The post whore thread.

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Originally Posted by Otterbatcat

Yo, Belly and MC

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how you be, OBC?

i've had snakes, lizards, and spiders crawl/slither across my feet and/or legs while sitting in a wait.

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Originally Posted by mcjhr

And I realize I have zero knowledge on snake handling and did it wrong and almost got a strike.... Mid body slow and easy.... He is not even a week in his new enclosure though.

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What a pretty snake, mcjhr! Is he gong to be shedding soon, or is that just he way the light caught his eyes? What kind is he?

He's albino Grey.

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Originally Posted by mcjhr

We need to paint the town......soon.

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I'm down...lets do it.

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Originally Posted by TheBelly

how you be, OBC?

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Doin' okay, Belly. Thanks. You must be healing sooner than expected to be out shooting tomorrow.
Reminds of the scene in Josey Whales.....

"You get those holes a bleedin', and I'll whoop ya with a knoted plow line".

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Originally Posted by Irving

He's albino Grey.

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Gorgeous. An albino what? I'm afraid most of my experience has been limited to the constrictors.

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Originally Posted by Irving

I fed mine live mice as well. I always just kept a card board box or a clear plastic tub. Just toss snake into tub, put mouse in, and let him eat in the tub. Every snake person will tell you that the best way is to feed them in a different enclosure. I'd say possibly even more so in your case because if you're afraid of snakes, you're less likely to be handling him often. You don't want the snake expecting a mouse every time you reach into the cage, only when he's in his feeding place. You don't have to worry about reaching into the feeding enclosure and getting bit because either 1) he'll have just eaten and will be kind of lethargic, or 2) he wasn't hungry and left the mouse alone, so he won't be likely to get you either.

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Rich at scales n tails Lakewood said just open top and dump mouse in..... Its only been 1 feeding though. Got him last Saturday.

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Originally Posted by Otterbatcat

Doin' okay, Belly. Thanks. You must be healing sooner than expected to be out shooting tomorrow.
Reminds of the scene in Josey Whales.....

"You get those holes a bleedin', and I'll whoop ya with a knoted plow line".

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i'm actually just going to seal it up like a sucking chest wound to keep the dirt out, then I'm going to take a tripod and a folding chair. I'll just sit there and shoot long distances. it'll be funny I think.

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Originally Posted by TheGrey

What a pretty snake, mcjhr! Is he gong to be shedding soon, or is that just he way the light caught his eyes? What kind is he?

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Thanks! It's the camera flash which I'm sure pissed him off. He is a Nelsons albino milk snake.... I forgot the genus species.

That *is* a cool looking snake BTW, MC.

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Originally Posted by mcjhr

Rich at scales n tails Lakewood said just open top and dump mouse in..... Its only been 1 feeding though. Got him last Saturday.

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I'd suggest following Irving's advice- take him and set him in a differet enclosure. You want to also watch an make sure an aggressive mouse doesn't damage your snake before the snake is ready to eat. That's been my experience...but then again, I've only had experience with boas and burmese.

oh wait, tomorrow is OCW day. maybe I'll try impacts on paper at farther distances. see what a ladder test and a OCW test will show. I'm taking the .223 precision AR that MarkCO assembled for me (the upper, anyways) to get the first round jitters out.

nothing saying I have to start with the goal.... I need to get a couple practice rounds in there.

Rich is a clown. I'm going to go over there first thing tomorrow and punch him in the mouth!














I'm just kidding, I don't know Rich, but I'm confident that you shouldn't listen to him.
Also, while they're growing, they'll eat more often. When I first got my corn, I fed him every week for a long time, I want to say almost a year. After that it was about every 2 weeks to a month. One time he went into hibernation and didn't eat for about 6 months.

Just be careful, Belly. Don't you have a 10 lb. weight lifting restriction?

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Originally Posted by Otterbatcat

Just be careful, Belly. Don't you have a 10 lb. weight lifting restriction?

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yep. I'm going to back the VW right up to the firing line and sit in the hatch.

the Tripod holds the gun securely, so all I have to do is point it in the right direction.

in any case, if the .223 sucks, then the LMT will just stay in the stable.

Belly, I hope you heal up quickly...and don't overdo it! :)

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Originally Posted by TheGrey

Belly, I hope you heal up quickly...and don't overdo it! :)

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normally i'd say, "moderation is for cowards!"

but... you're right. I need to not blow another o-ring.

