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Took a few quick photos of my lovely rear fanged monsters. Blitzkrieg, as usual....Mr huff, puff and bite. CBB doesnt change a thing with temperament here lol! mid-strike photo Now just being angry Tsunami and Typhoon are together for the last time this season, hopefully a decent clutch comes out of it...only got 4 from the last when the average is 10-20. They look so tiny next to my hand! Tsunami is around 8' however Asia and Tengu are always curious with the camera....well, Tengu not so much..very very shy boy. The lump is a gecko in his belly for those wondering :p Asia Tengu

Just something I want to post I found interesting..more photos LOL. I am very stubborn Grey and Yellow, Grey has 8 ocular scales, Yellow has 6 ocular scales Grey and Yellow,Grey has longer, thinner head and scales, Yellow has rounder head and rounder scales ocellated spot before head on Yellow Greys have no ocellated spot before head Grays have no banding between larger bands/blotches,Yellow has more pronounced banding/blotches with banding inbetween and grey compared to grey...both look the same? Female(bottom) is going into shed I need more subjects to check out...adrfgjghjdfdg

Your points are very convincing and I can understand why you say otherwise! I am just very stubborn as my gut feeling thinks otherwise Even if it isnt the case, I still will only breed yellow x yellow and grey x grey for the sake of my stubbornness. I totally agree with the wild animals versus the captive ones. That is where I feel I am stuck. IF they are indeed different, who knows which have been crossbred and for how long etc etc. If I had the funds to go to South America for a while, I would do it in a heart beat! This is something I want to look into, and well, if I am wrong, that is just fine because it puts the debate to rest

Just curious to see what you say. Burmese Pythons and Indian Pythons were considered a subspecies because of the color/pattern and scales around the eye? The supraocular scale slightly enlarged to be exact. As well as Crotalus and Sistrurus, only difference for classification are the head scales the run from the rostral and run to the neck as all members of Crotalus have granulated scales while those in Sistrurus have large plated scales. I cant see why the FWC's would be different?

I have been researching it as much as possible however there is absolutely nothing online about it. I could check out the universities here...chances of finding anything however are not so high. I know someone who has a PHd in biology and herpetology but he doesnt believe is subspecies. FWCs are FWCs and Boa Constrictors are Boa Constrictors...Peruvians, Colombians etc are the same thing with a different "color". which I can see why he says that. Each to their own with that. So if I asked that is what he would say, as I already have asked before lol. I guess getting my hands on some of his books may help however.

I agree. It wasnt so much the color that had me wondering. It was the head shape which is obviously very different when viewed in person and the scalation on the face. I just hope my friend hurries with the scale count with his FWCs lol!

That makes sense! T.s. sirtalis is a good example for that..I do recall finding all red/black, black and yellow/black as well as orange/black...however no skeletal structure difference? I just find it bizarre as both male and females can have both coloration/structure and even the babies look totally different. I would look into bicinctus and melanogigas if any were even available in captivity Im still curious to see what the full out scalation is on the whole body of the yellow ones. Still waiting for it however,

I dont know if many people here know about False Water Cobras with species etc etc. So I will put in a brief explanation to what this is all about. Hydrodynastes gigas is sold in 2 different color forms. Yellow and grey. People have always thought of them as being the same species as they can interbreed, they look basically the same etc etc. Now, I beg to differ. I may not have been keeping FWCs for a long time, but I have seen enough to think otherwise. I own 1.1 grey FWCs. A friend of mine has 1 grey and 3 yellows. I have noticed that the grey FWCs have flattened heads, more scales around the eye and a slightly more reduced pattern than the yellows. The yellow ones have a big boofy rounded head with less scales and seem to be more banded than the greys. Now, the problem is the crossbreeding here. How many times has this been done? How pure are they exactly? That is what stops me from checking out google photos for comparison as some look greyish yellow and share both characteristics...to me, these are obvious "crosses". So what I did is took the most distinct grey looking FWCs and the most yellow ones to compare. Lucky for me, I own some and so does my friend. Take a look at the link quickly and I will add photos to this blog as well... again, the crossbreeding poses an issue for comparing, but with what I show, what do you guys think? The same or different species/subspecies?? I dont have a scale count as of yet for the yellow, as Im waiting on that. In the mean time, the grey FWC scale count: Hydrodynastes gigas – Gray Dorsal Scale Count: 19 Ventral Scale Count: 157 Subcaudal Scale Count: 65 Anale Scale: Single Eye ScaleCount: 8 total Preocular Scale Count: 4 Postocular Scale Count: 3 Supraocular Scale Count: 1 Supralabial Scale Count: 8 Sublabial Scale Count: 9 Please note that this comparison photo should say 8 scales for the Grey, not 7. Grey: A google photo grey and yellows google photo yellow- one scales looks like two but close inspection revealed one Check out this link on my site on FWCs... the more detailed comparison in writing is at the bottom of the FWC info, and to the right there are photos and a link to more photo comparisons. Just click "False Water Cobra". http://www.wix.com/blitzkriegreptiles/br#!__species-info Let me know what you guys think Please, just realize this is all opinion, not factual...I have had people "rip me apart" on this subject thinking I was saying they ARE different..I just "think" - by opinion they are. I am aware I do not have enough individuals to make it "significant" but hey, it's something

