Some Like It Hot

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I would not play. It is too risky. stuff like that can wipe off one's entire collection, as you know Ryan.

Yes, I realize that if it is a virus or other disease, then the whole collection could get wiped out. However, until I determine that's the case (barring any decline in health), it will get a chance at life as everything else in the shipment should show symptoms soon since they were all in the same shipping crate after all not to mention they all came from the same seller. All the new ones are separate from my personal collection as well, so there's no issues there either.

Also, the seller issued me a refund for it as they said they sometimes have babies that turn out that way.
 
at least that was a seller worthy of his profession.

Good job.
 
Here's some pictures I took when I first got them to hold you guys over until I get better pictures tomorrow.

Florida Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti)
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Broadbanded Copperheads (Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus)
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Puff Adder (Bitis arietans)
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West African Gaboon Viper (Bitis rhinoceros)
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Monocle Cobra (Naja kaouthia)
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Monocle cobra chowing down on a F/T fuzzy yesterday.
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Love all of them but Bitis take the palm with me....

You are going faaaast, Ryan.

Entering Elapid reign.....more guts than I
 
Great collection, stay safe.
 
Very jealous..i would love to have a gaboon viper, they are def at the top of my list of favorite snakes..My husband says theres absolutely no way i am getting one..he would probably move out if i brought one of those home..hmm perhaps i should give it some more thought..jk :D
Also love the cobra pic right after the gaboon. Awesome collection!
 
Beautiful puff adder and gaboon viper... Wish i had the skills to keep hot snakes...


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Love all of them but Bitis take the palm with me....

You are going faaaast, Ryan.

Entering Elapid reign.....more guts than I

Ya, I did move kind of fast to this point, but the Bitis & monocle cobra are for resale; the only Elapids I feel comfortable with keeping long-term at this point are coral cobras (Aspidelaps) and coral snakes.

Great collection, stay safe.

Thanks.

Very jealous..i would love to have a gaboon viper, they are def at the top of my list of favorite snakes..My husband says theres absolutely no way i am getting one..he would probably move out if i brought one of those home..hmm perhaps i should give it some more thought..jk :D
Also love the cobra pic right after the gaboon. Awesome collection!

Thanks. There's no chance of legally getting hots where you are, though, though; Ohio is one of the worst places for exotic animal keepers to live now.

Jeez dude, that must have cost you.
These are almost all for resale.

The best way that I can put it is that it was cheaper than if I had drove to Hamburg and bought them all. Besides, it actually would've cost me more if I had bought fewer snakes than this.

Also, I would prefer that no one contact me about sales or anything like that; I'm not shipping anything, and I'm not selling to inexperienced keepers.

Beautiful puff adder and gaboon viper... Wish i had the skills to keep hot snakes...

Thanks.
 
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