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ifelloverboard
Snake mite
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 Posted - 04/06/2009 : 09:38:05
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Hello,
I have a baby Colombian Rainbow Boa named Attila the Hun. I've had him for about a month, first snake I've owned and its been great so far.
I'm in the process of building a sustainable set up for him from scratch. Pictures will follow once I finish all the staining and trim work on the outside of the set up. It's definitely nice to have a set up with built in electrical where you can just put switches on the outside to control lighting and such.
Potentially interesting side note: I've wanted a snake for about three years and finally found the time to get it going. I was at the pet store and the lady helping me was brand new. She tried to tell me that this guy was a baby ball python. Now I know what ball pythons are and even the babies are substantially larger, have stubbier tails, coil differently, and a different shaped skull. I kept asking her all these questions and she swore up and down this was a ball python.
I knew he wasn't a python, but wasn't quite sure what he was. I Googled some images on my phone and some info on what kind of snake it was. I'm sure you all know how cheap ball pythons are and since she thought it was a baby ball python I agreed with her and took it for dirt cheap.
I went back in there this morning to get him some food and took the snake along with me and asked her "Do you still think this is a ball python?" and she said "No, I found out the next day it's a Rainbow Python it's like an offbreed of the ball python" and I couldn't help but grin from ear to ear. I just told her to Google "Rainbow Python" and see if any legitimate results pop up.
Anyway, I'm not going to lie, this guy is awesome. He has probably been held by over 50 people this past month. He absolutely loves hanging around people. Well love is a strong word. He's used to it.
Here's a couple pictures of him taken from a camera phone. I'll upload some with my digital camera next time he's out and about.
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gingerpony
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1442 Posts |
Posted - 04/06/2009 : 12:11:38
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heya and welcome 
congrats on your purchase |
Dumerils boas, BCO hybrids, Sinder hypo boas, ratsnakes, cornsnakes, Day geckos
LOCATION: Leeds/York area
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Kazerella
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/06/2009 : 17:05:15
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Hello Welcome to the forum
I still can't believe that pet shops know so little about the stock they sell. 
Probably the root of many problems though.
Think you've got a bargain there. |
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Crazy4Herps
Snake mite
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Introduction
