Kaboom(T.radix)

[guidofatherof5]

I thought Kaboom needed her own thread so here's an updated photo of this beautiful little red phase female radix.
This color has come out in only 2 sheds since birth. Looking forward to seeing a year from now.
She looks so much like her mother(Boomerang).
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/kaboom2.jpghttp://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/kaboom3.jpg

[Stefan-A]

Nice.

[RedSidedSPR]

Awesome!

[d_virginiana]

Very cute. Really vibrant color for one so young!

[Plissken]

Beautiful snake Steve, gorgeous color.

[kibakiba]

Awww, she is so cute. She looks to be calm and curious, like Pumpkin is with me. :D

[RicMartin]

She's beautiful, Steve.

[guidofatherof5]

Thank you to everyone for your comments.

I am very pleased with her and can't wait to see her as an adult. I think she will continue to color-up as she ages.
She will have a special place in our family the same way her mother does.

[Mix]

She is one gorgeous little girl! I just love that auburn-red shade.

[Mommy2many]

Pretty girl!

[ConcinusMan]

I can haz?

[snakehill]

No! I can haz!!!!!!!!;)

[flickerfriend]

Noo. [Steve can haz!.... but if he doesn't want her.. he can give her to me :D

[guidofatherof5]

She wants to stay close to her mom and the Ranch. Sorry.

[flickerfriend]

She wants to stay close to her mom and the Ranch. Sorry.

Well.. if she decides to musk you, feel free to send her to me :D:D:D:D:D

[guidofatherof5]

Well.. if she decides to musk you, feel free to send her to me :D:D:D:D:D

I will keep that in mind.;)

[ConcinusMan]

She wants to stay close to her mom and the Ranch. Sorry.

Who wants? ;)

[katach]

She is beautiful!

[guidofatherof5]

She is beautiful!

Thanks. I think so.
She just shed again and continues to color up.

[guidofatherof5]

I will be updating this thread very soon.
Kaboom is getting some great color. She's looking awesome.

[Mommy2many]

Can't wait to see her fall fashion!

[snakehill]

Is she related to Jewel?:confused:

[guidofatherof5]

Is she related to Jewel?:confused:

No relation to Jewel.

[guidofatherof5]

Kaboom wasn't allowing me many good photos and it was a cloudy day but here goes.
I can see both Boomerang(Mother) and Cherry-on-top(Father) in her.
Kaboom continues to color up and should be quite stunning when full grown.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//726/medium/kaboom31.jpghttp://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//726/medium/kaboom5.jpghttp://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//726/medium/kaboom4.jpg

[chris-uk]

Nice colour already. And she "continues to colour up"... This is going to be one very striking snake when she grows up.

[guidofatherof5]

Yes she is and I have an unrelated male that is simply stunning and still coloring up.
Hoping those two will someday produce some red offspring.

[katach]

So pretty!

[guidofatherof5]

I'll get an updated photo soon.
She's looking as beautiful as her mother(Boomerang,R.I.P.)

[InsanePirateDragon]

She is very pretty, is it normal for these guys to be red like that.

[guidofatherof5]

Normal for the red ones:D

Just kidding. It's just one of the great variations in the color palette of T.radix.

[InsanePirateDragon]

Made me almost think that she was a parietalis at first glance, I do love that red fade on the lateral stripes.

Makes me almost want one to match Marley.

[Natrix]

She's really Nice Steve. ;)

[guidofatherof5]

Not the best photo. I'll try to get her outside for a better one this week.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/kaboom33112.jpg

[RicMartin]

She's looking great, Steve.

[EasternGirl]

She's so pretty!

