, being the snake wrangler that nonchalantly just reached over and captured the wild animal. As usual in any group (except herp groups) there were several that were relieved it didn't drop near them. I even heard that the minister had said something about it being a good thing it didn't fall near him or there would not have been a wedding. I was just happy to be there to take care of the situation and ensure the snake was not harmed.

The moral of this story is that snakes can't really fly. They can however drop in when you least expect it.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Even I would jump if a snake fell out of the sky next to me! That is one insane story. Good job returning the critter to captivity safely!

Dave,
You need to start spicing this story up a little. Maybe an escaped Black Mamba or something. Geez.

LOL!!

Just because you've heard it before - SEVERAL TIMES!!!

I still say it's a great story!!!!! And to me the amazing part was it fell right by me and not someone else!!!
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

>>Just because you've heard it before - SEVERAL TIMES!!!
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>>I still say it's a great story!!!!! And to me the amazing part was it fell right by me and not someone else!!!
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>>Thanks,
>>
>>
>>Dave Colling
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>>www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
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>>0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
>>0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
>>
>>LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
>>26.49 BRB
>>20.21 BCI
>>And those are only the breeders
>>
>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats
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Thanks,

Frank Roberts

Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research

I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

I used to do the same thing with logs on the ground looking for Ring-neck snakes in Northern New Jersey. (also you can do that to a certain tree that looks like it has little flecks of bark and catch really kewl crab spiders).

One day I was quite young I was peeling this bark off a fallen log behind the ranger station at Swartswood State Park and I saw something and just grabbed it...IT WAS A LIVE BAT!!!!!!!!

I nearly crapped my pants and let go of the little thing as it went to bite me and it flew up into a tree and yes hung upside down and just stayed there 20 feet of the ground. I also saw a snow white Owl (unsure what kind) on a nature trail post once at the same park at Duck Pond. Maybe I will tell you guys about the snake I almost caught that could not be identified that was swallowing a good sized cat-fish when me and two other lads tried to catch it. It was banded in white, black, and red...WTF was that...never seen one again..yes banded like a coral snake type of banding. Some freak water snake I always assumed it was...BUT THE SNAKE DOES NOT EXIST IN THE TEXTBOOKS. ummm guess today's the day I tell you guys that story LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

>>Paul,
>>...Great PICs as usual. I do think that BRBs are both very terrestrial and very arboreal. In my cages they spend much of the daylight hours hiding in the flowerpots and at night are often stretched out on top of them.
>>...Corn Snakes were mentioned in the earlier thread. These snakes are also very terrestrial and very arboreal. When I used to hunt them we often found them hiding under logs or junk on the ground but on cool sunny days we found them stretched out way up in the Australian Pines with the Yellow Rat Snakes where they were a real challenge to catch. When I used to hunt Scarlet Kingsnakes using the "top secret method" (stripping the bark off the stumps of dead pines up to about 6 feet off the ground, but don't tell anyone I told you that) we would find little Corn Snakes hiding in the same habitat under the bark.
>>Jeff
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>>>>There was a post below about if BRB's were terrestrial or arboreal and the original poster asked if I had some more photos of climbing BRB's and of course I have oodles. So here are a couple:
>>>>Adam stretched out
>>>>
>>>>Adam again exploring
>>>>
>>>>Abel checking out the boundaries
>>>>
>>>>Adam basking with Kali in the 'stump'
>>>>
>>>>Kali out on the limb
>>>>
>>>>Kali again heading up the limb
>>>>
>>>>I could go on and on. BRB's like to climb.
>>>>Thanks for looking,
>>>>Paul

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Thanks,

Frank Roberts

Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research

I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

Nice pics Paul.

>>There was a post below about if BRB's were terrestrial or arboreal and the original poster asked if I had some more photos of climbing BRB's and of course I have oodles. So here are a couple:
>>Adam stretched out
>>
>>Adam again exploring
>>
>>Abel checking out the boundaries
>>
>>Adam basking with Kali in the 'stump'
>>
>>Kali out on the limb
>>
>>Kali again heading up the limb
>>
>>I could go on and on. BRB's like to climb.
>>Thanks for looking,
>>Paul

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Paulbuck,
That was me that asked you to post some more pics and I have to say wow!!!! and thank you for posting such great pictures! Your setup and snake is just amazing. Thank you for posting all of the pics.

Thanks,
mike

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