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Some very fascinating footage of a Boa constrictor imperator (often called a “Red-tail boa”) in the act of shedding. video.
Seven year old Olivia Binfield and Lucy, her Boa constrictor, share their important message about respecting and protecting all animals.
Morelia viridis. video
A beautiful but deadly pair of Gaboon vipers (Bitis gabonica) during feeding time in their exhibit at the Cape Fear Serpentarium. Endemics to Africa, these fantastic heavy-bodied vipers have the longest fangs and highest venom yield (amount, not potency) of all venomous snakes. (video)
Gaboon Viper
Tomorrow morning, 9 representatives are meeting to discuss a law banning 9 more snakes, including Boa constrictor imperator, Boa constrictor constrictor, Boa constrictor longicauda, and Boa constrictor occidentalis. I have a B. c. imperator and I plan on focusing my breeding project around them in the future.
Some reasons this CANNOT be allowed to pass, so you have no excuse not to call and fight:
- Boas are one of the top three most popular snakes in the breeding industry, along with ball pythons and corn snakes. They and the supplies necessary to care for them rake in hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars a year.
- Reticulated pythons, also on this list, are also extremely popular.
- This ban claims it is intended to protect against invasive snakes. However, it has been scientifically proven that these tropical snakes cannot survive in the US outside of Florida. Preventing snakes from being transported from Maine to New Hampshire will not fix a problem in Florida. It’s a Floridian problem, not an American problem.
- It is estimated that a great majority, if not the entirety of the Burmese python population in the Everglades was destroyed by low temperatures over the past two or three years.
- The Burm invasion in the ‘glades was traced back to the destruction of a zoo and breeding facility by Hurricane Andrew, not irresponsible owners releasing their pets.
- There is no scientific evidence pinning Burmese pythons as the main cause for the declination of native Florida species. Burms, gators, and Florida panthers share many prey animals. Gators are far more overpopulated than Burms, and gator and panther sightings went up around the same time.
- The writers of the original bill have openly admitted to fabricating the scientific evidence in it to sway in favor of banning them.
If you want to help, we need as much as we can get, whether your state is represented or not.
Lamar Smith (R-TX)- 202-225-4236
Sensenbrenner (R-WI)- 202-225-5101
Coble (R-NC)- 202-225-3065
Issa (R-CA)- 202-225-3906
Gohmert (R-TX)- 202-225-3035
Chaffetz (R-UT)- 202-225-7751
Gowdy (R-SC)- 202-225-6030
Poe (R-TX)- 202-225-6565
Goodlatte (R-VA)- 202-225-5431
Baby eyelash palm-pitvipers! (Bothriechis schlegelii)
As you may have noticed, the frozen rodents (generally branded “Arctic Mice”) sold at stores like Petsmart/Petco tend to be overpriced, badly packed/preserved, and lacking a lot of nutrients!
They come in very small quantities (2-5 per box) and often look malnourished as well as 1-2 sizes lower than advertised. It’s also incredibly inconvenient to drive to the pet store just to pick up about a month’s supply of mice/rats. It’s absolutely fine to feed these to your snake - however, if you have multiple snakes and are more concerned about quality, convenience, and price, you may want to reconsider your feeder suppliers.
Most of the time, you should be able to find a local rodent farm or snake breeder that will provide much better quality rodents for 3-4 times cheaper and in larger quantities. They can also be bought online for reasonable prices, although shipping frozen products can be very expensive.
Check for local reptile expos, usually there will be feeder vendors there! ;)
