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Hi, this is my gravid(?) female...
the snake after visual copulation of 5 april has made 2 shed.
One in the 13 april
and one in 19 april
Watching the photos which you believe or be the POS? Thanks
ps Dave (rainbowrus) the photo of presuntly anery will arrive soon… is in shed

PS
ITALY-USA 3-1

Italy, USA 3-1? What sport was that? Certainly not anything of importance;o) The important and awful news is that the Lakers slaughtered the Magic.

excuse but today I have drunk a many beers with the friends!

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>>Hi, this is my gravid(?) female...
>>the snake after visual copulation of 5 april has made 2 shed.
>>One in the 13 april
>>and one in 19 april
>>Watching the photos which you believe or be the POS? Thanks
>>ps Dave (rainbowrus) the photo of presuntly anery will arrive soon… is in shed

Football is the best! ahahhahahahah!

Jeff what do you think of my snake? it is gravid or not?

this is copulation

first shed in 19 april
second shed in 30 may

excuse but today I have drunk a many beers with the friends!

This is not an exact science. I have some here of my own that I am not sure whether they are gravid or not. It is fairly common for them to breed and not become gravid. Things to look for:
1. Gravid females spend more than typical amount of time thermoregulating in odd, sometimes inverted positions.
2. Gravid females look lumpy and go off feed within a few weeks after males are no longer trying to mate with them.
3. Palpate, let the female crawl between your fingers appyling light presssure of fingertips up into body cavity. As the snake crawls through egg masses will feel like lumps. Sometimes you can even count them. Lumps are small early in gestation and grow to about the size of a hen's egg later. With really large females or females that tense their muscles this method does not work.
4. Hold the snake suspended from the forward part of the body. Gravid females will often look very lumpy along their belly scales in the aft third of body ahead of the vent.

FOOTBALL??? What NFL team do you like????

Life is good!!

Hi jeff thanks for the answere!
My female stop eating in the 12 may. He spend spend more than typical amount of time thermoregulating in odd, sometimes inverted positions, but i dont possible palpate because he tense their muscles...

Football=soccer! I like A.c. Milan in italy!

LIfe is wonderfull!

USA beat Spain!!! Turns out I am a soccer fan.