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Greatest deal ever!

caecilianman02 Oct 11, 2005 06:08 PM

A few weeks back, I was a vendor at a local reptile show, selling some of my smaller captive-bred stock. And at one of the tables that day, something beautiful caught my eye. It was a hatchling Yunan beauty, only a few weeks old! It was captive-bred, and absolutely beautiful. Treated and feeding on f/t pinkies. This was proven to me when I brought it home later that day... It has already gone through a shed, and is growing like a weed. But what really got me... the price. This snake, a TRUE YUNAN, sold for...

$35!

At last year's show, the same vendor had baby Taiwans for $10! Amazing. I have seen those Yunans go for alot. Nonetheless, I am very happy with my new snake, and have made a VERY interesting dietary discovery if anyone here would like to hear about it.
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DAVE

1.0 Western green toad
1.1 green treefrogs
1.0 Florida blue garter snake
1.1 Oriental fire-bellied toads
1.0 American bullfrog
0.1 Spanish ribbed newt
0.0.1 Eastern ribbon snake
1.1 red-cheeked mud turtles
0.1 Dubia day gecko
1.0 Sonoran gopher snake
0.1 rough green snakes
1.1 giant African black millipedes
1.0 Okeetee corn snake
0.1 Albino African clawed frog
1.0 Kenyan sand boa
0.0.1 Argentine flame-bellied toadlet
0.0.1 African bullfrog
1.0 yellow * Everglades rat snake intergrade
1.1 Western hognose snakes
1.2 fire salamanders
1.0 scarlet kingsnake
0.0.1 Argentine horned frog
0.1 Southern ringneck snakes
1.0 Florida scarletsnake
0.0.1 Florida brown snake
0.0.1 Northern brown snake
0.0.1 Smooth earth snake
0.0.2 Western worm snakes
"And tons of garters and ribbons are being born in the reptile room this very minute..."

Replies (4)

wpglaeser Oct 11, 2005 07:14 PM

Sure...

You got pics? I've never heard of a Yunan...

Walt

caecilianman02 Oct 11, 2005 07:45 PM

cb 05' Yunan beauty snake- 0.0.1, recently went through first shed since arrival, acquired 9/18/05 for $35 in Depew, NY.

Several egg sacs alongside a large common house spider were found attatched to the roof of a hollow, synthetic stump inside the enclosure housing this snake. Upon locating the nest, the young snake proceeded to devour 2 of the spider's egg sacs. This is the first report that I know of of an Elaphe tanieura consuming any invertebrate as a prey item. Quite a discovery!
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DAVE

1.0 Western green toad
1.1 green treefrogs
1.0 Florida blue garter snake
1.1 Oriental fire-bellied toads
1.0 American bullfrog
0.1 Spanish ribbed newt
0.0.1 Eastern ribbon snake
1.1 red-cheeked mud turtles
0.1 Dubia day gecko
1.0 Sonoran gopher snake
0.1 rough green snakes
1.1 giant African black millipedes
1.0 Okeetee corn snake
0.1 Albino African clawed frog
1.0 Kenyan sand boa
0.0.1 Argentine flame-bellied toadlet
0.0.1 African bullfrog
1.0 yellow * Everglades rat snake intergrade
1.1 Western hognose snakes
1.2 fire salamanders
1.0 scarlet kingsnake
0.0.1 Argentine horned frog
0.1 Southern ringneck snakes
1.0 Florida scarletsnake
0.0.1 Florida brown snake
0.0.1 Northern brown snake
0.0.1 Smooth earth snake
0.0.2 Western worm snakes
"And tons of garters and ribbons are being born in the reptile room this very minute..."

slang1 Oct 12, 2005 01:05 PM

Nice price. They are very beautiful snakes. I have the luck to have a breeding pair from Tam Dao, N-Vietnam. I'll hope for some eggs next year.

Good luck with yours and I hope you find a male/ female soon.

Best wishes Jan
My site in Dutch, sorry...
My site in Dutch, sorry...

herper_ Oct 18, 2005 03:18 PM

Hi Jan

Nice looking specimen you have their, in their usual s shaped pose. Post a few pics of your Vaillanti here while your'e at it.

Ill send you an email in due course to catch up

Kevin (UK)
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