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Slightly OT: A few random miscellaneous photos...

wetceal Oct 23, 2005 09:00 PM

Hey everyone,

I just wanted to share a few random photos. This is slightly off topic but I wanted to share it with all my boa friends!

I've never been much of a cook because I either never had the time or it was too much trouble or I didn't have the experience so I never tried, etc. etc. Well, when Hurricane Katrina hit we were without power for about 2 1/2 weeks. Everything around was closed including all the stores, fast food places, and other restaurants. We had no choice but to cook (thankfully we had a few generators!).

Let me just say, we have never eaten so well in our entire lives! There was nothing to do all day so I just cooked! I actually started looking forward to it getting closer to dinner time LOL. I guess that's what happens when you don't have the phone ringing, internet stuff to do, emails to reply to, reptiles to clean, etc. Well, Hurricane Katrina helped me find my "inner-chef" and I've been cooking lots of stuff ever since!

Anyways, I made some BBQ Pulled Pork tonight that was absolutely delicious! This was a first time recipe that I tried and it came out fantastic. After 6 hours of dry roasting in the oven, the pork all but fell apart while I was trying to remove it from the pan. I actually joined a cooking forum where I get a ton of recipes and after I finished cooking dinner tonight, I snapped some photos of the finished product before we devoured it to post on the cooking forum. I figured I would share them here too!

I made the BBQ Pulled Pork with a sauce called Pig Picking Sauce (very vinegary) on the side. We had some Curly Fries, Sauteed Cinnamon Apples, and Sweet Dinner Rolls to go along with the pork! MMMMmmmm! Boy am I STUFFED!

I was also browsing through some photos and came across an old picture of me that was taken about two or three months ago. I had a pretty bad sock tan from all the tennis I was playing at the time!

And just so this thread isn't ENTIRELY off topic, here are some photos of a couple of pairings we've done so far this coming season. The first photo is of our Male Motley with our female Staub Hypo that produced the Hypo Jungles last season. We've already witnessed copulation between these two. The second photo is of our Sharp Albino Het. Anery with a big normal female. She's in shed so hopefully they'll get to it once she sheds out!

Thanks for looking!
Celia

p.s. I would be happy to share the recipe for the Pulled Pork with anyone interested!
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Celia Chien

www.BoaConstrictorMorphs.com

Celia Chien Photography

www.ExoticsByNature.com
www.BallPythonMorphs.com
www.CornsnakeMorphs.com

Replies (11)

matt_fl Oct 23, 2005 09:06 PM

What did you do with your boas mduring the hurricane?

wetceal Oct 23, 2005 09:30 PM

all okay during the time the electricity was out. We're located in southern Louisiana so it was actually quite warm following the Hurricane. I think the ambient air temperature in the facility was around the high 80's/low 90's. I know it sure felt that way! We just made sure everyone had water and didn't feed them since they didn't have direct heat. We didn't lose any of the reptiles and they went right back onto feeding without a hitch once we got the power back!

Thanks,
Celia
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Celia Chien

www.BoaConstrictorMorphs.com

Celia Chien Photography

www.ExoticsByNature.com
www.BallPythonMorphs.com
www.CornsnakeMorphs.com

ChrisGilbert Oct 23, 2005 09:12 PM

Good luck with the Hypo Motleys and the Sharp Hets, that Sharp Albino is a real looker!

ajfreptiles Oct 23, 2005 09:29 PM

You made me very HUNGRY!!!! Nice plates....you should open a Diner...Thanks Andy

damian_67 Oct 24, 2005 07:45 AM

legs you got there Celia. LOL Oh, the snakes are nice also.

Damian

bcijoe Oct 24, 2005 08:55 AM

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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin

michaelburton Oct 24, 2005 03:50 PM

Maybe I need the electricity to go out so I can learn how to cook. Mac and cheese is about as far as I go. Good luck on the pairings.
Michael Burton

wetceal Oct 24, 2005 10:17 PM

Here are the links to the cooking website, the Pulled Pork recipe, and the Pig Picking Sauce recipe for all who requested it...

www.recipezaar.com/

www.recipezaar.com/26257

www.recipezaar.com/31020

ENJOY!!

Thanks,
Celia
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Celia Chien

www.BoaConstrictorMorphs.com

Celia Chien Photography

www.ExoticsByNature.com
www.BallPythonMorphs.com
www.CornsnakeMorphs.com

vtrescuekid Oct 26, 2005 01:09 AM

What's the common name of the albino in the last picture?? I'm looking to get one that looks exactly like that, but whenever I say albino someone usually comes back with something that looks salmon or more orange than the yellow of yours. I just don't know if there's some technical way I need to ask for it or something? Any help would be appreciated

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1.0 Anery Columbian Redtail Boa
1.0 Striped Coastal Carpet/Irian Jaya Carpet Python
0.1 Gray Banded Kingsnake
1.1 Ball Pythons
1.0 Sunglow Striped Corn
1.2 Leopard Geckos (Albino, Severe Reduced Patter, Carrot tail)
1.1 Pugs (Male-Fawn, Female-Black)
Various Fish

wetceal Oct 27, 2005 05:31 PM

Hello,

I was browsing some of the older posts and saw that you had posted a question to my thread. I just wanted to answer your question about the Albino Boa. The male in the last photo is a Sharp strain Albino Boa. The Sharp strain Albino Boas tend to keep more coloration and are usually a bright high contrast yellow as adults. I hope this information helps.

Feel free to email me if you have any other questions.

Thanks,
Celia
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Celia Chien

www.BoaConstrictorMorphs.com

Celia Chien Photography

www.ExoticsByNature.com
www.BallPythonMorphs.com
www.CornsnakeMorphs.com

wetceal Oct 27, 2005 05:32 PM

>>Hello,
>>
>>I was browsing some of the older posts and saw that you had posted a question to my thread. I just wanted to answer your question about the Albino Boa. The male in the last photo is a Sharp strain Albino Boa. The Sharp strain Albino Boas tend to keep more coloration and are usually a bright high contrast yellow as adults. I hope this information helps.
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>>Feel free to email me if you have any other questions.
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>>Thanks,
>>Celia
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>>Celia Chien
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>>www.BoaConstrictorMorphs.com
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>> Celia Chien Photography
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>>www.ExoticsByNature.com
>>www.BallPythonMorphs.com
>>www.CornsnakeMorphs.com
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Celia Chien

www.BoaConstrictorMorphs.com

Celia Chien Photography

www.ExoticsByNature.com
www.BallPythonMorphs.com
www.CornsnakeMorphs.com

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