I said no more snakes... - Page 2

**vanderkm** · 12-07-07, 02:50 PM

Very nice looking youngsters. Definitely looking forward to pics of these as they mature and the future generations.

mary v.

**Dionythicus** · 12-12-07, 05:07 PM

And I've broken my own rule...again.

I always check the LLL Reptile site in hopes of finding Christmas corns, because that's where I got mine two years ago. I haven't seen them on there since. Until today! They literally just got them in. And to top it off, they have a special right now, $15 shipping. You betcha I was on top of that. I should have 0.2 on my doorstep tomorrow morning. I'm thinking their names will be Mistletoe and Imbolc (Ee-molc), both for the winter solstice. Although Imbolc is actually midwinter. Maybe Juniper or Rosemary, then, since those are evergreens and prominent in the Pagan yule ceremony. I don't know! I'm just so freaking excited to get more Christmas hypos!!

**Tom Thompson** · 12-12-07, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by Dionythicus

And I've broken my own rule...again.

I always check the LLL Reptile site in hopes of finding Christmas corns, because that's where I got mine two years ago. I haven't seen them on there since. Until today! They literally just got them in. And to top it off, they have a special right now, $15 shipping. You betcha I was on top of that. I should have 0.2 on my doorstep tomorrow morning. I'm thinking their names will be Mistletoe and Imbolc (Ee-molc), both for the winter solstice. Although Imbolc is actually midwinter. Maybe Juniper or Rosemary, then, since those are evergreens and prominent in the Pagan yule ceremony. I don't know! I'm just so freaking excited to get more Christmas hypos!!

Congrats again!!!

You Must've been a very good girl!!

**Dionythicus** · 12-12-07, 07:00 PM

I have been. And now I'm rewarding myself!!

**Dionythicus** · 12-13-07, 02:16 PM

Here they are! I just about knocked the Fed Ex over I was so excited! The pics aren't great, but the snakes sure are! I got 1.1 and they've got that bright red/orange already on their heads and starting to creep down their necks. And they are so small, I forget how little hatchlings are. I'm still deciding on names. The female is first and the male is second. I can't wait for better lighting to get some good pics.

**FireDrake** · 12-13-07, 06:28 PM

That is most definately a combo I want to try in the future, corns and bairds being my two favorite rat snake types.... I am very curious to see them as adults...

Sarah

Originally Posted by Dionythicus

Well, they're here! They are so much better in person, they look much more Bairdi than I thought they would.The male has thicker borders and the female has a crazy head pattern. He bit me when I took him out of the tub, so apparently he likes contact sports. I only grabbed a couple pics of him, but several of the girl. First two pics are the male and the rest are the female, including a crappy ventral shot. I am definitely going to make a few of my own next year. This combo is awesome!

**Dionythicus** · 12-13-07, 09:57 PM

Good luck with that cross. Maybe we can swap some down the road so there's fresh blood.