Rudolph the Red-Nosed Radix

[guidofatherof5]

Rudolph is the son of Nova. As he develops he gets more red. Nova's red influence is scene in many of her babies from last year. Rudolph is the enclosure leader among his siblings. It will be another year, maybe 2 before Rudolph is ready to start his new job:D but when he does I have high hopes he'll do a great job of passing on that redness.
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Rudolph the Red Nosed Radix : Lyrics


Rudolph, the red-nosed radix
had a very shiny nose.
And if you ever saw him,
you would even say it glows.


All of the other radi
used to laugh and call him names.
They never let poor Rudolph
join in any radix games.


Then one foggy Feeding eve
Guido came to say:
"Rudolph with your nose so bright,
won't you eat my pinkies tonight?"


Then all the radi loved him
as they shouted out with glee,
Rudolph the red-nosed radix,
you'll go down in history!

[infernalis]

That is one very red nose (radix)....

[Selkielass]

Awww!
Thanks for making me laugh- I really needed it!

[Spankenstyne]

What a cool head pattern. Love those red radix the contrast on them is amazing.

[infernalis]

I wonder if that is the same genetics that caused this guys nose to look the way it does..

http://www.thamfriends.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=69&pictureid=1357

[guidofatherof5]

Beautiful snake, Wayne.

[mtolypetsupply]

Rudolph is adorable!!!

[ianrambell]

Is he from one of the radix from me??

[guidofatherof5]

Is he from one of the radix from me??

Yes he is.

[infernalis]

Beautiful snake, Wayne.

Thank you Steve, but this is your thread.....

[ConcinusMan]

I wonder if that is the same genetics that caused this guys nose to look the way it does..

http://www.thamfriends.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=69&pictureid=1357

Perhaps it is. Soon I'll be receiving a pair of Iowa albino babies that were produced by breeding with a high red like Rudolf. I am told that many of the babies, albino and regular, do "color up" like that.

[guidofatherof5]

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.

Seems to fit as I lost(got loose) Rudolph sometime last night. This morning when I went to put his group back I found him missing. I felt terrible as I have such big plans for that young man. This afternoon I walked into the big snake room and spotted him on the floor. He gave a merry chase but I won in the end. He's now in lockup for 24 hours(just kidding)
Now to the real reason for this post.
While I fed Rudolph and his band of merry radixes I notice he(Rudolph) was a rather dominating snake. He was aggressively eating but he was also well aware of what was going on in the enclosure. As he was grabbing for a piece of worm a fight broke out on the other side of the enclosure and he headed for that location as he passed by the food dish simultaneously grabbing a bite of food. He rushed to the fight but by the time he got there it was over. Then he heard a fight breakout under the hide. He almost did a flip trying to get to the hide to see what was going on. He was all over the place like a pinball but at no time did it seem out of control.

I like his attitude.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/rudolph2.jpg

[ConcinusMan]

I guess he figures if there's something worth fighting over, he wants a piece of that! BTW, that entire group is some good looking radixes. I love the one's with spots that contrast with the background color. Very nice.:D

[Tyrel26]

Beautiful snakes Steve, but I think that is the nastiest looking stew ive ever seen lol. If I ever visit I may have to pass on lunch lol

[Snakers]

Man how do the snakes eat that stuff?http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/images/smilies/barf.gif

[guidofatherof5]

Man how do the snakes eat that stuff?http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/images/smilies/barf.gif


With their mouth:D

Sorry, Nolan I just had to.:)

[guidofatherof5]

Rudolph continues to color up and grow.
I'm hoping he will be ready to breed this Spring.
I would love to have a nice, large litter of red radixes.
I'll even take a small litter.:D

[gregmonsta]

Looking forward to seeing the future squiggles :D .... I might even get a hang of getting my teleporter to work by then.

[guidofatherof5]

Looking forward to seeing the future squiggles :D .... I might even get a hang of getting my teleporter to work by then.

Once you get that darn teleporter working you are welcome to come to the Ranch whenever you want.
I'll even send a few(dozen) radixes home with you.:D

[ConcinusMan]

This is great Steve! You having some fine red radixes to breed sure is good news for the hobby. If you are ever willing to let some of the babies go eventually, that is.

