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I'm curious to know if any of you have one particular snake in your collections that you feel is the "prize or gem" of the collection. I often times think I do and then I find myself working in my snake room and I pick up no particular snake and think "wow this is really a cool snake". I recently have added a few more locality rosy boas to my collection. I use to only keep rosys back in the mid 90s when I lived in CA but having them again really makes me appreciate how cool of a reptile they are. Heck they are one of two, true north american boas.....not counting the south american variety running around the Everglades I guess I'm going to have to get hot taking pictures so I can show you what I'm talking about.

In the interim, if you have a snake that you feel is the prize of your collection please show us and I'll do the same.

Russ

Not really, mostly I have a lot that I can't decide which I like best, but here are two of my favorite thayeri

Bodner Female First

and an F1 Vivid

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They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but from my point of view........those are 2 of the nicest looking Thayeri that I have ever seen.
Jeff Robbe

>>They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but from my point of view........those are 2 of the nicest looking Thayeri that I have ever seen.
>>Jeff Robbe

High praise there.

Best
Joe
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Joe,

How are you man? I hope all is well in your neck of the woods...Is your Vivid F1 female a 2006 or 2007? If 2007, we have siblings...

I wish I had the funds to acquire that one as well (never enough money when you really need it)...Nice choice man...Does your girl have white ventral scales? Just wondering...

My girl's ventrals are yellowish-tan (throat) to orange (tail) but, I'm not sure how she'll turn out. She used to be a very dark chocolate-brown...She's lighter now.

Later,
Jim.

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CSRAJim

Jim,
Busy busy busy!

Our snakes are sibs and the ventral are very similar by your description. I do believe I sent you a file in the past detailing the specimen number of that animal and it's vivid parents, if not I will do so tonight. I got an F2 male to go along with her from Tim, and then of course a pair of F2's from Greg so I'm real happy with that group.

Best
Joe
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Joe,

Roger that man & that's good news that you've got some of those genetics over there...Check your email late tonight...

Later,
Jim.
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CSRAJim

>>Not really, mostly I have a lot that I can't decide which I like best, but here are two of my favorite thayeri

Joe,
Both look awesome, but that Bodner Female is one of the nicest looking leonis I have seen.....
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John Lassiter

"Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part....."

Wow, old man, those are awesome!
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Todd Hughes

Russ,

Ok, here are two of the males...

Jonel 2007 progeny = #1

Serpentdan 2005 progeny = #2

Later,
Jim

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CSRAJim

wow love number 2 vermylia line...awesome

Russ,

Thanks man...

Yep, he is definitely a "Gem" specimen (thanks serpentdan). When I put him down on 12/21/08, he weighed 411 grams at approximately 40 months of age (hatch date: 08/12/05).

I only feed him once per week...His current feeding regimen is 1 x med mouse (two feedings) or 1 x small mouse and 1 x 1-3 day old quail (every third feeding)...He's crusing for food after about 24-32 hours after feeding! He's the second largest specimen in my collection...

He's one of those that has converted food into growth at a phenomenal rate. He went from pinks to fuzzies to hoppers to mice way ahead of the others. I'm not sure where he'll be size wise at 60 months...We'll see.

Later,
Jim.

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CSRAJim

I agree with Russ....That orange splitband is a SCREAMER....
Great Thayeri Jim....
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John Lassiter

"Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part....."

John,

Thanks man but the real kudo's go to serpentdan for pairing up the two adults that produced him and for allowing me to acquire him...

Later,
Jim.
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CSRAJim

Russ,

Two of the girls...

Both are 2007 from Vivid...

#2 is F1 retired female progeny...

Later,
Jim.

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CSRAJim

Dang that first one pictured is a real screamer. What did it look like as a hatchling?

Russ,

Not much of an ontogenetic change for her...She's remained relatively unchanged for her approximately 20 months of life...She was 59 grams on 12/25/08 when I put her down.

Her dam was a pale white/yellow Leonis (with reduced black borders) and her sire was an MSP (photo #6; VR Thayeri on Vivid's website-No photo of the dam)...

