I have sold of most of my snake collection, but I have held onto to a few, mostly for nostalgic reason.
The first is my ball python, Jasper. I finally managed to convince my parents to let me keep a pet snake in 1993, and Jasper was my first. I still have him today. He was an adult when I acquired him, so I estimate his age to be around 20 years.
The next is Perseus, an Aesculapian ratsnake. While not really endangered, this species is rather rare and obscure in America, as importing them from Europe is a hassle and not many hobbyists work with them in captivity. I was elated to find him for sale last year, as I've also wanted one (look up the mythology of Aesclapius). Now I'm on the hunt for a female to breed with him.
This one is one of the first African house snakes I acquired back in 2008 when I was planning to breed them. While not really that spectacularly looking compared to some other herps, she is very docile. Although I keep her around for sentiment, I may end up giving her away to someone getting into the hobby, as she would be great as a beginner snake.
The last photo (not exactly updated) is my little male albino Cape house snake, Kutner. Among other projects, I was planning to breed this morph, but I've decided to move on to other ventures. He still around.
The first is my ball python, Jasper. I finally managed to convince my parents to let me keep a pet snake in 1993, and Jasper was my first. I still have him today. He was an adult when I acquired him, so I estimate his age to be around 20 years.
The next is Perseus, an Aesculapian ratsnake. While not really endangered, this species is rather rare and obscure in America, as importing them from Europe is a hassle and not many hobbyists work with them in captivity. I was elated to find him for sale last year, as I've also wanted one (look up the mythology of Aesclapius). Now I'm on the hunt for a female to breed with him.
This one is one of the first African house snakes I acquired back in 2008 when I was planning to breed them. While not really that spectacularly looking compared to some other herps, she is very docile. Although I keep her around for sentiment, I may end up giving her away to someone getting into the hobby, as she would be great as a beginner snake.
The last photo (not exactly updated) is my little male albino Cape house snake, Kutner. Among other projects, I was planning to breed this morph, but I've decided to move on to other ventures. He still around.
