Meeting More Members....

[adamanteus]

Hi Guys,

Today was a good day! Not only did I pick up my new 1.2 Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia and a further 1.2 Thamnophis radix, But I also had the great pleasure of meeting Gijs & Sabine and our very own LushLulu.

The surroundings were non too salubrious (a Cafe in the railway station in Hull), but the lively company more than compensated for the venue. We were also joined (albeit very briefly) by Alan Francis, who I had never met before. The stack of plastic containers on our table, housing a selection of beautiful Garters, drew a little attention but nothing too extreme. Our meeting confirmed what I already knew....our members are lovely, helpful, friendly people.

Lasting impressions..... Lulu swears a lot and grins like a Cheshire Cat. Sabine grows the most beautiful roses and has equally beautiful eyes. Gijs is too damn tall and made me look like an elf!

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//537/medium/Hull_meeting.jpg
Left to right: LushLulu, adamanteus, Gijs and Sabine.

[Josh]

cool hope you had fun.

[adamanteus]

I'm still hoping to meet you at Hamm in September, Josh. Any more news? Will you be there?

[Sid]

Nice to see group photos of some of the members here.

Thanks

[adamanteus]

Nice to see group photos of some of the members here.

Thanks

One day, Sid, I hope to meet you. You could take me herping!!:D

[DEKAN]

Hey, nice to meet you all...:D

If I could be there I would probably have no clue about your talk, species and stuff of Thamnophis...lol

Thamnophis fans meeting and sharing info...sounds like a rally nice day ;)

[Sid]

One day, Sid, I hope to meet you. You could take me herping!!:D

If you ever make it to South Carolina, you can count on a field herping trip, James.:p

Sid

[Thamnophis]

A very strange group of people :eek:

Sorry...

You all look very nice on the picture :D

James, we have the same hairdresser and LushLulu... you look a lot like I had imagined. That´s scary...
Gijs & Sabine... I believe I have seen you before.

[Josh]

well its looking like no the passports are gonna take too long to get but my dad said the next one.:( But i got good news......i just saved a lot a of money by switching to geiko lol
sorry i had to

[Lee]

Lol yoyo. Lulu would never strike me as one to swear alot... Although I probably come off the same way, although I'm always swearing and rearing to fight LOL. Heck I even listen to loud rap haha!

[Stefan-A]

Seems like you had a fun time. :) How big is your snake collection now, James?

[Gijs & Sabine]

It was great to meet both James and Lulu ( and her James)
And I have to agree with James, the grin on Lulu's face is somethig to remember :D
We're very pleased you're both very happy with your new baby garters !! We've sold garters in the past, but we never seen anybody being this happy :)

Hope to meet more members in the future.

Adamanteus: Very good of you to put the picture here, otherwise we would have done it :D

[Lulu Bennett]

James- my mouth isn't always like a sewer.....nope yes its is lol i can't lie to you lol

Gijs & Sabine- it was a pleasure and Gijs you ARE toooo damn tall lol

remember james i am smaller than you just and i was even wearing unbelievably high heels lol

DEKANHey, nice to meet you all...:D

If I could be there I would probably have no clue about your talk, species and stuff of Thamnophis...lol

its ok dekan i didnt have a clue half of the time lol

oh and guys ...A Cheshire Cat?? lol :D

[Lulu Bennett]

oh and Gijs, Sabine
Thank you so very much. they are beautiful. as soon as i can i will put pics up. but struggling at the mo to take any, they are still a lttle unsettled and bloody quick lol :D still really chuffed and can't stop looking in their tank at them lol they are sooooooo beautiful xxxxxxxxx

[adamanteus]

Seems like you had a fun time. :) How big is your snake collection now, James?

Nowhere near as big as some of these guys! Eight more to come in the next few weeks though.:D

[Stefan-A]

Nowhere near as big as some of these guys! Eight more to come in the next few weeks though.:D
Come on, you can tell us. :D

[Lulu Bennett]

just thought that i would add my pics and pics of my gorgeous baby Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia i hope you realise how bloody hard it was for me to get these. they would NOT keep still. I hope you like them.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//569/medium/100_0506.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//569/medium/100_0508.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//569/medium/100_0519.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//569/medium/100_0520.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//569/medium/100_0521.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//569/medium/100_0522.jpg

[Stefan-A]

Absolutely gorgeous. :)

[adamanteus]

Well done Lulu! It is difficult isn't it? :rolleyes:

