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Daytona Expo Pictures

waspinator421 Aug 29, 2008 04:36 PM

Well, the Daytona Expo was a blast! This was my first year visiting this show, and I'll definetely be coming back. I got to meet a few internet people in person, and see a ton of awesome animals. I didn't take very many pictures, but I did get a good amount. Please forgive the blurry ones!

The doors had just opened for the top floor tables, and this is the view of the main floor that hadn't opened to the public yet.

I can't remember what this snake is called, but I remember it was a hybrid created by Gonyo, Inc. Very cool animal with the slowest tongue flick I have ever seen. Even the babies flicked very slowly!


At the Herps LTD table ther were some Albino Green Iguanas, and a few other neat things.




Some Aberrant Nelson's Milks at Ward's World of Reptiles. They also had many Cornsnakes at their table.




Reptile Addicts had a bunch of neat animals including a Rhino Rat that I was drooling over. I wan't Rhinos so bad!!



Panther Chameleons

Red Sided? Garter Snakes

Ophiological Services had a pair of GORGEOUS yellow Carpet Pythons. I've never seen Carpets this neon before... and the hefty price tag probably explains why.



They also had some BRBs and a really cool Paradox Albino Ball Python.


Here are a few neat animals at Ball Room Pythons' table.



Tom Keogan had some beautiful Ringed and Black Headed Pythons. I didn't get a picture for some reason, but he had some awesome Axanthic Blackheads too.


Some display Okeetee Corns on Lee Abbott's table.

Morph Makers had some great Bamboo Ratsnakes. Another species I want someday!


Found some more BRBs at Ben Siegel's table.

Dragon Attack had some way cool animals, like this Sailfin Dragon.


Found another group of BRBs at Exotic Jungle.

Captive Born Creations had another drool inducing animal there. Vaillanti, another type of Bamboo Rat.

Some Balls that caught my eye at Marc Bailey's table. He had some nice Honduran Milks as well, but it was too busy for me to get a good picture of them.


An Ornate Uromastyx at Lindsey Pike's table who did not want to sit still.



Strictly Reptiles had a BRB with some neat aberrant crescents. I was so close to buying this one, and I still can't believe I managed to leave it there.


A Hypo BRB at East Bay Vivarium.

Cryptic Creatures had a neat assortment of animals, incuding some baby BRBs.



Blackheaded Python.

Some Woma Pythons.

Here is my S.O. at A&M Geckos holding an adult Mali Uromastyx.

A pretty Reticulated Python at Mike Bell's table.

Some neat Pueblan Milks at BHB Reptiles.

Here are some pretty Brazilian Rainbow Boas at Jeff Clark's table.



He also had this Peruvian Rainbow.

South Mountain Reptiles had this neat Aberrant Ruthven's Kingsnake.


Constrictors & Associates had some neat BCI.


After we finally made it to all the tables, Ethan and I went back upstairs for a snack. It was pretty cool to be able to see the show from above.

Sorry I didn't get any pictures of Thayeri.

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Aubrey Ross

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Replies (12)

MichelleRogers Aug 30, 2008 09:55 AM

Aubrey, thank you for sharing all these photos. You did a fantastic job taking them. I love the albino Iguana. That one hybrid that you couldn't remeber what it was is also very interesting. But all were really cool. Great shot of you and Ethan too.
thanks again for sharing them.
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Michelle
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful:
The Lord God made them all.

waspinator421 Sep 01, 2008 10:46 PM

Thanks for the kind words, Michelle!
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Aubrey Ross

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RussBates Aug 30, 2008 09:10 PM

and I said to my wife that looks like someone I know from the Kingsnake forums. Funny thing was I didn't see you during the show. Love the rainbow boa and I'm assuming the pearl reference is because of the pearl shape markings adown the side...right?
Russ

KenCasstevens Sep 01, 2008 01:34 AM

Very nice pics. How in the world did you only end up with the ones you bought with all those hotties begging to be brought home? Obviously you have better self control than I do. lol. I hate I missed it this year. My first time was in 06, and haven't been back since, but it is definately worth the trip.
Ken

waspinator421 Sep 01, 2008 10:50 PM

Thanks Ken! I am also suprised that I didn't bring more home, as there definetely were a lot of temptations there.
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Aubrey Ross

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waspinator421 Sep 01, 2008 10:48 PM

So you saw me, huh? I didn't see you, but I don't know what you look like anyway, lol.

Yup, the pearl refers to the "string of pearls" along the side.
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Aubrey Ross

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mheidka Sep 03, 2008 01:37 AM

"String of pearls"?

I am sooo leaving that one alone....
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Maria

Alaska Reptiles

"Life is like a box of thayeri eggs..."

RussBates Sep 04, 2008 06:09 PM

come on Maria.....get your head in the snakes game......oh guess that didn't sound good either.
Oh well...pearls and snakes.......a girls best friend.

mheidka Sep 04, 2008 07:20 PM

Exactly, Russ. That's what I meant
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Maria

Alaska Reptiles

"Life is like a box of thayeri eggs..."

mheidka Sep 04, 2008 07:56 PM

"Oh well...pearls and snakes.......a girls best friend"

Russ, I think this statement is just making it worse.

At any rate, I didn't mean for my comment to be so PERVasive .
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Maria

Alaska Reptiles

"Life is like a box of thayeri eggs..."

CSRAJim Sep 02, 2008 10:37 AM

Aubrey,

Sounds like you're hooked now!!!!! Going there is far superior than going to Camelot...Right, it's a rather silly place...Ha! Ha! Got plans for going back next year?

Later,
Jim.

PS: You took some nice photos though...Far more than I did as I was busy this year...You can't do anything about the overhead "canned" lights...They always seem to interfere with the photo from their "reflection" on some of the deli-cups...Regardless of the angle...
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CSRAJim

mheidka Sep 03, 2008 01:32 AM

It's nice to see all those beautiful goodies, Aubrey. Thanks for sharing the photos! I'm definately going to visit at least one big show next year.

That's a nice Mali uromastyx your S.O. Ethan is holding. I got one like that in 2005 at the NARBC show in Tinley Park, IL that was decidedly on the thin side, but had to come home with me nevertheless. This guy is now as plumb as a pumkin and I have spoiled him so much that he won't eat unless I hand feed him.
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Maria

Alaska Reptiles

"Life is like a box of thayeri eggs..."

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