Some of the snakes I keep

the one i want is the Western Hog Nose Snake, Heterodon nasicus (same as my late dad had)

they are £137 for a baby here

Wow thats expensive...

Bex, is that for a "normal" or for a morph?

Thought I would do a update.

Another new arrival, another Night Adder, but a bit bigger(55cm)









And a few of my Shieldnoses again









This time the photos were actually taken with a proper camera and not my phone.

DolbyR wrote:

Bex, is that for a "normal" or for a morph?

Yeah, I cant think that a normal Western Hognose can cost that much, except if its an albino, anaconda or one of the other morphs.

Most of the exotics in my country come from an exotics fair in Czech republic, I can get a normal western hognose delivered for about 50-60 euro ( this is including the extra the importer will take for himself, travel costs, etc.)
But I've seen red morphs being sold for as much as 250-300 euro each (the price at the fair).

A couple of years ago when a guy was able to breed them (once), they sold for aroud 40-60 euro each, and 80-90 euro for a pair.

More:
Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus (Cape Coral Snake)







Will post some better pics later.

Just one look at that snake says, "stay away from me". Simply gorgeous.

Thanks man. Have had this snake on my wishlist for a very long time. Was ecstatic when it arrived.

wow so beautiful

Cheers man!

Beautiful snakes man!!

Thanks dude

Update....
A better(not much) pic of the Cape Coral.





And then my new arrival.


Puff Adder (Bitis arietans)





This snake is the culprit for the most snake bites in my country and causes a few fatalities each year. They get A LOT of negative attention even though they arent very aggressive and bites usually occur when people step on them as they usually bask on footpaths and places where humans walk. They are also very well camouflaged. They are said to be the fastest striking snake in the world and I can vouch for that, I have seen rattlesnakes strike(SLOW), all sorts of boas, pythons, cobras, adders and vipers and they dont even come close to these snakes.
This little girl(hopefully) is still a baby and measures about 20cm. She huffs and puffs all day long, but she hasnt striked once at me.


And a pic of her having her first meal, this is probably the worst pic I have ever taken, but I was so happy when she ate that I couldnt concentrate on taking photos.





Hope you enjoyed it

I did indeed enjoy it! Very nice pic of the coral! Love the adder too

Thanks man, glad you enjoyed it.

A little update:

Was in the "buying a snake" mood, so here is the beauty:

Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix (Southern Copperhead):

Very nice!

Cheers mate

Nice looking snake.

Thanks Dolby, she is much more beautiful than what a photo can show.

Another of the Copperhead. You guys in the US have some beautiful snakes, would love to do some herping over there one day.

Great pic!

Thanks Scorpion!

Nice looking copperhead man!