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Got this cute little girl recently. (Thanks Ryan.) She's a Jamaican boa. Here are a few pics I got tonight. She shed a couple days ago.

Thanks for looking,
Ed

One from before shed...

That's a realy nice one and from my orangered bloodline so that's going to be ONE PRETTY JAMAICAN AS IT MATURES....Here's an example...

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Tom Crutchfield
www.tomcrutchfield.com

Ed,
That is a beautiful example.....

Tom,
Unreal....simply amazing

Here is another example Thanks to Tom and Ryan...Enjoy!!

Amazing color for such a young age....

Good stuff..

Orlando
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Dr. Orlando Diaz
LEGACY REPTILES
www.legacyreptiles.com

Orlando,

Congrats again on your subflavus. Keep posting pics!

Thanks,
Ed

Tom,

Thanks go to you then also!! I was wondering about the orange color. From the little information I could find on the web, they seem to be more yellow in the wild. I read that they are actually called "the yellow snake" down in Jamaica.

Thanks for the picture of the older subflavus, that is one beautiful snake.

Thanks,
Ed

>>That's a realy nice one and from my orangered bloodline so that's going to be ONE PRETTY JAMAICAN AS IT MATURES....Here's an example...
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>>Tom Crutchfield
>>www.tomcrutchfield.com

Here's a more common color morph like you would see in the wild...

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Tom Crutchfield
www.tomcrutchfield.com

>>Here's a more common color morph like you would see in the wild...

Thanks Tom, that's more like what I see when I do an websearch on subflavus. Just curious, is the orange morph locale specific (ie, like the Dominican Mountain boas), or do they just pop up randomly?

Also, any tips on feeding would be appreciated. I'm not worried yet, but I didn't think my baby subflavus would refuse a live anole after shedding and not eating for 16 days. The anole came closer to eating her than she did the anole. The anole bit her on the nose. Again, I'm not worried yet, just wondering if I may be missing something.

Thanks again for the pics, always great to see these guys.

Ed

In the old days another Jamaican name for them was " Nanka". I have NO idea what that means...

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Tom Crutchfield
www.tomcrutchfield.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninki_Nanka

"A Ninki Nanka is a legendary creature based in West African folklore. Descriptions of the creature vary, but most contend that the animal is reptilian and possibly dragon-like. According to tradition, the Ninki Nanka lives in the swamps of West Africa. The animal is said to be extremely large and very dangerous. It is said that when a child gets too confident and feels they can disobey their parents and go into the swamp they will be taken by the Ninki Nanka. This creature's tales were never recorded in any sort of non-modern text but the story of it has spread from tribe to tribe all over Africa. There is a song called Ninki Nanka on the album Casamance au clair de lune (1984) by the Senegalese music group Touré Kunda."

Cute lil slimer, congrats!!!
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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

>>Cute lil slimer, congrats!!!
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>>Thanks,
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>>Dave Colling
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>>www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
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>>0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
>>0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
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>>LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (05/26/2009):
>>36.51 BRB
>>29.42 BCI
>>And those are only the breeders
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>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

congrats on the new pick up such a wonderfull lil snakie

Looking great, Ed, bet you can't wait til she's 6 feet and bright orange!

Thanks again, Ryan