Merci tout le monde! Nope! He can, but he didnt I kind of held on to him incase. But he didnt try

I brought my FWC and Black Tree Monitor outside for the first time...they seemed to enjoy it quite a bit! Tsunami: Big hood! Kai:

No worries! I keep Ahaetulla at 80-88F and 70-80% humidity...and feed lots of House Geckos to them Very cool snakes

p.s sorry if the question is to ""indiscrete " but how much was it for her ? you don have to answer i will understand I dont mind!! 68$ with tax. If you mean the nasuta?

Thanks! I will definetely get more photos as soon as I can!! I wish I didnt give my male to a friend That would have been interesting to try and breed :p

Well, one thing I love about Quebec is the wide variety of reptiles compared to Ontario. I came down with the boyfriend to visit my dad and go to the Montreal expo for a few days to Quebec hoping to come back with what I already paid for, and a Satanic Leaf Tail or an Asian Vine Snake...well....it worked out better than planned. I picked up a gorgeous female Green Tree Monitor from a good friend that I had bought a few months back...and found the male Satanic Leaf Tail that I was eying last year! Of course I snatched him up, but no female So on the hunt for that. We went to the majority of the reptile stores there...I wanted to buy all of Magazoo...but came home with a female Long Nosed Vine Snake(Ahaetulla nasuta). Shes a bit dehydrated but very alert. The BF ended up with a really nice Red Eye Tree Frog, Pied Ball and a Dinker BP..oh and a White Lined Gecko. Oh, we also went to Exoterium..I was expecting a petstore (since they were at the first CRBE ) but it was a zoo! In the middle of nowhere but it was amazing!! Defintely worth the drive Here are my critters: Wasabi unnamed female nasuta Stan (already named lol) Satanic Leaf Tail White Lined Gecko Pied Ball Dinker Red Eye Tree Frog more of Stan lmao

Adult female Macklotts Python - Aggressive feeding response in enclosure but calm as can be once out. Eats anything and everything. 150$ OBO Adult male JCP - Amazing eater, bit flighty but not aggressive. - 150$ OBO Delivery to Montreal Expo and Sherbrooke is possible!

11pm-4:30am...I "quickly" did a painting up for the boyfriends Bday tomorrow. When I say quickly, fast enough where I can SLEEP. Mystery allergies prevented that though LOL. Anyway, just an albino ball python,no serious detail as when I paint I think it looks funny. That being probably because I rarely paint. Oh, and my shadows epically fail because I just gave up. I will probably fix it up

Thanks everyone!! Im super excited with the babies and eggs!!!

Little False number 1 has come out of it's egg.....1 more waiting to come out and 4 more incubating..whoohoo! And yep...definitely a False Water cobra alright...FOOD FOOD FOOD! Ive gotten these guys eating no problem before their first shed....this just goes to show this one will too! It just didnt want to let go. I advise people to NOT do this , they are rear fanged. He grabbed on when I was letting him "smell" me...lol..fail on my part. so cute oh...here are the 4 more eggs!

Went down to a spot I found last year...wasnt sure if it was warm enough or not..but I guess it was! And a mini series.. Enjoy! I know I did!

When I first got him, not at all and I didnt touch him. When he started to stop hiding and let me work in the enclosure without him getting upset is when I started to try and handle him. He will run up my arm now for food (mainly snails) and will sit on my head after that...so I let him come to me pretty much. I dont force him to.

I understand the basics...not in detail though. That is why I moved to Ontario. I believe he is 1.5 years old? Hatched Dec 19 2009 or something? I will have to double check on that

Pastel Clown Ball Python clay thingymagig...not a ball python person but figured it was the easiest thing to do first..plus the colors are amusing! I kind of rushed it a bit lol...the position is pretty silly and the head is kinda big but again, I rushed it . All but one taken without flash as the colors looked odd with the flash. Though, they still do without it LOL Damn my camera

Sub-adult Clown Tree Frog - 50$ Bumblebee Toads - 40$ each or 2 for 60$ Pick up preferred. Trades are considered but cash is most likely accepted first. no ball pythons, boas, corn snakes, leopard geckos or beardies. Im more into the rare/rearfanged colubrids I will be at the Montreal Expo, EMT deposit or full pay is required before the expo.

Updated photo!! She she shed last night and chunky for her size! I need to get more moss since she demolished her nest box with urate...good ol' Falsies..lol and her shed! Dont mind the aspen all over the place LOL

- Black Tree Monitor - Argus Monitor - False Water Cobras - Mangrove Snake - Green Cat Snake - Boa Constrictors(BCI) - Tiger Rat Snake - Ball Python - Flying Dragon - Bumblebee Toad et les autres Soon..a Green Tree Monitor