some long overdue photos

[carpy]

i had said i would add photos up, but still havent managed to get round to it. so here goes












he really really did not like getting taken out so the viv could be cleaned - proper temper to him

[carpy]

top to bottom eyelash, coral, pair of fer de lances. on the right 2 of the rattlers



and a particularly pushy acutus






and a small morelets captured on site

[kelboy]

Lucky b*st*rd!! Nice pics.

[SiUK]

loving the Bothrops mate, cracking pics

[Gaboon]

That place looks like it would suit me rather well. Whats the facility?

[mattykyuss]

what is the scorps latin name ,cheers ,mat

[carpy]

Originally Posted by SiUK

loving the Bothrops mate, cracking pics

the first one is exceptionally accomodating, its still a Bothrops but if you wouldnt know better you could get complacent very quickly. it was captured as a neonate and has spent its whole life in captivity, it is happy being hookhandled, feeds like a bloody black tail, and is exceptionally calm when taking it out to photograph. the lower one on the other hand is mental. proper bothrops stuff. aggressive, tries getting up the hook - ideally want to use a grab with it, and generally does whatever it can within its abilities to get to you. it is however a stunning snake, very crisp patterning!

Originally Posted by Gaboon

That place looks like it would suit me rather well. Whats the facility?

its a facility still in the process of being built at present, awaiting some further funding, and with any luck a grant. belize vivarium, or technically belize herpetarium and aquarium park. all these photos are not of the exhibits, thats the behind the scenes stuff. all but the croc exhibits are still empty. may soon be home of a captive breeding project to try to stabilise populations of Dermatemys. its a great place, and the guys who have started it up are top guys, very close friends of mine. somewhere i urge people to go visit when we are set up! when i am back out there (sooner rather than later i hope, and for good next time) i will get some general photos of the various facilities

Originally Posted by mattykyuss

what is the scorps latin name ,cheers ,mat

Centruroides gracilis

[leecb0]

Good pix Carpy Belize is a stunning place spent a bit of time out there about 15 years ago when i was in the army....just wich i had more free time to have done a bit more exploring. would love to go back one day when will the facility be opening?

[carpy]

ahh, batsub.

ermm, soon hopefully, it all depends on when the funding comes through. once it is open i will chuck some updated photos up along with some info

[bothrops]

Absolutely stunning animals Carpy.

I'll avoid obvious quotes and quips regarding my username and simply state that I am very very jealous and please post many more photos of these stunning snakes!


Cheers

Andy