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    A black satin addition

    Several weeks after I ordered this little guy he finally arrived. His irredescence on an almost matte coloring is incredible. I was expecting a black snake but didn't understand what all the hullabaloo was over. Now I get it. His head and eyes seem disproportionate to his body, is this normal for baby easterns?
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    "PM Boots For Custom Title" Albert Clark's Avatar
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    Re: A black satin addition

    Kool, that is a diamond in the rough if you ask me! It's hard to get a sense of any disproportion. Maybe try a close up of the head (frontal) view? Nice pick up any way. Maybe he's just going to be big?
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    Re: A black satin addition

    Now you see why the melanistic eastern is one of the most sought after, they are very stunning, especially after a shed.

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    "Preparing For Third shed" Rushthezeppelin's Avatar
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    Re: A black satin addition

    As to the head, my baby eastern is very bobble headed with big beady eyes, think it's fairly normal for scrubs.

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    Re: A black satin addition

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    heres a couple shots of my melanistics for reference. who did you get him from if you dont mind me asking?

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    Re: A black satin addition

    He looks about like those examples, his head is just big compared to my infernalis. I found him on kingsnake, he was bred by David Deem at ever evolving exotics. They are based in Tucson and he had good reviews on fauna. His communication was a little slower than I would have liked, but I am not known for my patience. Other than that the transaction went well and he seems to care about the animals. The reason it took a few weeks to ship is that David was worried about the heat.

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    "PM Boots For Custom Title" d_virginiana's Avatar
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    Re: A black satin addition

    Easterns from some localities keep the bobble-headed look into adulthood to some extent. Everything looks normal to me.

    Cute little guy
    Lora

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