A VERY gravid Copperhead

[BWSmith]

Here is my baby. She bred with the striped male. So we are crossing our fingers :D

http://www.reptileeducation.com/gravidcopper2.jpg

http://www.reptileeducation.com/gravidcopper1.jpg

[TheRedDragon]

Wow she is beautiful! Congratulations! :)

[reptilez]

She looks Great....I got my fingers Crossed for you:D:D
Good Luck,
-Reptilez

[Invictus]

Good luck with the babies, BWSmith.

[KrokadilyanGuy3]

Lovely.. You happen to have any shots of the striper?
Xain

[BWSmith]

Here is a pic of the late father :(

http://www.reptileeducation.com/stripedcoppergif.jpg

[Matt_K]

Very nice and Congrats Brian. That male was amazing looking!! Good Luck

[unBOAlievable]

Just what you need B.W., more copperheads;)

[BWSmith]

Of course unBOAlievable, so when are you coming to pic up a few?

[Hatched Exotics]

wow.. she's very pretty..

[snakedude_03]

wow.. really nice..

[fatboy]

I can't wait to see pics of the little ones.

[Dozer]

Amazing.

[BWSmith]

I got my digital standing by. I would LOVE to be there during birth. Waiting for the next storm to come through to put her into labor.

[reverendsterlin]

Hey Brian,
Is that considered striped or reverse-striped? Does the pattern work both ways? Nice, too bad he passed, hopefully the neos will show it. Leads to another question, lol, is it recessive or co-dominate?

[BWSmith]

Who knows Rev, he was WC. Could be due to temp variations during develpment for all we know. Hopefully she will pop out some stripers.

[reverendsterlin]

lol well your no help Brian. Yes it would be nice if it is genetic. If all the babies are normals will you hold any to check to F2's?

[BWSmith]

I am sure I would keep some babies. I dont really care for morphs too much for the most part. Just hoping for a couple with neat patterns. Hopefully we don't have long to wait.

BTW, I have 2 other gravid female coppers right now too. Uggh! Free Coppers to a good (experienced & responsible) home! LOL ;)

[reverendsterlin]

lol, I'd relieve you of 1:2 but am looking at sand vipers ATM and the budget doesn't stretch :( . thanks for the info, and good luck

[fatboy]

Is a storm what does it sometimes? SCR has a gravid Cotton and Timber right now. It's pouring cats and dogs here at work. Maybe we'll have a nice surprise this evening.

[Snakesafe]

Nice copper....Can't wait to see the yungins'!

[ETET]

The baby will be nice.

ETET

[BWSmith]

The baby will be nice
I am hoping for more than one ;)

unBoalievable said he would take a few :D

[KrokadilyanGuy3]

Im not to big on morphs as well but when it comes to copperheads and crocodilians I seem to be able to bi-pass my standards. Like the Stripe Copperhead that North Shore Reptiles had on their site, which I can't find now, The leopard like patterned copperhead on venomous reptiles and this Osage copperhead. Copperheads are very color variented and unlike ball pythons and several other species of snakes, aren't thrown out all over the place with ads saying look at this morph and look at that one. I guess the lack of interest in copperheads draws me to them.. Just rambling..
Xain



http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1227patternless_copper.jpg

[JasonBrennan]

I will gladly relieve you of a couple of those coppers when they arrive.

[NewLineReptile]

good luck with the babies

Brandon

[Colonel SB]

Wow I am insanley jelous of you :p she is amazing. Copperheads have to be one of my fav hots :)

[Simon]

great looking copperhead~
fantastic looks on her
good luck and hope that she's gravid!

[chas*e]

Should be some beauties in the clutch with that background

[BWSmith]

3 gravid right now (I think, have not palpated). She is the biggest and pinkest and I know the fater. The other 2 are WC out of people's yards.