I would love to have a pair myself.

[guidofatherof5]

This is great Steve! You having some fine red radixes to breed sure is good news for the hobby. If you are ever willing to let some of the babies go eventually, that is.

I would love to have a pair myself.


I plan on hoarding as many as I can:D After I've produced a couple thousand I'll start selling:D

[ConcinusMan]

Stingy!

Start calling you "Stingy Steve":p

[guidofatherof5]

It's been awhile since I posted anything about this wonderful male.
He continues to color up and now is getting some great yellow coloring on his neck and lower laterals,
I'm also seeing his red bleeding into his lateral stripe.
This is one sharp male. Hoping he will breed back to his mom(Nova) this Spring.
It's been a long wait and I hope this pairing will produce some awesome red radixes.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/rudolf2.jpghttp://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/rudolf.jpghttp://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/rudolf1.jpg

[BlueGarterz]

Thats pretty cool

[infernalis]

Love it.. very pretty

[tennfan56]

Wow! He looks awesome. It looks like you have too many nice radixes on your hands. Maybe you should lighten the load and send some east. Just trying to help out!:)

[guidofatherof5]

I've had two redradixes leave the Ranch in the last month already.
Both went to the east coast.
I may have 3 others available this Spring, maybe.

[d_virginiana]

Very nice :) He really stands out in the crowd.

[katach]

Wow! He's very handsome!

[Johanna]

He is a great looking guy!!!

[PINJOHN]

missed this thread completely the first time around, glad i found it now, that snake is stunning, and the song was pretty good also :D

[Kantar]

I'm gonna have to smuggle one into canada. Red radixes look awesome

[Kantar]

Hey, when you prepare night crawlers like that do you not squeeze out the poop or that black stuff that is inside the worm?

I heard it may be beneficial, what are your thoughts?

I always squeezed it out

[guidofatherof5]

Hey, when you prepare night crawlers like that do you not squeeze out the poop or that black stuff that is inside the worm?

I heard it may be beneficial, what are your thoughts?

I always squeezed it out

I never remove it. I believe it's very good for them.

[guidofatherof5]

Last night I fed this group of snakes.
The first snake out was Rudolph and I was taken back at how handsome this male has and is becoming.
He must have just shed. His yellow is getting so bright and his red is awesome.
This is one special red radix male. Wow.

[d_virginiana]

Any new pictures of him?

[ssssnakeluvr]

Hey, when you prepare night crawlers like that do you not squeeze out the poop or that black stuff that is inside the worm?

I heard it may be beneficial, what are your thoughts?

I always squeezed it out

it contains a lot of good minerals they eat it all the time in the wild... no one around to squeeze it out for them ;)

[mustang]

haha cool, is a christmas snake near halloween. hmmmmm
"christmas christmas time is here
the sleigh bells and the red nose deer
thoughts and songs you love to hear
i play them a thousand time each year
heard this same song 20 times
and its only halloween...
christmas season
starting sooner every year
its october
stores with plastic christmas trees..."-christmas can can- by Straight No Chaser

[EasternGirl]

He's a good looking fellow!

[snakehill]

Any new pictures of him? New pics! New pics! (please!) :p

[ConcinusMan]

I never remove it. I believe it's very good for them.

Ditto

[kibakiba]

I used to squeeze it out, but the snakes actually rejected them more often than if I left it in. This was when they were cut up, of course. Mama like the worm poop a lot... Hah.

[snakehill]

Hey Steve! My red radix girl's nose is getting red too!! :)

[guidofatherof5]

She will continue to color-up. She'll be a real looker.

[snakehill]

She already is!!! ;)

[guidofatherof5]

Rudolph just shed and I finally captured his true color in a photo. He is a stunning male T.radix (Plains Garter Snake). The yellow/orange on his neck is striking.
He is at breeding age/size and will be put to work come Spring.
The second photo shows the red on his body but also shows one of his sisters. She too has some red influence on her head, just a few red dots.
Within this group there is a great range of red. A few are developing a beautiful brick red color. (Photos to come)
Sorry about the dirty fingers. I was spreading a little Christmas eve cheer to some of the snakes (Yes, those darn Northwesterns) :D

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