Finally my first snake this year "gravid"?

[enigma200316]

Hey guys I finally found my first snake this year, a gravid female Eastern or atleast I think gravid.........what do you guys think?:)

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Picture_389.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Picture_388.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Picture_390.jpg

[Zephyr]

Definitely gravid; I like the brown color. :D

[enigma200316]

thanks, she is deff. a keeper, she has more redish-organe color on her side but my camera sucks....lol:D

[Zephyr]

I found a female like that. They look like flames from the distance until you see the brown. :D

[garterchick]

oh yes, you're in for a lot of work feeding all those babies!
great looking snake

[infernalis]

Congrats, she looks very plump.

Gotta love those full size babes:D

[adamanteus]

Good find, Justin.... she looks great!:D

[Lori P]

Wow, she's a pretty girl and she is HUGE!!! I'm already guessing 46 babies! LOLOL

[anji1971]

Whoa...........if Chili had looked like that, I wouldn't have been so surprised when her babies showed up! That's a big momma.:eek:
Very nice find, Justin!

[Gijs & Sabine]

What a pretty lady you've found there, Justin!!
And she indeed IS huge :eek: It looks like she has her babies up to her throat :D :D Lori might be right about 46 babies!!

[GartersRock]

Wow, she is nice! And yeah, I would be looking for lots of little ones. =D

[Snake lover 3-25]

oh no!!!! he thought james' post was directed at him!!!!!:(:(:(
:( i hope he comes back!!!!:(:(

she's so pretty.....

[enigma200316]

I'm just waiting Jasons reply before I go, but I thought it would be nice to say it was never my intention to catch gravid females for collection it just so happens this one is, and I wanted to keep her because of the nice color and I was gonna keep a baby or 2 and realease her and the others where I found them,however thats not gonna happen because I already released her where I found her so you guys can feel better now.........
well like I said before best wishes....................

[adamanteus]

Why do you think any of this is about you, Justin?

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/general-talk/3400-collecting-gravid.html

[anji1971]

I'm just waiting Jasons reply before I go, but I thought it would be nice to say it was never my intention to catch gravid females for collection it just so happens this one is, and I wanted to keep her because of the nice color and I was gonna keep a baby or 2 and realease her and the others where I found them,however thats not gonna happen because I already released her where I found her so you guys can feel better now.........
well like I said before best wishes....................

Justin, I really think you should reconsider. A whole pile of us have or have kept wildcaught gravid females. This is not a judgement directed at you. It's just a matter of "This is happening a lot, let's see what everyone thinks about it. Could it be harmful? What do you think?"
Open for discussion, end of story.
I still have Chili, not planning on changing that. I'd planned on releasing the babies right from the get-go, and would have done so whether we'd had this topic come up or not.
I don't see any reason to take this personally, so please, stay with us!

[GartersRock]

Yeah, nothing was directed at you... It was an open ended conversation starter...

[enigma200316]

yup sry guys took it the wrong thanks for the feedback, talk to ya later.......

[GartersRock]

Yay!!! =D Glad you will be staying.

[adamanteus]

Delighted to hear that you're staying with us, Justin. We'd miss you if the went.

[enigma200316]

yes once again I want to say sorry, thank you for sticking with me, its a shame I couldn't see it before I acted like and idiot, but hey I guess you live and learn right....................:o:o:o

[GartersRock]

Yep. ;) I think we all have been through that. :)

[Snake lover 3-25]

glad you decided to stay!!!!! i have kept & am going to continue to keep my 2 females even though they were WC gravid!!!! and guess what i found a third today!!!!!! but i'll feed her and let her have her babies b4 releasing her and her babies!!!!:D:D

[jitami]

Also glad you've decided to stay! I know we've all done the same thing! I know I have... it's been awhile... hopefully I've learned from it, but really not sure! lol