The Mr. and I went to the Rocky Mountain Reptile Expo this weekend. It comes around four times a year, and this past Saturday was the first 2009 show.  We wanted to go to get a feel for the competitiveness of the snake breeding business, since we’re about to embark on a similar adventure ourselves. And, at $5 admission cost per person, it was cheap entertainment for a Saturday!

Possibly the most exciting thing we saw there was a fully grown, albino burmese lavender reticulated python. Observe:

Isn’t she pretty? She’s about 160 pounds though. Yikes!

The Mr. and I were very bad too… You see, we have a very special parcel headed our way soon, and we were not supposed to buy any snakes.

Oops?

This pretty little lady is a normal ball python born in 07.  She’s het for nothing, so we can use her as a constant in our breeding project.  She’s really sweet and outgoing, and very friendly.  She is alone in our 40 gallon long tank for now, but when our VSP (Very Special Parcel) arrives, she will be joined by the contents thereof.

She’s starting to shed, so I’ll see if I can feed her before, but I might have missed the window already. I can’t wait to see her after her shed! I’ll be sure to post photos!

EDIT: Seems I have been corrected! The giant snake up there is actually a Lavender Reticulated Python, not a Burm as I had thought before. Thanks!