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Still messing around with my camera... here is my male albino hognose. This macro came out pretty decent.

Hope we have some snake lovers out here in gecko land.

Enjoy.

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-Ross Payan - www.LeosAnonymous.com

Leos Anonymous

Ball Pythons, Red Striped Leos, W.Hognose and Screaming AFT's

I have never seen an albino hog nose before. hes really neat. At first i thought he was a corn snake, then i saw his head.

Yeah... albino hogs are really awesome snakes, I like them better than any of my balls.

They have actually been around for quite some time, but are still somewhat rare.

Thanks for the comments.
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-Ross Payan - www.LeosAnonymous.com

Leos Anonymous

Ball Pythons, Red Striped Leos, W.Hognose and Screaming AFT's

That Hog is just beautiful Ross,

I catch them wild down here easterns and southerns, the latter to show Ranger students the differences between them and pygmy rattlers. I love the whole gambit they go through, primarily the easterns. Puffing up like a cobra, shaking there tail like a rattler. That doesn't work so they musk on you... don't like that so much. When all this fails they flip over and play dead..its hilarious. I've had a couple of the southerns at home, but the wild caughts don't do so well in captivity. Your albinos have definitely sparked my interest.

Tim
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LEOs: 3.7.0
1.1 High Yellows (Barney and Betty);1.1 Hypo Tangerines(Bam-bam and Pebbles); 1.1 Rescued Normals (Shleprock) 0.4Tremper Albinos (No names yet), Lookin for a good male breeder
BEARDIES 1.0.0
Snow and Yellow (Fred)

Thanks for the compliments Tim... it sounds like you have quite an awesome job. The wc easterns and southerns are definitely notoriously hard to keep in captivity, they don't want much to do with a mouse.

I have to agree with you about the about all the bluffing, the captives don't play dead very often, but there is one hell of a funny site to watch this 6 inch "worm" hood up like a cobra and hiss like nobodies business. Lots of bark, but thankfully no bite =)

I have seen a couple captive westerns that played dead when offered a pinky... how funny of a site is that? "Maybe if I play dead my food will leave me alone" lol!

You should pick yourself up a cb western if nothing else... they really are a joy to keep.
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-Ross Payan - www.LeosAnonymous.com

Leos Anonymous

Ball Pythons, Red Striped Leos, W.Hognose and Screaming AFT's

We do *laughs* Sutekh, My BCI

{img]http://www.darkwaters.com/lucien/animals/Sutekh/S17.jpg[/img]
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Lucien

1.0 Columbian Redtail Boa (BCI)
3.1 Leopard geckos (2 Blizzard and 2 het Blizzard)
0.1 Savannah Monitor
13 rats
12 Gerbils
2 Dogs
3 cats
1 Albino Corey (fish)

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Lucien

1.0 Columbian Redtail Boa (BCI)
3.1 Leopard geckos (2 Blizzard and 2 het Blizzard)
0.1 Savannah Monitor
13 rats
12 Gerbils
2 Dogs
3 cats
1 Albino Corey (fish)

but Holly won't let me keep anything that can eat our dog, lol.
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-Ross Payan - www.LeosAnonymous.com

Leos Anonymous

Ball Pythons, Red Striped Leos, W.Hognose and Screaming AFT's

That is a real nice hognose you got there. Wish I could afford an albino. Have you seen the leucistic ones, those are really nice as well. I can just put those up on my list with a genetic stripe, and clown bp too I guess...lol...
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Josh
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Yeah I was in love with them... lol

All the lucys got seized because the founding animal was originally collected in Colorado (which is very illegal). I personally know at least one breeder that had his house raided over this issue, we are talking about officers with automatic weapons and bullet proof vests here. The fellow that collected the orignal lucy is sitting in jail as we speak, he told everyone he collected it in New Mexico.

But anyways, I'm starting a project headed for the next best thing... snow hogs. A white hognose with red eyes is pretty cool too. =) I'll also be producing some albino's this coming season with any luck. Fun fun fun.
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-Ross Payan - www.LeosAnonymous.com

Leos Anonymous

Ball Pythons, Red Striped Leos, W.Hognose and Screaming AFT's

How do you plan to create the snow hogs. I didnt know there axanthics. Good luck..
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Josh
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If you have a dog that a 7 ft Columbian Red-Tail can eat.. I feel sorry for ya *laughs* I have 2 big dogs... Belgian Shepherd/Wolf Hybrid and a German Shepherd/husky mix.. Sutekh is my only boa.. but next summer I'm getting him a female so I can breed them.
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Lucien

1.0 Columbian Redtail Boa (BCI)
3.1 Leopard geckos (2 Blizzard and 2 het Blizzard)
0.1 Savannah Monitor
13 rats
12 Gerbils
2 Dogs
3 cats
1 Albino Corey (fish)

Can a 7lb boa eat a 4lb dog? Too close for comfort I guess.

Cujo will bite the hell out of anyone's ankles that steps a foot in our place, lol. She is actually quite a good guard dog.

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-Ross Payan - www.LeosAnonymous.com

Leos Anonymous

Ball Pythons, Red Striped Leos, W.Hognose and Screaming AFT's

Heck, I think I have a black Pine snake that might be able to snarf "Fang" down. LOL

I saw one even smaller today - my son and I were at the Renaissance fair near the Twin Cities, when we saw this Yorkshire puppy. Honestly, it was about the size of a medium rat. Cute and possibly dinner for a hungy colubrid!!!
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Monte Meyer
Powergeckos
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Mealworms . . . .you can't eat just one

Yeah... Holly brought Cujo with us to pick up our rats one day and the breeder still likes to poke fun at me every week since. They are tiny little things.
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-Ross Payan - www.LeosAnonymous.com

Leos Anonymous

Ball Pythons, Red Striped Leos, W.Hognose and Screaming AFT's

Very nice project, Ross. You definately have a good eye.
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Thanks for the comments Steve, I'd love to see some pics of the other projects you have going on.

And don't forget to send me a t-shirt! lol
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-Ross Payan - www.LeosAnonymous.com

Leos Anonymous

Ball Pythons, Red Striped Leos, W.Hognose and Screaming AFT's