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I took this pic yesterday, just after a fresh shed, and I can see the nice lavender/purple/pinks starting to develop nicely in this little guy. I wish I could capture the deep "ruby-red" eye coloration better, but the light has to be just right, as his eyes are a deeper, darker red than many other hypo Lavender's that I've seen.

enjoy!, ~Doug

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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

Doug,

That thing is sweet. I see the color that you speak of. I don't have any lavenders, but I caught this hognose on Wednesday and it was pretty cool.

TIm

Third Eye

Thanks Tim, glad you like it.......man!,....that's a nice little boldly patterned Hognose there!.

I caught a melanistic phase(solid black) Hognose going crossing an off-ramp from I-95 in Ft. Pierce, Florida a while back. I wish to god I had a pic of it though, but I didn't have my digital camera at that time....GRRR!! It was as tame as a kitten.

I would have kept it, but I couldn't find any toads in the area to scent mice with, so I let it go in the same area I caught it in. Do you plan on keeping that one, and do the scenting deal to switch it over gradually? I really like the cute little Hogs!.

~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

Doug,

I live in Ohio, so it's not worth the hassle of keeping. I caught that one in Virginia in a protected area. I posted some additional pics in the "Field Notes & Observations" section of this forum.

Tim

n/p
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

Very Nice. Funny that you mentioned the eyes. i was just in "the snake room" and noticed my lavender had some super red ruby eyes, but yet blue-ish.
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****Misty****

www.sneakyserpents.com

"The more things change, the more they remain Insane"

Thanks Misty!,....yeah, it's funny about those, some have VERY noticable red eyes, and some are so deep, they almost look normally dark. At certain angles, this one's eyes have a dark bluish hue too, and other angles you can plainly see the deep rich bloodred/ruby coloration. Both the parents of this one have very noticeable ruby-red eyes as well. Different hatchlings also seem to start out life with a pink, peachy/orange coloration, and others are colored like mine. Both the parent's are really colorful "screamers", so I can't wait to see what this guy will end up looking like as an adult,....my guess is AWESOME!..LOL!

thanks again!, ~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

Hey Doug that is REALLY starting to look nice!! Heck, it looked good to begin with!!
Ralph

Thanks for the nice commment, Ralph!

BTW, I thought you handled things well over there in "smart-asses" neighborhood!,.....some people!,....geeesh!..LOL!

take care, ~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

Very nice that one will be a looker for sure
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Dan S.
Crotalus & Company-- Captive Bred Reptiles
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Thanks!,.....yes, I'm looking real forward to seeing his colors develop as he matures, both his parent's were really outstanding.

~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"