Baby blackhead pics!!

[Jason_Hood]

Ok one made it out of the egg and I managed a couple decent egg tooth shots so I will share those for now.

First one out of the egg, little pisser too!!

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/SnakesUnlimited/BHP/P8262751.jpg

As he was striking and backing up the one in the egg behind him poked his head up

"I got your back bro!"
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/SnakesUnlimited/BHP/P8262754.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/SnakesUnlimited/BHP/P8262756.jpg

I really like this shot, you can see the egg tooth but what I really like is the scales of the chin, they look pretty awesome!

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/SnakesUnlimited/BHP/P8262765.jpg

This is a more typical egg tooth shot

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/SnakesUnlimited/BHP/P8262772.jpg

And the last one for now until I have more babies out of the egg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/SnakesUnlimited/BHP/P8262777.jpg

Jason

[infernalis]

My favourite kind of photo shoot.. thanks so much!!! and welcome to our forum.

[shaunyboy]

hello and welcome

just gotta love how fiesty BHP's are mate:D

great pictures

thanks for sharing

cheers shaun

[mark24]

Great pics, he/she is so cute :D. Thanks for sharing.

[Goku]

Sweet pics! Thanks for sharing.

[Jason_Hood]

Thanks, I have loads more pics!! 8 out of the 9 have come out of the egg now, the last one is just chillen out relaxing.

Here are a bunch more pics!!

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/SnakesUnlimited/BHP/P8272782-1.jpg

I never cut eggs this much before, usually only a small slice to make sure they can get out and make sure they are alive. This time I did a pretty huge slice and noticed that they all were laying upside down...

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/SnakesUnlimited/BHP/P8272784.jpg

Little stunner

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/SnakesUnlimited/BHP/P8272788-1.jpg

Pissy girl from the video

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/SnakesUnlimited/BHP/P8272790-1.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/SnakesUnlimited/BHP/P8272792-1.jpg

Next one out

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/SnakesUnlimited/BHP/P8272793-1.jpg

And the next

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/SnakesUnlimited/BHP/P8272797-1.jpg


Jason

[Jason_Hood]

Hottie!

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/SnakesUnlimited/BHP/P8272799-1.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/SnakesUnlimited/BHP/P8272806-1.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/SnakesUnlimited/BHP/P8272820-1.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/SnakesUnlimited/BHP/P8272833-1.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/SnakesUnlimited/BHP/P8272830.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/SnakesUnlimited/BHP/P8262757.jpg

More later, now it is time to catch up on cleaning!!

Jason

[Jason_Hood]

And here is the video I mentioned

Blackheaded Python Attitude problem - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWQ6PGSfsaE&feature=plcp)

Jason

[Terranaut]

Wow. Love those. Never seen one in person yet though :(

[snake man12]

Those are awesome snakes and pics!

[BarelyBreathing]

I've always loved black heads. Thanks for sharing.

[moshirimon]

a species i've always been interested. awesome pics Jason

[CK SandBoas]

Wow!! Truly stunning snakes!

[SWDK]

Sweet pics of some awesome snakes.

[Hillsberry]

Wow awesome pictures. Definitely some beautiful blackheads.

[Jason_Hood]

Thanks everyone, they are now deep in blue so I will have fresh pics of fresh babies soon!!

Jason

[SWDK]

Can't wait to see more pics.

[Jason_Hood]

Thanks everyone!! I should have some fresh pics after they shed in another week or so.

Jason

[jaleely]

they are SO cute!! I actually assumed the egg tooth was on the nose, not the chin...facinating! And i love them. I wish i could have one!

[shaunyboy]

have you any pictures of the sire and dam that produces these beautiful hatchlings mate ?

i really like that fiesty wee one from your video :D

cheers shaun

[Will0W783]

Those are some beautiful babies! I love blackheads, and those are sooo cute fresh out of the eggs! Congrats on a great clutch. :)

[Jason_Hood]

have you any pictures of the sire and dam that produces these beautiful hatchlings mate ?

i really like that fiesty wee one from your video :D

cheers shaun


The sire is a color changer, some BHPs go through an adult onset color change and no one is really sure why. Both of the sire and dam of my breeders also went through a color change as well.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/SnakesUnlimited/BHP/P1230955.jpg

The Dam is still a regular colored BHP at this point.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/SnakesUnlimited/BHP/P6091932-1.jpg

I need to get better pictures of this pair outdoors soon. Talked to a buddy of mine about getting out to his place next weekend to give it a try.

Jason

[snake man12]

Wow how long are they?

[Jason_Hood]

The adults are around 7-8ft right now but they can get 10-12 feet if fed heavy but they can have issues with fat content that cause health issues if fed too heavy.

Jason

[SWDK]

Stunning snakes!

[aaron_cg]

Beautiful blackheads, they look really cool.

[Snakeman8]

that snake is as mean as my greenish rat, who i call demon.

[Ivanator]

Those are some awesome looking snakes. I've always been interested in them but not sure yet. How are their temperaments usually?

[Jason_Hood]

Those are some awesome looking snakes. I've always been interested in them but not sure yet. How are their temperaments usually?

Blackheads are a weird snake. I have an adult female that is as crazy as the one baby in my video. If I pick her up she is fine. Most of them are very calm placid animals and I have never had one bite me but I know some people that have got hit with feed response bites. I do have some that strike and hiss and puff like little psychos but even their strikes are with closed mouths. If you grab them in one of these defensive displays and pick them up they give up. In Australia they are recommended as beginner snakes...

Sorry I have not posted new pics, I have a ton but it is too many to deal with. I have to process them all and go through them. I had an outdoor photo session with my buddy and we each got in around 400 pictures. :shocked:

Jason