Michaels snakes

[brain]

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=16

[Snake lover 3-25]

very nice!!!:)

[olive oil]

Very beautiful coloring.

[guidofatherof5]

Great looking snake. You should be proud.

[Aundrea]

WOW That is a very nice looking snake :eek::D

[infernalis]

Great, Hey Michael, why not re-post those pictures I re-sized for you?

They were initially posted on another thread.....

[ssssnakeluvr]

Niiiiiiiiice!!! :cool:

[brain]

Thanks all :D:D I just had to get a new camera which I could hold still (on a tripod). So I got myself a Cannon Rebel EOS the difference is amazing from the little Sony Cyber Shot. It has a pixel setting range (2.5m to 10m) small enough setting yet clear enough the I can post here ;);)


Great, Hey Michael, why not re-post those pictures I re-sized for you?

They were initially posted on another thread.....

Yea, Wayne I’m going to :) I got thru the “New Post” learning and didn’t see my post right off so I just shut down for a while. I just checked the site and wow what a pic so yes tomorrow I’ll repost and then get some new ones up.

Now forewarned … I don’t have any of the garters like most but I will in the spring.

[brain]

Very beautiful coloring.

TY

The setting on the camera was in “sports’ which allowed me to shoot several shots and pick the best. And that the real coloring no adjusting like I had to with the Sony.

[brain]

Now these were taken with my small Sony and with the help of Wayne reduced to fit here. I’m still learning so more to come.

Wayne after I reach the picture upload limit, then delete old pics will I lose that posted picture?

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=24

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=23

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=22

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=21

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=20

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=19

[brain]

Again I apologize for the quality they will get better :(

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=18

[infernalis]

Now these were taken with my small Sony and with the help of Wayne reduced to fit here. I’m still learning so more to come.

Wayne after I reach the picture upload limit, then delete old pics will I lose that posted picture?

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=24

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=23

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=22

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=21

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=20

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=19

Not a foreseeable problem any day soon Michael, I have been an uploading maniac, and still have yet to use a third of my account.

But yes, upon deletion, your pictures will become little red x marks.

[jitami]

Very pretty Michael! Thanks for sharing!

[brain]

Noted OK TY

[drache]

beautiful snakes
thanks for showing them

[Snake lover 3-25]

beautiful snakes!!!:)

[anji1971]

Nice ones!:)

[reptile3]

very nice snakes Michael.. are those milksnakes? awesome, thanks for sharing:)

[Loren]

Very nice! I also have Honduran Milk snakes, Kenyan Sand Boas, and a Rosy Boa.

[brain]

very nice snakes Michael.. are those milksnakes? awesome, thanks for sharing:)

Glad you enjoy them. Yes all three are Pueblan Milksnakes.

I got them just this last Oct 08. 1.1 normal and 1.0 tangerine. He was just to pretty to pass up.

I plan to breed next year, you know always a project to work on. :rolleyes:

[infernalis]

Your Pueblan has nicer colours than mine does Michael.;):)

[brain]

TY Wayne

I have clicked on your link several times now and still now web page. Is the new company going to correct that for you?

[infernalis]

They were supposed to by now, so I went over their heads.

Late Friday I had to fax my ID to the main company to prove my identity so they can FORCE my web sites over to the new company.

I have momentarily changed my link in my signature.

[brain]

This guy is my favorite along with his female. Some time he can get a bit testy and has been know to latch on my wrist.

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=30

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=29

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=31

[Loren]

Cooool. I was once looking into breeding womas.

[Snake lover 3-25]

wow very neat!!!!!:D

[brain]

Now she is a big constrictor. Just over 7 feet and weighs in at over 6 pounds.

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=32

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=33

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=34

[Snake lover 3-25]

awww very cool!:D

[brain]

Cooool. I was once looking into breeding womas.


I have only had her clutch up once.

They are very temperature sensitive. And their diet needs to be a lean one. I just feed them too much. She will eat 5-6 young rats at a sitting.

This year I am tiring to reduce their body weight so as to get a clutch next year.

I paid $2000.00 for the pair in 2001 and the off-spring are still around $800.00 each.

[count dewclaw]

Beautiful!!

[brain]

So I go over to this guy’s house to bid a deck job and he has pieces of 2’x10’ tin sheets just lying about … ;)…wait for it …I ask if he minds that I just turn over a few as I collect snakes … he says "Naw go for it."
The first one I turn and wham … loads of these T. e. terrestris and I only get two. :(
Oh well it’s a start didn’t even try the other sheets. I really wasn’t prepared for transporting any thing. Both are very young maybe this springs or last years. Next I’ll search out for more.
Steve what do you think …send or wait? Your call



http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=59&pictureid=321

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=59&pictureid=322

[Snake lover 3-25]

ooo nice finds!!!! beautiful!!!

[Stefan-A]

I could be wrong here, but that looks suspiciously like T. ordinoides. :p But they're definitely beautiful.

[guidofatherof5]

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:ship. If you think they're up to it and the condition are the best for them. Looks very nice. Maybe let them settle in for awhile to reduce all the stress they are under.
My radixes are going to be upset.
Thanks. I'll PM you my phone# or you send me yours. I have free long distance to keep all costs down.