[guidofatherof5]

Guess I should update this thread with the most important info.
Kaboom is a male not a female and has he started to color up, wow.
Yes, photos to follow.;):D

[ProXimuS]

Guess I should update this thread with the most important info.
Kaboom is a male not a female and has he started to color up, wow.
Yes, photos to follow.;):D

Took the words out of my(and I'm sure others) mouth :p He's very pretty on the first post, I'd like to see now:)

[guidofatherof5]

Here is a photo of Kaboom from today. He lives with the B/W and other red radixes.
Boom is the one on top.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/kaboom1.jpg

[Natrix]

These are the way to go! ;) Liking these a lot Steve :D

[Light of Dae]

This is the snake I was thinking of the other day! not Nova. :D

[Selkielass]

Handsome!

[katach]

Awesome!

[guidofatherof5]

Thanks for your comment. Kaboom is an awesome snake.
I also have some other news with regards to Kaboom and his mother Boomerang.

My good friend Mark delivered to me a few weeks ago a great grandson of Boomerang. He has a smokin' hot orange dorsal.
Yes, I will post a photo very soon.;):D

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

[ProXimuS]

Wow! Very nice:)

[guidofatherof5]

I wish I didn't have to report this but Kaboom is dead. Sunday he tried to escape from his new enclosure and was injured in the attempt.
For the first couple days he appeared to be OK but late last night I found him limp and unresponsive. This morning he was on his back but still alive.
I placed him in the bottom of the refrigerator and he passed.
I take full blame for his death. I failed to see an area that could have been a problem.
This ends a line of red T.radix. I do have one of Boomerang's grand kids. No red but an awesome orange dorsal.
R.I.P. Kaboom. Please forgive me.

[Dan72]

So sorry to hear this Steve. Very sad. I'll be thinking of you today, I know how much you'll miss Kaboom.:(.

[Stefan-A]

Damn.

[Invisible Snake]

Awe man sorry to hear that = (

[chris-uk]

Sorry to hear this Steve. Don't beat yourself up too much, everyone makes mistakes and you make fewer than most of us, it's only when we don't learn and make the same mistakes again that you should feel really guilty. Accidents happen, it's regrettable that this one involved Kaboom.

[kueluck]

:(

[katach]

I'm so sorry.

[Mommy2many]

Steve, I am so sorry to hear about Kaboom.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Sorry to hear about Kaboom.

[EasternGirl]

Oh Steve...I am so very sorry to hear this. I know how much you loved Kaboom and Boomerang. Isn't Sammy part of the red radix line? We can talk. I don't like leaving Seeley without a mate...but if you really want Sammy back for breeding...we can arrange something. Perhaps I could send him back to you and you could send me another mate for Seeley...or you could breed Sammy and then send him back to me. Contact me on skype.

As far as Kaboom's injury goes...I know you will feel bad no matter what I say...but as others have said...we are human and we all make mistakes. Yesterday, when dealing with the mite situation...Bella got into the top of a plastic tub and I shut it on her...if I had not seen her and latched the top shut, it would have killed her...I was very lucky. One of the eastern babies escaped from the plastic container and got into Julian's toy box full of heavy toys...one shift and he would have been smushed. Again I was lucky because he came out before anything could happen to him. We all have incidences in which our snakes come into danger...sometimes we luck out and sometimes we don't. Please try not to be so hard on yourself.

Rest in peace sweet Kaboom...you are with your mother now.

[kibakiba]

I feel the same way when my snakes died, even though I did whatever I could. I even feel like Snakey would still be alive if I had dealt with my depression better... But in reality, 6-8 years old is pretty old for a wild snake, especiallly around here.
So sorry for your loss. I'm always available if you need someone to talk to. If I'm not at the PC, you can always leave a message.

[guidofatherof5]

Thanks for all the kind words. It is appreciated.

[Mandi0284]

Sorry to hear about your little beauty. She was really pretty.

[ProXimuS]

So sorry to hear about Kaboom's passing:( As everyone else has said, don't feel too bad, things happen, and at least he helped you find the problemed area in the enclosure.

Is Kaboom not related to Nova?

[guidofatherof5]

No relation.

[ProXimuS]

So is Nova and her relatives your only red radixes you have now?

[guidofatherof5]

No, I have a few other pairs that aren't related.