I've thought about trying to photograph mine, but I'm too busy tweezer feeding them with tiny earthworms!!:D

[Lulu Bennett]

Well done Lulu! It is difficult isn't it? :rolleyes:

I've thought about trying to photograph mine, but I'm too busy tweezer feeding them with tiny earthworms!!:D

i tried that with fish before but they wouldnt take it. i will try it again in a min.
oh and yeah it took me about 2 hrs to get the first one and then once i got the first one i was on a roll lol :D

[Elliot]

I'm jealous now :( Congrats! :D

[Lulu Bennett]

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//569/medium/100_0523.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//560/medium/100_04971.jpg

[adamanteus]

I left tiny strips of trout in with them, but they weren't interested. I know I should just leave them alone to settle in, especially as all three are "blue", but I couldn't resist. I thought earthworms would do the trick....it did!:D

[Lulu Bennett]

especially as all three are "blue

'blue'?? whats that??

[adamanteus]

'blue'?? whats that??

They're getting ready to shed!:rolleyes:

[Lulu Bennett]

ahhhhhhhh!!! i knew that!! :rolleyes:

[Elliot]

ahhhhhhhh!!! i knew that!! :rolleyes:

Sure you did ;)

[Lulu Bennett]

pmsl Yup!!:D

[adamanteus]

What you can't tell from the photo of all of us, is that Lulu is squeezing my butt!!!:eek:

[Lulu Bennett]

me???? never!:rolleyes:

[Elliot]

What you can't tell from the photo of all of us, is that Lulu is squeezing my butt!!!:eek:

You were just imagining that, remember?

[adamanteus]

You were just imagining that, remember?

It wasn't Lulu? Gijs...........:eek:

[Elliot]

It wasn't Lulu? Gijs...........:eek:

lol I'm starting to think I'm glad I wasn't there.;)

[Lulu Bennett]

It wasn't Lulu? Gijs...........:eek:

if you notice on the pic gijs's arm was going down towards your buttox!! Mmmmm! lol

P.S Sorry gijs :D

[adamanteus]

On the subject of meeting new members....next weekend I get to meet Esther (Rosina) when I deliver the snakes I collected for her this weekend. Mmmmm....I wonder if she'll squeeze my butt too?:rolleyes:

[Gijs & Sabine]

It wasn't Lulu? Gijs...........:eek:

Gijs said: Sorry about that :o ............but I enjoyed it !!:D

[Lulu Bennett]

Gijs said: Sorry about that :o ............but I enjoyed it !!:D

See!! i told you it wasn't me! :D

[adamanteus]

See!! i told you it wasn't me! :D

So, who was squeezing my butt before Gijs and Sabine arrived?:rolleyes:

[Lulu Bennett]

So, who was squeezing my butt before Gijs and Sabine arrived?:rolleyes:

it must have been the girl that worked there. i saw her rub up close when she saw the snakes. yet when she served me she never said a word lol

[adamanteus]

I might start a whole new thread about my butt getting squeezed.....It did happen once, honest...but it was probably a very long time ago!

Just to bring the thread back around to the original topic for a moment.... Which members have met other members? Or have plans to meet?

[Lulu Bennett]

well if you are all going to hamm next year then i will see you all there. defo cant afford it this year lol

[adamanteus]

Certainly many of our European members will be there. But I would personally love to create an opportunity to meet some US members. Sid says one day, if I'm ever in South Carolia, he'll take me herping.....that's not so unlikely as it might sound.....my brother goes to South Carolina twice a year, for his work. Maybe I'll go with him one time and meet Sid.

[drache]

What you can't tell from the photo of all of us, is that Lulu is squeezing my butt!!!:eek:

doesn't look like she squeezed hard enough

[adamanteus]

doesn't look like she squeezed hard enough

Are you offering to improve on her efforts, Rhea?:rolleyes:

[drache]

Are you offering to improve on her efforts, Rhea?:rolleyes:

not today, dear
I've got a headache

besides - I wouldn't want to hurt you
I think you're nice

[adamanteus]

Not today, dear, I've got a headache
The story of my life!

[Lulu Bennett]

james you are constantly getting shot down arn't you lol :D

[adamanteus]

I deliberately set myself up for it...it's a kind of sport! I'm actually very happy with Mrs James!

[Lulu Bennett]

awwww i know you are sweety :p

[drache]

yah
and then there's the little dragon with the pig tails
a good pounce from one of those can cause as much damage as several butt squeezes

[adamanteus]

Haha! Yeah, she's a handfull!