Thanks for the input guys and gal....ill set a kids shoe box aside next week..... I still haven't handled him since new enclosure here at home....

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Originally Posted by Otterbatcat

Just be careful, Belly. Don't you have a 10 lb. weight lifting restriction?

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How's he supposed to take a leak?!

how big can that snake get, JR?

I'm thinking its time for for some kraft mac and cheese.....not that powdered crap, the Deluxe Squeeze Cheese version.

I think one box should do it okay.

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Originally Posted by mcjhr

How's he supposed to take a leak?!

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tripod.

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Originally Posted by Otterbatcat

I'm thinking its time for for some kraft mac and cheese.....not that powdered crap, the Deluxe Squeeze Cheese version.

I think one box should do it okay.

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that's my comfort food.

that and Taco Bell.

You bet! You'll want to give him a little more time to acclimate himself to his new home, anyhow. How big is his cage? How many little caves does he have? They used to sell heated caves in Maryland- do they have those out here? What are you using for substrate? What made you decide on a Milk Snake? How old is he? How big will he get? Does he have a name? I'm nosy tonight, please excuse me...:)

Mmmm. Mac N Cheese.

grey be rapid firin!!

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Originally Posted by TheGrey

You bet! You'll want to give him a little more time to acclimate himself to his new home, anyhow. How big is his cage? How many little caves does he have? They used to sell hated caves in Maryland- do they have those out here? What are you using for substrate? What made you decide on a Milk Snake? How old is he? How big will he get? Does he have a name? I'm nosy tonight, please excuse me...:)

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No prob! I'm using coco husk shreds and Orchid bark mix currently... Just did that actually! He has a hide over his undertank heat mat but exchanging it for a clay pot tomorrow. Other hide will go on "hot" side of tank. His name is popeye or Mr. Popeye. He should get 3'-4'.

Our parakeet "Triple B" does not like Mr. Popeye

Awesome! I used to use coconut shreds for a Burmese python I used to care for- they do love to burrow. Popeye...that's a good name. :)

mrs. belly and i are watching one of those alaska veterinarian shows on nat geo. it's pretty interesting.

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Originally Posted by mcjhr

Our parakeet "Triple B" does not like Mr. Popeye

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I would imagine not!

While we're talking snakes, this is what my corn looked like.
http://i40.tinypic.com/ji2ird.jpg

My baby sand boa's looked exactly like this.
Male
http://www.kingsnake.com/sandboa/kenyan.jpg

Female
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs25/i/20...HumanBlood.jpg

Sand boa's are kind of weird looking. They don't get long looking like other snakes, they always look fat. I only had the sand boas for a few months though. Check out this fatty.

http://www.scalybabies.com/Gallery/kenyan_sand_boa.jpg

If snakes creep you out, sand boas would not be for you, because they bury themselves in the sand and you can't see them at all, so if you want to take one out, you just have to stick your hand in the sand and drag it around until you bump into one!

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Originally Posted by TheBelly

mrs. belly and i are watching one of those alaska veterinarian shows on nat geo. it's pretty interesting.

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I've not seen a vet show set in Alaska. Do they work on wild animals, domesticated, or both?

What stunning colors on the corn snake! WOW!

I've never seen a sand boa- how unique. Their colors look like clouds.

I guess there are hundreds of different colors of corns and milks and breeding them into new colors is a huge thing. If you start Googling them you'll see some crazy colors. Snake fans know the names of "who's big right now" in snake breeding I guess. I don't know that much about snakes. I just walked into a pet store one day and said, "I want that one!"

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Originally Posted by Irving

I guess there are hundreds of different colors of corns and milks and breeding them into new colors is a huge thing. If you start Googling them you'll see some crazy colors. Snake fans know the names of "who's big right now" in snake breeding I guess. I don't know that much about snakes. I just walked into a pet store one day and said, "I want that one!"

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Ages ago, I used to work in a pet store. I was the manager for the small animals/reptiles/birds section (and later on, they gave me the fish section as well.) I learned a lot, and managed to keep the critters happy and well-fed. The Burmese python was happiest after she bit me. Once she did that, she'd settle right down. [facepalm]

Haha, that's funny. Check out this lavender morph.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6...k2io1_1280.jpg

These corn snakes are colored like candy!

Beautiful corn Irving! Lavender morph that's insane!

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Originally Posted by TheGrey

I've not seen a vet show set in Alaska. Do they work on wild animals, domesticated, or both?

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mostly pets for teh regular stuff and then the animals at zoos and stuff...