Animal Photos

[Hayden]

Took some picture of some of my scaly children yesterday. Thought you guys might enjoy them.

 

[Shrike]

That's a gorgeous rosy boa you've got!

 

[Hayden]

Thanks! I actually just picked him up last Wednesday. He belonged to the husband of a friend of mine. He passed away and my friend was too scared to even open the cages to feed him, so I took him in. The very first thing he did in my care was bite the living daylights out of my hand, so his name is "Shark."

 

[AmysAnimals]

Gorgeous critters!

 

[Shrike]

Thanks! I actually just picked him up last Wednesday. He belonged to the husband of a friend of mine. He passed away and my friend was too scared to even open the cages to feed him, so I took him in. The very first thing he did in my care was bite the living daylights out of my hand, so his name is "Shark."

I've never owned a rosy myself but I've heard varying accounts in regard to their temperament. Do you think it was a feeding response bite or a defensive bite?

 

[Walk Alone]

Love the colors of that boa!

 

[Hayden]

I've never owned a rosy myself but I've heard varying accounts in regard to their temperament. Do you think it was a feeding response bite or a defensive bite?

He was well fed and had eaten two days prior to the bite; it was most definitely defensive. He waited until he was in my hand before he bit. Another interesting note about the bite- he held on for a good 5-10 minutes before letting go. My experience has been that even with feeding mishaps most snakes drop your hand immediately. He didn't coil either, so I'm pretty certain it was a "Hey, I haven't been handled in weeks and I don't like that" bite. He hasn't struck since, and I've handled him once or twice a day since then. Feeding was uneventful, he struck the mouse and coiled it, never came close to my hand.

Thanks Amy and Walk Alone, I think they're pretty neat.

 

[Hayden]

Just found this one of one of my leopard gecko. I'm going to try and get some good ones of the sand boas later.

 

[Benzo48]

Those are some pretty critters. I breed leos and have about 12 snakes, mostly corns.

 

[Hayden]

Awesome! I'd love to get some high-end leos. And I have a pair of corns as well. They were my first snakes, love them to bits.