[Sputnik]

I leave you alone for a few days and you get up to no good! Shocking!
Butt squeezing? Tut tut. :D

Anyway, I am very jealous, that you all got to meet without me, but I am really looking forward to meeting my lovely snake baby sitter, James this weekend. I hope I won't just have eyes for my little treasures... :p
You are looking after them well, I know, just don't fall in love with them!

[adamanteus]

I'm offering them a bit of frozen/thawed trout tonight, Esther. I'll let you know if they take it.:)

[Gijs & Sabine]

We visit Sjoerd (reptileparadise) 2 days ago to bring and pick up some T.s.parietalis. He lives at a beautifull place with lots of space and forest around. And .....many opportunities for a outside enclosure ;)

Here're some pics of his beautifull breeding group of parietalis.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/gijssabine/P1010232Small-4.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/gijssabine/P1010235Small-1.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/gijssabine/P1010239Small-1.jpg

[Gijs & Sabine]

Sjoerd also has a nice couple of checkereds.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/gijssabine/P1010238Small-1.jpg

and here is a picture special for James!!! And you thought Gijs was tall:D
Sjoerd is in the middel.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/gijssabine/P1010241Small-2.jpg

[adamanteus]

Sjoerd must be about 3 meters tall!!:eek: I can never stand beside him! If I meet him, and a picture is taken we must be sitting down.:rolleyes:

[Gijs & Sabine]

Haha, no way !!! We hang you between Gijs and Sjoerd :D

I will post pics tomorrow of the lovely parietalis babies.

[adamanteus]

My feet will be off the ground!

[Gijs & Sabine]

That's for sure !! :D :D

[enigma200316]

that would be a funny site to see.........:D
would be like a wind chime...hahaha...:D
sorry for poking fun at ya James........:o

[Josh]

Justin id be careful i think james might ban you:eek:

[Stefan-A]

So, how tall are you guys in the pictures? :)

[reptileparadise]

Oh my god......
Well, I know I never look good in pictures, but this is just to much...

It was nice having you over Gijs and Sabine and I think you can count on me for the 16th!

[drache]

Oh my god......
Well, I know I never look good in pictures, but this is just to much...
you look good in this picture - you mean you look better than that in person?
also - I'm probably shorter than James and looking at you in a picture then saves me all the perspective and atmospheric distortions

[Gijs & Sabine]

And here they are, the parietalis babies from Sjoerd. Aren't they lovely :rolleyes:
Unfortunately most of them have to shed, but they'll all be as red as the one on top.

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/gijssabine/P1010224Small.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/gijssabine/P1010225Small-2.jpg

[Stefan-A]

Yes, they are. :)

[Snaky]

Very nice one's again...

And in the Netherlands it's like most of them have taken grow hormons are something. A lot of people are really tall.

[Stefan-A]

If I remember correctly, they are the tallest people. :D I think Finns were in 21. place. ;)

[enigma200316]

very nice looking snakes...:D

[reptileparadise]

Yes indeed Stefan, we are one of the tallest people...but, as far as I'm concerned, I'm not very tall...
The people I look up to, they are big people!

ps, I'm 1,96...Don't know how tall Gijs is...or James?

The snakes look great by the way:p I believe they are in good hands!

[Stefan-A]

You remember it wright Stefan...As far as I'm concerned, I'm not very tall...
The people I look up to, they are big people!

ps, I'm 1,96...Don't know how tall Gijs is...or James?
Damn, you beat me by 6 cm. :D I'm probably somewhere between you and Gijs.

Edit: Nevermind. :D

[adamanteus]

Beautiful looking parietalis! I guess that's another one to add to my wish list.

[adamanteus]

that would be a funny site to see.........:D
would be like a wind chime...hahaha...:D

Very funny!:)

[enigma200316]

Sorry James I just had to, but I'm sorry......;)

[adamanteus]

Sjoerd could hang me on his keyring, like a little lucky charm!

[enigma200316]

hahahaha!!!!!

[reptileparadise]

Hahahahaha, that would be cool!
A little bald butt squeezing noise making lucky charm!

hahahaha...no offense, offcourse!

[adamanteus]

Hahahahaha, that would be cool!
A little bald butt squeezing noise making lucky charm!

hahahaha...no offense, offcourse!

Hey, why would I be offended?:rolleyes: :eek:

[reptileparadise]

hahahaha, oops...