She's approximately 12 months of age in photo #1 and 6 months of age in photo #2...

Later,
Jim.

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CSRAJim

jim, that last female looks alot like this girl
Dan V 06

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Adam,

Yep, there are similarities and they could de distantly related but, they are at least one generation removed if Tim's "retired female" is the source...

What's neat about your 2006 female are the "double split" saddles with the innner black border ring intact...Smith describes this in his '44 "Hoogstraal Expedition" on Bob's website...

Very nice specimen you've got there Adam for sure...

Later,
Jim.
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CSRAJim

Hi Russ

That's a tough one. I just can't decide so here's a few.

The famous Sharktooth.

The "watchamacallit" hehe.

Some non-thayeri ones

Like I said, it's kind of tough for me so I'll let you guys decide.

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Jonel M. Lopez

www.spsnakes.com

That Red Bull is hard to beat IMO - nothing like a BIG orange snake
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I gotta go with the "Sharktooth"....
It's gotta be the coolest MSP ever (so far...lol)
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John Lassiter

"Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part....."

Jonel,

MAN!!!!!!!!!! Your photos are absolutely killer man! I do not think you needed that new camera! HA! HA!

Later,
Jim.
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CSRAJim

Jonell, Sharktooth is Cool. Here is my "Whatumacallit"....Mike Bodner

Thayeri

This was a neat little MS phase that was sold a while back. Mike Bodner

Link

And another cool aberant ms phase that sold. Mike

Man Mike, thats gotta be the best one outta the bunch!
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Thanks Bro.....Mike

>>This was a neat little MS phase that was sold a while back. Mike Bodner

I really like this one Mike....Kinda "bulls-eye" Pattern. I wouldn't have sold it....LOL

Great looking snakes as always man....
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John Lassiter

"Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part....."

John, Thanks. I thought they looked like little wristwatches.....Mike

>>John, Thanks. I thought they looked like little wristwatches.....Mike

Yeah...that too...LOL
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John Lassiter

"Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part....."

nice patternless hondo

All are very nice Jonel.
Russ

Here is my favorite thayeri of all time.....Too bad she's no longer with us....
Still a gem.....just not in my collection any more....
I need to get some pics of the few new additions I have....

This girl sure was photogenic

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John Lassiter

"Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part....."

i guess Walt, acquired from Chris Garcia, would have to be the go to guy right now, but some of his and Mildred's progeny might end up putting the old man down, lol, but he has quite a few good years left in him!
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Todd Hughes

newer pic of Walt, inside, just the mellowest of dudes!

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Todd Hughes

C'mon John, let's see what kind of trouble you've been up to!
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Todd Hughes

>>C'mon John, let's see what kind of trouble you've been up to!

First of all Todd,

Let me get out of this beautiful little city I am working in....Canton, Ohio.....sarcasm....
Places this cold shouldn't have oil refineries...LOL!

...I should be home by next weekend, but the wife and I are headed to California(Bay area)the following Monday....I will not be back home til mid May....the wife will be home after a week stay in Cali....
Maybe I'll take some pics this weekend..or..I should teach my wife to take pics.
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John Lassiter

"Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part....."

My '03 Vivid F1 female throws the most varied clutches I've ever had. Leonis, MSPs, pinners, white, yellow, buckskin, orange... all in the same clutch for 3 years straight.

My '06 mex-mex from Tony Mangini is puppy dog tame and big. I'm looking forward to breeding him this year to an '06 black mex-mex from Jim Sargeant.

Beautiful thing I have in my collection.She is a little short but she is for sure a screaming light phase with a nice nuchal blotch.Proven breeder also!LOL....

I love you sweetie.

L8r Shannon

...to pick just one really.

This guy (s.FL mole king) is a real gem however in that he's the only known specimen from the county he was found in last year.

He was immediately put to work and produced a few offspring...

Since this the mexicana forum..this is maybe my favorite mex mex

:Mark
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really nice, Mark!
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Todd Hughes

A male from Vivid's "Earth Toned" or "Retro" line and a green female from my old line which is several generations on for Applegate X Lemke X Sipperly breedings.

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