So on the 17th Sis and I went to the Tinley Park NARBC, we wanted to go Saturday-but I had to work. We had been talking for a little bit about getting some snakes or frogs in the future, possibly going back in the spring after looking at some different options (just at pets, btw). We were looking at some corn or milk snakes, I was entertaining the idea of a small boa.
Have to say the place was gigantic, there were so many reptiles; heavy on (lots of varieties of) geckos and boas. Even though it was Sunday it was still very packed and there was a lot of stock still available for sale. Sis fell in love right off the bat with the Mexican Black Kingsnake. She was lucky to find a cute little male at a great price. I was strongly considering a milk snake, but was a little intimidated by their speed and tendency to musk as babies. TBH I don't have any snake handling experience whereas my sister does as most of her friends have snakes, geckos, frogs and tarantulas. I was also entertaining the Kenyan sand boas but knew it may be hard to find in my price range. Well I was right on one part, it was hard to find-there were 6 or 8 that I saw in a sea of reptiles, insects and products. However I did find one I fell in love with, supposedly a girl and I could not believe the price! After I bought her and went through the rest of the show I saw one other person selling them, but they were three times the price and not at all as pretty as my girl. We have them in some small enclosures right now, but have purchased their forever homes. We also have some larger temporary homes that we need to set up for them once Sis comes back to town. They both had their first meal and will be good till possibly this weekend or the middle of next week.
So without further ado, say hello to Venom and Candy Corn.
Since Venom is my Sis's and I don't want to handle him I just snapped a pic in his baby home. He is currently all black with two white spots under his chin-like Venom's eyes, lol.
I feel better handling my little boa, plus she is supposed to be a little less active than Venom, so here is Candy Corn (she is trying to burrow into my shirt):
Love her colorations. The others I saw were more tan in color and their marking were not as bold. Anyone not familiar with boas (like I wasn't) may not know that they give birth to live young, no eggs with them!
Have to say the place was gigantic, there were so many reptiles; heavy on (lots of varieties of) geckos and boas. Even though it was Sunday it was still very packed and there was a lot of stock still available for sale. Sis fell in love right off the bat with the Mexican Black Kingsnake. She was lucky to find a cute little male at a great price. I was strongly considering a milk snake, but was a little intimidated by their speed and tendency to musk as babies. TBH I don't have any snake handling experience whereas my sister does as most of her friends have snakes, geckos, frogs and tarantulas. I was also entertaining the Kenyan sand boas but knew it may be hard to find in my price range. Well I was right on one part, it was hard to find-there were 6 or 8 that I saw in a sea of reptiles, insects and products. However I did find one I fell in love with, supposedly a girl and I could not believe the price! After I bought her and went through the rest of the show I saw one other person selling them, but they were three times the price and not at all as pretty as my girl. We have them in some small enclosures right now, but have purchased their forever homes. We also have some larger temporary homes that we need to set up for them once Sis comes back to town. They both had their first meal and will be good till possibly this weekend or the middle of next week.
So without further ado, say hello to Venom and Candy Corn.
Since Venom is my Sis's and I don't want to handle him I just snapped a pic in his baby home. He is currently all black with two white spots under his chin-like Venom's eyes, lol.
I feel better handling my little boa, plus she is supposed to be a little less active than Venom, so here is Candy Corn (she is trying to burrow into my shirt):
Love her colorations. The others I saw were more tan in color and their marking were not as bold. Anyone not familiar with boas (like I wasn't) may not know that they give birth to live young, no eggs with them!
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How long is she..? And, how long will she get..?
