Black Rock Captives Revisited (and Steve)

I love the times I spend with snake folk, looking at the stuff they have, and relishing in projects that can be done, and the physical evidence of that that is possible.

Yesterday, I was over at Rodney Robertson's place, and I got to see some of his and our friend Steve Grosso's critters.

I had a great time, talking shop, seeing snakes... This is what it is all about, people.

And we begin with the photo session.

This here is one of Steve's VPI Axanthic Spiders.  They look fantastic, and I really like how they are clean with no spots. Again, the arguement with VPI line versus TSK versus the others is always in effect, but hey, I can appreciate an awesome Axanthic Spider anytime.

And of course, an awesome Pastel Yellowbelly. I can't get enough of the pastel stuff that is coming out, and to have just a great looking pastel to begin with is all that you really need.

This here is an animal I covet, the Mystic Fire. I saw it and knew that it was a powerful combo to have, but just imagine all the possibilities that it can do? Just throw it to a Mojave, and you are set!

Another animal I covet. I tried to run out the door with this one, but to no avail. This is one of Rodney's super awesome lucky clutch females. Why is that? Well, two years ago, he hatched out a clutch from a Cinny to a Lesser. He got 5 Cinny lessers and a Cinnamon out of five eggs. He hatched out 2.3 Cinny Lessers, one egg carrying twins!! Crazy good luck, and this gal is looking fantastic.

And of course, an awesome looking Flora and Fauna Calico. I really like these guys... I want a few myself, but for now, I'll just settle with admiring them.

 A killer Spinner het Ghost.. I LOVE Spinners, and this one was really nicely high white on the sides.

And last but not least, an Anaconda. She is BEAUTIFUL, and very docile. I had a lot of fun watching her wiggle around. Yellow spots are a big thing for me, and this gal had them all over!! They also have the wierd bug eyes, which are kinda cute in a way... I had a great time playing with her. But, they are not for me...

So there you go, my friends. I hope to get out and go photograph many other breeders collections for the blog, but I gotta get out there and do it! Apparently, my next trip has to be Virginia, so that is going to be in the works...

But until then, I will go home and take pictures of my own snakes. After seeing all these cool critters out here on the East Coast, I wanna go sit in my own snake room and relish my own...

Have a fantastic day, my friends.

Hey Boys! (Continued)

 So of course, I am not done with the boy introduction. 

Above is my first recessive morph boy, my Albino. He has been with me for a long time now, and I have to say, I am always floored by the colors and photos that he takes. I LOVE Albinos. 

They do so much, look so fantastic, and really just are amazing morphs. Even Joe Blow down the street appreciates the Albino morph. 

And below, my beloved Pee-Oh-Gee. 

POG?

Pastel Orange Ghost. 

He is awesome, and a great breeder. He has a date with his Spider het Ghost girlfriend from this past season.

And here is my Pastel het Pied male. He is not so bright, but he does his job, and he does it well! I really love his pattern too... 

And my TSK Axanthic het Albino male, that I hope and pray will actually make me a Snow this year. He has a date with his Albino het Axanthic girl friend. I just hope she gives me more than four eggs this year... And that she actually breeds and gives me eggs!

How can one forget my amazing male Genetic Stripe, with his solid awesome kick-ass stripe?

He has a date with his Het Gals, as well as maybe a Mojave or something? I love the Butter Stripe!

Pastel Yellowbellies are AWESOME, and this guy is no exception. He is a great breeder, and although I have no real idea what to put him with, he will be breeding with something this year..

How can you go wrong with a Sterling? Pewters and Pastels is the least he can provide... This guy is one of the prize males I have here, and I am sure I will find him a bevy of females that he will like. 

More to come again soon! 

Have a fantastic day, my friends.

Show Pics

Alright.

I apologize for my slacking yesterday. There was just too much to do and not enough time, and I didn't get to the blog before I about passed out.

So here we go.

Tri-Stripe! Still holding that $20k price tag, my friends... Lets see what happens with it in the next few years, eh?

My TSK Snow... Not really, but that should have been in an egg somewhere in my incubator, dangit.

A Lavender Albino and the True Ghost. That thing is amazing... I will have to begin projects on it ASAP.

Super cool bug dealies.. They were real (but dead)!

My beloved Mojave Pied... One of these days, my pretties, one of these days.

My friend Jeff Luman was at the show, and took out the Spinnerfly that he produced this year. It is HOT!

And a Pastel Jigsaw...

And a bunch of Ghost awesomeness.

And I just had to take pictures of this guy cause he was watching me...

Next door was the Aquarium and Pond expo, as well as the Pet Expo. We went thru them all, but didn't take many pictures, other than this happy guy, and the only other snakes we found at the other place.

Yes, this is a rattlesnake. It was actually being displayed by my friend Karen Singleton, who actually trained my Regal back in the day. She teaches Rattlesnake avoidance to dogs with these critters, apparently. I had no idea! It was pretty cool, I have to say.

So there you are, my friends. A clutch of Het Genetic Stripes popped out last night as well, so another female disproven as of today.


Oh well. 3.3 G-Stripe hets, my friends...

And the Pastel Yellowbelly clutch came out on Saturday.

1.0 Pastel Yellowbelly, 1.0 Yellowbelly, 0.2 Pastels, 0.1 Normal

Yes indeedy.

And already the POG x Black Pastel Clutch is pipping. I'm not expecting anything to pop out until at least Wednesday.

And just for your own knowledge, should you choose to call me, my phone is currently on the fritz. I cannot see incoming calls, make outgoing calls, I basically can't see the screen. Hopefully that will be remedied today or tomorrow.

Have a fantastic day, my friends.

Weekend Clutches and HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOEL!

This weekend, and every weekend, seems to be time for more eggs. I should basically just stop checking until the weekend, it seems.

Clutches 11, 12, and 13 are on the ground.

Clutch 11 is a G Stripe to poss het that didn't prove out last year. So... we try again. After this year, if it doesn't wash, she is a Normal.

This is not a Normal, but she is a momma for sure. This is Clutch 12.

Clutch 12 consists of Pastel Lesser to Pastel, and a clutch I am excited about.

Would be worth two months of waiting to see what these little gems pop out. Five nice ones, so we shall see...

And Clutch 13, the clutch that is on its own in the second incubator, as the first Big Apple Herp incubator is FULL...

This clutch I forgot to take pics of Momma on eggs.. She was doing a good job, but I just forgot. It was Saturday, after all...

Pastel Yellowbelly male to one of my Normal females. Five nice eggs on this one. Should be a good spread.

So there it is.

Second incubator is up and running with a clutch already inside it, waiting for eggs to hatch at the end of the month, and just going with the flow.

Happy Birthday, Joel. Love you!