Springtime doins'

[guidofatherof5]

Well, two of my girls have been gettin' jiggy with one of my males. To be honest, I didn't think the males was mature enough for that activity. I don't know if the deed has been completed. At this time it's a lot of courting behavior on his part. They have not been receptive, yet. Apparently, they have been sending out signals. Time will tell.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/spring5.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/spring3.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/spring2.jpg

[infernalis]

Love is in the air..... http://www.superiorlabels.com/images/colorclipart/people/smile/21431754.jpg

[Snake lover 3-25]

lol lets hope for EVEN MORE BABIES!!!!!!!

[gregmonsta]

Busy little critter :D

[Aundrea]

Wow big girl you have there. Boy if she has babies you will have TONS more of babies LOL :D

[guidofatherof5]

I believe our girl Spot became receptive. As I type she's dragging him all over the enclosure.:eek: Poor little guy.
Her last babies were wonderful. Looking forward to the future.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/visual_confirmation.jpg

[adamanteus]

Great picture, Steve!

[guidofatherof5]

Visual Confirmation.


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

[ssssnakeluvr]

Visual Confirmation.




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

all I can say is ow oww OOWWW! :eek:

[guidofatherof5]

Funny thing is I only brumated for a month. Guess that must have been long enough. Looking forward to having a few new babies. March and April will be 1st birthdays for two of my groups. Anyone have a good recipe for pinky cake? They are growing like weeds. I may need some more pinkies at this rate. They definitely like mice more than worms. There is a distinct difference in there aggression towards mice.
Reminds me of my BigBig. When I offered her a mouse it was like she had a new lease on life. She hit that mouse with authority. Since she was wild caught it makes me think she remembered them. I miss that old snake. Only saving grace is the fact I have her last babies with me. They have there mother's attitude and there father's looks

[Snake lover 3-25]

it was enough for meadow too;) lol no pinky cake recipes here!

you must miss her alot she sounds wonderful:)

[guidofatherof5]

Great old snake. Luckily we have her last babies still with us. One of them just ate 5 pinkies tonight. These guys look like there mother and act like there father. We can always tell which ones are BigBig's kids. We have a lot of great memories of the old girl. The only bad part about her death was the fact she was still sharp and aware. She just wore that old body out. Putting her down wasn't easy.

[guidofatherof5]

*Update*
My little male(stud) that is featured in this thread apparantly didn't learn his lesson the last time he went court'n. The last time, our girl Spot tried to kill him when she felt it was time for him to get off(no pun intended). Tonight, I find him up to his old shananagans again. This time he's after Charlott.
I call this photo "Bridge over troubled water"
Will he never learn.

I'm so proud of him. That's my boy!

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

[Snake lover 3-25]

lol congrats again!!!! but now you'll have like 200 babies instead of 100 what then lol:p

[guidofatherof5]

Most will all be placed in good home once Spring hits and when those at the meeting take their's my number will be way down. Just in time for some new babies.
Some special ones will be staying with us.

My boy is court'n. nothing more, yet.
I never count my Radixes before their hatched.
Heck, I have trouble counting them even when they're hatched.

[Snake lover 3-25]

rofl if i had that many snakes per litter OR that many litters i would have moved to the basement lol my house would be full of them!!!! if i had both that many litters and that many per litter well than i'd surely go nuts trying to over handle each one lol i'd never leave!!!!!!!:p

[guidofatherof5]

I'm 50 now. Thirty years from now I'll be known in the neighborhood as the crazy old man with the snakes. Like the ones that spend all day feeding the birds and squirrels. I'll be out feeding the wild radixes.

One day my kids won't be able to get a hold of me so they'll have the police do a welfare check. They'll find me dead inside with 500 or more radixes. You know like the crazy people with the cats. What a way to go. Just hope they don't eat me before I'm discovered.

[Snake lover 3-25]

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek ::eek::D

[drache]

Steve - why wait thirty years?
I've heard the "crazy snake lady" term pop up around me - it doesn't take that much
you can be the crazy radix dude now - you qualify

[Sid]

Great photos, Steve and looking forward to meeting you in July and helping thin out your collect a little.:)

[guidofatherof5]

you can be the crazy radix dude now - you qualify

Rhea,

That's the nicest thing anyone has called me in a long while. In my line of work, compliments are few and far in between. ;)