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Hello... does anyone here know who produces some really top notch high orange Anacondas? I know years ago, Kevin McCurly used to have some that i think his female produced. But i am not sure if they do anymore or not. If anyone here does, or if you know of someone else that does, please let me know. I would appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction.

Thanks,
Dallas
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Dallas,
I know a few have been imported over the years by others as well as NERD, but I am not aware of any "true" high orange greens ever being produced from a captive breeding. I have seen some advertised as such that only had bright orange ocular stripes, and didn't really meet the definition. A real high orange has orange or red over much of the head, with an overall orange hue over the majority of the body. I would like to bred a pair of really nice ones and see what percentage of the offspring express this trait. Thanks,

Kelly

Hey Kelly,

I actually had a female exactly as you describe back in the 90's. I got her from a guy in Texas, and he supposedly produced them himself but it could have been WC for all i know. I was pretty new to them at the time. Unfortunatly, i cannot remember what his name was. He bred retics and other large boids. The female i had was gorgeous with her whole head being orange, varying from dark/light/bright orange, all over her head and body. I have never seen one like her since. I only kept her until she reached about 8ft and then I sold her to a friend who later sold her to Tom Crutchfield down in FL in the mid 90's. I wish i didnt sell her now, but I got out my larger stuff at the time and sized down to boas mostly. You win some, you lose some.

But to be honest, if i could even find a captive bred female with some nice orange on her, i would be happy. She does not have to be covered in it, like the female i used to have. Just more orange then average. I do see them around form time to time. But nothing like the one i used to have, like you say. Do you have any with more orange then is "typical"? Thats basically all i am looking for at this point. Thanks...

Regards,
Dallas

Dallas,
All the bloodlines Jud and I originally started working with were 1st generation captive born, but the original stock can be traced back to greens originally imported into the U.S. from the late 70's to early 90's. They all appear to be of Amazon basin origin and show varying amounts of orange in the ocular stripe, but not the clear, bright orange to yellow-orange ocular stripe that is almost always seen on the Orinoco basin greens. We have produced about 100 young greens over the last 8 years, but unfortunately have not been lucky enough to produce even one high orange. I think we will need some different bloodlines to accomplish that.

Kelly

Kelly, I have a question regarding my green. Could you shoot me an email? Joewhigham@yahoo.com

Here's a picture of mine. If you're looking for something that looks like that contact me directly. Kelly is right, up until now no one's ever reproduced the high orange or orange hypo green anacondas. Some people like Mr. Renick are very close though. Hope everyone had a great weekend!

James

An outstanding example of what appears to be a northern population green (Orinoco basin). Classic clear orange-yellow ocular. Exceptional color, and thanks for posting.

Kelly

Kelly, you hit the nail right on the head. He's a 1st gen of a beautiful orinoco basin green named Akasha. the smallest out of 26 (I almost named him Runt, lol). And by far the most amazing in color. The black spots have lightened to a brownish color, and he is neon orange on both his sides, and ventrals. Everyone that sees him in person is quite amazed at his unusual colors. Good to see other people are doing their research on locales. Here's an old picture of me and Akasha from 2002. I've had her since early 2001, she was about a month or so old when I got her.