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Thought I'd share a photo I took today of a 2008 male. He's only had three sheds, but the extensive yellow and orange is starting to show. Like all Spilotes, he will "color up" as he grows and matures. A female that hatched about a week ago from the dam's second clutch looks very promising with a combination of overall yellow and prominent bands. She hasn't had her first shed yet.

As someone said in a recent post, Spilotes are the ultimate display animal. I stopped using hide boxes in my adult cages, because they never use them. They seem perfectly content to hang out in the branches for all to see.

Brian

Here's a bigger image of the same photo. I'm still learning the fine points of photo manipulation, transfer etc.

I don't even know what to say.
That is an exceptional animal.
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Roy Blodgett
Green Man Herpetoculture
royreptile@yahoo.com

1.1 Spilotes pullatus
2.2 Pseustes sulphureus
1.1 Pseustes poecilonotus poecilonotus
1.1 Lystrophis pulcher
1.1 Boiga dendrophila dendrophila
1.2 Crotaphytus collaris
1.3 Crotaphytus bicinctores
2.3 Pogona vitticeps (snow and red/gold)
1.0 Iguana iguana

Well it looks like two of us are up late!

Thanks Roy,

Brian

Wow Brian!
Those snakes breathtaking, can't wait to see them in a year!
Where are those guys from?
It's only 9:30 on the west coast.
Nate

Why, they came from my basement of course! LOL

I knew somebody was going to tell me how early it was on the left coast.

My CB adult pair, along with a second, closely related adult pair that my good friend Don Bordner has, came from an individual in CA. Despite our best efforts, details regarding geographic origin of the stock really aren't available. There is a lot of speculation, but nothing concrete.

Brian

I wish I could find such incredible animals in my basement.
But I don't even have a basement.

Hehe.
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Roy Blodgett
Green Man Herpetoculture
royreptile@yahoo.com

1.1 Spilotes pullatus
2.2 Pseustes sulphureus
1.1 Pseustes poecilonotus poecilonotus
1.1 Lystrophis pulcher
1.1 Boiga dendrophila dendrophila
1.2 Crotaphytus collaris
1.3 Crotaphytus bicinctores
2.3 Pogona vitticeps (snow and red/gold)
1.0 Iguana iguana

Dan. Is that where most of those high yellows came from? Is anyone working with those High yellows around besides you and Don?
Nate

Nate,

Don and I have only produced a small number of the truly high yellow animals so far, and neither of us has sold any of them. I'm donating three of mine to a zoo this fall, but that's it as far as I know.

Brian

Top notch animal Brian! I can't believe the amount and depth of all that yellowy-orange!

Yes, he's showing a litle bit of yellow LOL......He's STUNNING!!!!!