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Anyone into spalerosophis? I had some years ago and recently got another pair. I can't believe these haven't taken off in the U.S. Adults are the wildest looking snakes. My female is just starting to go through the color change. Anyone have pics they want to share?
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Joe

Here is a photo of mine when I first got her. She is now beginning to display black blotches, and her salmon color is starting to come out. I haven't taken any photos of her recently, mostly because she is the most defensive snake in the herp room. The moment she senses my presence, she lets out a loud, menacing hiss--then attempts to intimidate me by striking an S pose. However, if I look at her, she retreats inside of her hide to hiss at me (lol). She rarely cooperates in any situation, and a photo session is no exception. I enjoy her big, bad bluff routine, but tend not to stress her out since she's so 'fraidy.
rgds,
althea

I think part of the problem is the confusion between the "cliffordi" and "atriceps" subspecies (assuming they are still considered subspecies). I think if more people saw the larger and more colorful "atriceps" in person they would be very popular.

I have kept both and found them very easy to keep. Unfortunately I only had males of one form and females of the other so I never attempted to breed them. I understand from some contacts of mine that they are very easy to breed.
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Currently keeping a small collection of various Gonyosoma. Both G. janseni and G. oxycephala.