Any Day Now....

[Didymus20X6]

Wow! I don't ever remember finding a stripeless eastern! But then again my memory is not the greatest lol!

I caught this one a few years ago:


She looks small in the pic, because of the perspective of the bottle, but she was a little over 2 feet long (about the size Little Dude is now, which is 31 inches).

[snakehill]

I know I've never seen one now. Are they normally found in New England too?

[Chondro788]

Whoper is awesome!!! I really like the stripeless look, very cool!

[BUSHSNAKE]

shes a looker shannon

[Hornets23]

She is VERY pretty!

[Mommy2many]

Whopper is a very pretty Eastern!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Whopper finally gave birth to 25 healthy babies today. I also removed 3 dead, and one that I THOUGHT was dead. The little guy didn't get his skin off and I found him laying, dehydrated and almost gone, limp and skin all sucked in... but still wanting to right his head when turned over (the rest of him was too weak to move) So I put him in a little dish with just a bottom coating of water and I rubbed the water all on him. after 15 minutes he didn't move and I thought he had died. I noticed he wasn't breathing... as a last ditch effort I took my fingernail and forced his mouth open, which almost seemed stuck shut from him being so dehydrated. When I put him back in the water he suddenly started taking huge breaths and then after a moment flicked his tongue and tasted the water. He then began drinking OPEN MOUTHED, gulping water. I think he might pull through now, the skin was constricting his breathing and he had given up... and to think I almost counted him as dead and was about to feed the body to my centipedes!!! Always turn your babies over if you think they are dead. If they attempt to right their head even a little, there is a chance!

The rest of the babies are perfect. They are chubby, and all are stripeless. I can already tell like half of them are going to develop the maroon coloration of their mother. They have that blushy look to their cheeks and their bellies have some reddish tint. I am hoping that one or two will turn out like a SUPER reddish purply one I found in the same area 2 years ago (I have no idea why I did not keep her) A couple have caught my eye to watch, I will hold them all until their first shed to make sure they are in working order... my favorite one has striking blood red eyes!

[RedSidedSPR]

That's AWESOME!

Glad that one made it as much as he did, hope he continues to do well.

Now, you know what we all want.....

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Pics have to wait! I have to get ready for work. The little guy stopped breathing on me once but I got him started again. He took another drink. I got the skin off and he just lifted his head on his own!!!! And started crawling. That's a good sign seeing as before his owed half was immobile and he did not respond to touch! He even climbed out of the container once. Hes still weak but it's a start. I think I might take him to work with me just in case...

[jitami]

Congrats, Shannon! Good luck with the little weak one. Will be looking forward to pics