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Hey Bloods,
Here is a very sweet pic', of some very cool breeding activity going on as we speak. The male is on loan to me from Dave Barker, and the female is one of my very own, "Chocolate Lady". I have temporarily named the male, "Honcho". He sure is proving out to be one heck of a "Honcho", too. LOL!

-Angel

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"Until we lose our self, there is no way of finding our self."
-Henry Miller.

Congrats, finally getting some action from the blacks, looks like thats the male we needed for my female a while back, don't think Tank has it in him yet.Oh well, hope all goes good and we get to see some babies.I'm curious to see how dark they turn out after hatching, keep us informed.

Angel... thats hot bro two nice blacks there... im sure they will produce some killer stuff. Hope it all works out you deserve some luck Congrats
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"It's my snake, I trained it, so I'm going to eat it!" - Mad Max, The Road Warrior

nice. What is the species of black bloods?
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Hey,
There is only one species of Sumatran Short-tail (AKA: Black Blood), and that is "Python Curtus". There are no known subspecies recognized.

-Angel
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"Until we lose our self, there is no way of finding our self."
-Henry Miller.

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0.1 "Tremper" looking Albino Leopard gecko (Lex)
0.0.1 tiger crested gecko (peachs)
0.1 Red blood python (Rhianon)
1.1 Feral cats that we adopted (Fuzzy, and Bear)

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Hey,
You are right, if we go back a few years, however, a study done by several herpetologist, declared the subspecies classification invalid and have declared them full species. So, what does that all mean? It means this, Python Curtus Curtus (Black Blood), is now, just Python Curtus. Red Bloods, are no longer, Python Curtus Brongersmai, but are now Python Brongersmai. Borneo Short-tails are no longer, Python Curtus Brietenstini, but are, Python Brietenstini. I think that you get the point. Taxonomist are hard at work reworking nomenclature at every turn. Sometimes I think just for the hell of it.

-Angel
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"Until we lose our self, there is no way of finding our self."
-Henry Miller.

Now i am not confused when people are talking about P. c. curtus and P. c. brongersmai (is that how you spell it?) in care sheets, the taxonomists changed it. So annoying when they change stuff on you, i recently heard that Cornsnakes are no longer of the genus Elaphe, is that true or just a rumor? also, what is the market price for black bloods?
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0.1 "Tremper" looking Albino Leopard gecko (Lex)
0.0.1 tiger crested gecko (peachs)
0.1 Red blood python (Rhianon)
1.1 Feral cats that we adopted (Fuzzy, and Bear)

My image Gallery

Hey,
I am not aware of any revisions being made to the genus Elaphe, regarding the
Corn snake. As for Black Bloods, they can run any where from 125-250, for young babies and juvies. You might even end up with some exceptional looking adult if you're lucky. Adults command a bit more i.e., 300-600 dollars, for super looking adults with great phenotypic characters; particularly those found further south in southern Sumatra, where they are particularly darker in color, with the dark heads and bodies.

This is one of the hardest species to find great looking adults or hatchlings of, and keepers interested in the species often find them selves in a frenzy, when trying to locate great looking specimens of the Black Bloods. I know! I've been guilty of it my self.

-Angel
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"Until we lose our self, there is no way of finding our self."
-Henry Miller.