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the Ash Balls

ocd Jul 15, 2008 01:32 PM

It has been a good season for us so far and then we hatched these dark little beauties out. they are from a yellow belly to a funky girl we have. here are 1.2 from a clutch of 8(still waiting on the others to come out) they have a great sooty look to them and there pattern is completely wacky

introducing the ASH BALLS

thanks-justin

Male

Female

Female

The gang

Replies (7)

panhead Jul 15, 2008 06:26 PM

Justin
I just hatched a clutch a few day's ago that look almost the same as yours. They were from breeding a pair of very blushed out almost soft brown base color snakes. I was saying they had a sooty look to them but I think "ash" is a better term. All of mine have long neck stripes and real wierd patterning on the back as well as high amounts of blushing up the sides with very contrasting color from the back to the sides. I will get the photos resized and post them later this evening if I get the chance. BTW nice snakes
Bruce Delles c/o Twin Cities Reptiles

dumje Jul 15, 2008 07:15 PM

nice...did all of the babies look like that or where there normal siblings...get a belly shot too.
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Michael Enriquez

PeterRuegner Jul 15, 2008 07:30 PM

Those are nice looking snakes! Could you post a picture of the mother and a few belly shots of the babies?

darkcontinent Jul 15, 2008 09:36 PM

we got this male out of a yellowbelly clutch this year too
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Wayne and Ryan
Dark Continent Reptiles
www.darkcontinentreptiles.con

panhead Jul 15, 2008 11:09 PM

I don't have a photo of the male but here is a photo of the female when she laid eggs as well as a couple pictures of the hatchlings.
Bruce Delles c/o Twin Cities Reptiles

panhead Jul 15, 2008 11:27 PM

Here's a few more photos of the hatchlings. Here is the real irony to me about the soot-ash name. These babies were hatched out last tuesday night. Well wednesday morning about 5:30 we had a house fire. The house got filled with smoke and a bedroom got destroyed. Luckily my girlfriend's daughter (her room)wasn't home that night. Living here in minnesota, i'm just glad I didn't consider naming them tornados. LOL
Bruce Delles c/o Twin Cities Reptiles

Coldthumb Jul 16, 2008 04:21 PM

I have a girl here with that melted dorsal pattern,but so far(4eggs)she hasn't passed it down to any of her offspring.

Congrats,on hatching the little freaks,and good luck with the project!
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Charles Glaspie
http://s25.photobucket.com/albums/c95/Coldthumb

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