My Barkly Tableland Death Adder (Acanthophis hawkei)

[Najakeeper]

Took some more pictures today.

Acanthophis hawkei

Faces of life and death:

Sea of color:

Tail macro:

The name of the genus derives from the Ancient Greek acanthos/ἄκανθος "spine" and ophis/ὄφις "snake", referring to the spine on the death adder's tail.

 

[Najakeeper]

Unfortunately, I had to sell my small male to a friend, couldn't say no to him. Now, I need a male...

Found a 2009 male! Had to pay quite a hefty amount but I may be able produce some babies in 2014 season!

Here he is:

 

[freedumbdclxvi]

He is beautiful! Good luck in tue future pairing them!

 

[Najakeeper]

I guess nobody could so here is a close up:

She is tiny, a little bigger than my little finger.

This tiny little bugger grew up to a full grown female and she is breeding right now :

I also shot a video, which I will upload next week...

 

[freedumbdclxvi]

Sweet! Congrats and good luck!

 

[Najakeeper]

This tiny little bugger grew up to a full grown female and she is breeding right now :

I also shot a video, which I will upload next week...

And here is the video:

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[klawfran3]

wow... all those macro shots make me drool. I especially love her scales! congrats on having such an absolutely stunning snake!

---------- Post added 05-30-2014 at 07:11 AM ----------

For a deadly monster, that thing is WAY too adorable. Love her setup, too.

I was thinking the same exact thing. The pudgy face and big eyes make me almost want to give it a hug. ALMOST

 

[Najakeeper]

Ok, first one was for a noble reason like conception. Now, they are just having fun!