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Arrived in great condition (as near as I could tell), was active and exploring right away... Even tried to find a way to escape, and drank. It's about 18"-20" and as perfect a color as I could have hoped for.

>>Arrived in great condition (as near as I could tell), was active and exploring right away... Even tried to find a way to escape, and drank. It's about 18"-20" and as perfect a color as I could have hoped for.
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congrats on the new snake but I've got to ask...why pics of the box and deli dish and no pics of the snake?
That's the important part...lol
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>>congrats on the new snake but I've got to ask...why pics of the box and deli dish and no pics of the snake?
>>That's the important part...lol
I had the room lights off and the blinds closed, the only way to get a picture of the snake itself would have been to use my external flash, something I was comfortable doing with the box and deli container but not the snake itself. I figured it just traveled 1,200 miles and flashing it, even if brollied, might be a bit much for it.

So I'll let it rest a day or two then get to snapping.

The worst part right now is not rushing in there and turning over all the hides to make sure it's still there every 5 minutes.

I did manage to take a horrible low-light photo of it while it was testing it's new habitat though, I'll attach it.

>>The worst part right now is not rushing in there and turning over all the hides to make sure it's still there every 5 minutes.

I understand your worry about potential escapees, snakes can be fantastic escape artists! A word of caution about using glass aquariums and screen lids. The ledge around the top of the tank that your snake so skillfully navigates can give it just enough leverage to pop up the lid if strong metal clips are not used. One thing I have done with aquariums is glue square doweling around the ledge. This effectively "blocks" that space so the snake cannot push up the lid and escape. It may be "overkill" especially when metal clips are used but it takes away my worries and only costs a buck or less per tank. I even paint my wood doweling black so it "blends in" with the aquarium edge.
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Ken Roshak
BlackSwampSerpents@toast.net

>>I understand your worry about potential escapees, snakes can be fantastic escape artists! A word of caution about using glass aquariums and screen lids. The ledge around the top of the tank that your snake so skillfully navigates can give it just enough leverage to pop up the lid if strong metal clips are not used. One thing I have done with aquariums is glue square doweling around the ledge. This effectively "blocks" that space so the snake cannot push up the lid and escape. It may be "overkill" especially when metal clips are used but it takes away my worries and only costs a buck or less per tank. I even paint my wood doweling black so it "blends in" with the aquarium edge.
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>>Ken Roshak
>>BlackSwampSerpents@toast.net

Thanks. Securing the lid was my number one priority. The lid is currently being clamped down with a pair of spring clamps, not the most attractive solution, but it gives me confidence... But not enough that I don't still worry about an escape. Of course, I doubt welding a steel top onto the aquarium would put my worries to rest.

HAHA, better than what i used when i first got into the hobby.... i was a middle schooler about to start high school when i got my first snake.... the tank clamps were fairly new, so i used a brick... still have that brick
~kin
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My snake LOVED the wee ledge like that in her tank but when she got a bigger tank the previous owner had taken them out for the fear of escape reason, think she still misses it!
As a final year university student I found my textbooks made a great anti-escape device - who wants to push up a 1000 page genetics textbook with their head?!

Quick snap during the first handling session.

golly.... i'm usually so excited i tear the box up and get the critter out asap... i dont even have time for a camera....

congrats
~,kin
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Corns, Creamsicles, A Black Rat, Thayeri, Cal Kings, A Jungle Corn(Just A Pet), A Ball Python, A Bearded dragon, Leopard Geckos, Green Anoles, a Snapping turtle, and a white cheeked mud turtle

I know what ya mean Kin!, kinda like a kid at Christmas!! Jeff

>>golly.... i'm usually so excited i tear the box up and get the critter out asap... i dont even have time for a camera....
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>>congrats
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Thanks. To be honest getting the camera was the only thing that kept my heart from pounding through my chest. I haven't been that excited in years. If my hands had have been shaking anymore the snake was liable to get seasick.

Surprisingly though, even after the snake had postured up, as soon as I lifted it out of the dish it became quite docile, crawling up my arm a bit before I inspected it and placed it in the enclosure.