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My possible HET female was confirmed to be gravid, so I should have my first litter of BRB's shortly. My vet had just bought a doppler, and had asked if she could test it on the snake I thought was gravid. My wife loaded up the snake (as I am working out of town) and took it in. The issue is that the doppler is still in-transit. Thus, a quick free x-ray was done, and yes at least 13 babies. The x-ray was only part of the bulge, so there should be more. I was getting worried that she was not gravid and there was something serious wrond, so glad to have the x-ray done.

She was bred to a HET male, so fingers are crossed she is also a true HET.

X-Ray Pic:

Very Old Pic of Mom-to-be:

Very Old Pic of dad-to-be:

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Mike

7.13 BRB
1.2 Spotted Python
1.0 Cal. King

Very cool!!!! That is a really neat picture, thank you for sharing it. Congrats on future babies!!!
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Aubrey Ross

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www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

Way cool pic and wow, look how much room the babies take up. Makes sense as right after birth they can look all deflated like...

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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (05/26/2009):
36.51 BRB
29.42 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

wow cool pic. tho i think something is wrong withyour snake looks like t has a severe case of tape worms lol JK i dont think i have ever seen a x ray pic of a gravid snake before, deff interesting

Here is the X-ray pic - current pick to follow:

Pic of her from today:

Second pic from today:

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Mike

7.13 BRB
1.2 Spotted Python
1.0 Cal. King

Mike,
...I see pretty large yolk masses in the x-ray. The snakes also look like their ribs have not yet fully calcified. The conversion of yolk to growth and development is rapid when the babies are that far along so I expect you to post baby PICs in the next week or three.
Jeff