[ssssnakeluvr]

those are ordinoides. nice snakes too!!!!

[Snaky]

Nice finds :)

[gregmonsta]

Great stuff :)

[brain]

Thanks for looking. Booth are very young and a nice orange strip on the one.

T. ordinoides yea I was leaning to that but found some pics at
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/ (http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/) which made me look at the T. e. terrestris but at any rate maybe they will grow into a nice lookers. I’ll go back soon to scout the area, the guy has a small creek running though his property with tad poles. He said the creek all but dries up in mid August.

[drache]

lovely snakes
very nice finds

[brain]

More pics ... this one has such a velevty coloration ... T. ordinoides and fem?


http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=59&pictureid=357

underside of vent

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=59&pictureid=356

Another T. ordinoides and male?

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=59&pictureid=358

underside of vent

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=59&pictureid=359

more to come later.

[adamanteus]

Nice T.ordinoides, Michael. I so want this species!

[drache]

yeah - me too
they're lovely

[brain]

Nice T.ordinoides, Michael. I so want this species!

I could send you bunches they are here as the same as in the T.radix rach of Steves.

S/H would be enormous :eek:

[brain]

yeah - me too
they're lovely

You too what Rhea? :confused:

[brain]

Great yellow stripping T. ordinoides

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=59&pictureid=361


You tell me whats there? please

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=59&pictureid=362

[guidofatherof5]

Great looking group, Michael.

[brain]

Great looking group, Michael.

Yes they are Steve, but what speices. Most are eating NC's

[ssssnakeluvr]

You tell me whats there? please

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=59&pictureid=362
looks like 2 ordinoides and a valley garter, t s fitchi

[brain]

Thanks Don.
I had it right then only the one ordinoides though, just three snakes. Next I’m learning to spot sexes, even tougher I’m finding.

The fitchi is eating pinkies scented with salmon and eats three at a time. Fassst snake.

I have only came across that coloration of ordinoides once and what beautiful colors. Looking for another to breed

[ssssnakeluvr]

ordinoides have a large variety of colors....waiting some myself...hopefully.

my male fitchi is a pig...eats anything I throw in the cage!!! hopefully my weekend trip will be fruitful and I will find a couple females (and a few males)

[brain]

Pig …isn’t the word; I fed it yesterday, now the snake is about the size round as your thumb. Length I put it at 3 feet, it ate three hoppers scented and then I put salmon down for the other snake and damned if it did start gorging on that.
It got to the point where I had to remove the snake for fear of that regurgitation smell later.

[brain]

So Don, this is just T. ordinoides – Northwestern with a very blue under side? Sex I would say male?

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=66&pictureid=363http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=66&pictureid=364

[guidofatherof5]

I would have to go with female on that one, Michael. Starts a taper and continues. I know it just fed but seems too large a frame to be a male also a larger head.
I'm used to seeing radixes but that what I see.

[brain]

TY Steve
Then "she" looks like the other velevty coloration "male" but with a very blue underside. Would you agree?

[drache]

You too what Rhea? :confused:
me too - I so want
especially the ones with the red and orange

[ssssnakeluvr]

yep, ordinoides, they vary a lot in color. the infamous "Bob" on kingsnake caught and sold blue garters, most were pickeringi, but he had some blue ordinoides in the group.... I would also say female

[brain]

Yea Don some of these have such a deep blue underside thats why I think Puget but thanks for the lesson. Very nice. :cool:

I have came accross two with that blueish black underside. All are a bit spooky being WC bu tSteve said hhe talks to his radix to calm them ... got to try that.:o

[guidofatherof5]

Yea Don some of these have such a deep blue underside thats why I think Puget but thanks for the lesson. Very nice. :cool:

I have came accross two with that blueish black underside. All are a bit spooky being WC bu tSteve said hhe talks to his radix to calm them ... got to try that.:o

I only talk to them when they ask a question. I don't want people to get the wrong idea. Hmm. Did I take my meds. today:rolleyes: Oh, well. I don't need those things, I'm just fine.:D

Honestly, I do think they can feel the vibrations of voice and use it as a sign that this person is okay and not a threat. I think they also use a person's smell or scent as recognition. Seems to work. I have some very calm radixes.:)

[brain]

LOL, ROTFLMAO

Dont take it worng I'm trying it :p :p

[guidofatherof5]

I can get away with it now but when I'm in my 70's people will think(know) I'm crazy.
At least my radixes will understand me.:D

[brain]

testing again

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/Garters_a_smalll_025.jpg

[brain]

just a bit bigger

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/Garters_a_smalll_025.jpg

[brain]

Once more


http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/Garters_a_smalll_025.jpg

[brain]

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Garters_025_a_bit_bigger_yet1.jpg

[brain]

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/Garters_002_sm.jpg

[brain]

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/Garters_012_sm.jpg

[brain]

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Garters_006_sm.jpg

[brain]

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/1_027_sm.jpg

[mustang]

i got 1 checkered garter and sooner or later if my parents and i can stop aruging a1 nile monitor