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Wyrdhaven — Erebus

Published: 2010-10-05 05:58:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 608; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 2
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Description My new Mexican Black Kingsnake, Erebus.
Hopefully he'll make a decent mate for Nyx.
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Comments: 26

Gaia1390 [2012-10-04 20:50:52 +0000 UTC]

He's Gorgeous- looks like a sinuous ribbon of Jet. What a wonderful creature.

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ManitouWolf [2012-08-07 19:33:39 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful. Do you have any more recent photos of Erebus?

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Wyrdhaven In reply to ManitouWolf [2012-08-07 23:22:30 +0000 UTC]

Sadly no, and I won't.
I've been having issues this winter and he didn't survive whatever it was that went through my collection. (I'm guessing bacteria, but no local herp vets in reasonable driving range to do a necropsy.)

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ManitouWolf In reply to Wyrdhaven [2012-08-08 00:35:53 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I am sorry to hear that.

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AndrewWehrli [2011-08-20 15:29:41 +0000 UTC]

Amazing scales on this snake!

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Wyrdhaven In reply to AndrewWehrli [2011-08-20 19:22:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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the-shiznite [2011-07-21 16:02:46 +0000 UTC]

cute, whenever you make some baby MBKs... Let me know!

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Wyrdhaven In reply to the-shiznite [2011-07-22 06:58:23 +0000 UTC]

And he's sweet too. A little flighty, but not bitey.
I will definitely be posting any matings up on iHerp, but I'll make sure to let you know for sure.

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the-shiznite In reply to Wyrdhaven [2011-07-22 07:21:31 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!! He's precious, and who doesn't love an all-black snake?

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Wyrdhaven In reply to the-shiznite [2011-07-22 07:25:52 +0000 UTC]

Nobody who's sane. And the other upside is that they're on the small side, so they make good cuddlesnakes, especially with how calm they get as adults.

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the-shiznite In reply to Wyrdhaven [2011-07-22 07:52:36 +0000 UTC]

How big are they as adults anyways? Erebus has some awesome iridescence.

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Wyrdhaven In reply to the-shiznite [2011-07-22 08:16:14 +0000 UTC]

5ft at most, and many top out at around 3 1/2 to 4ft. They're generally at around 3 to 4 lbs at adult size. Kinda stocky too, so they sometimes almost have the KSBs "chubby" look. And the iridescence actually gets BETTER as they get older. They get darker too.

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the-shiznite In reply to Wyrdhaven [2011-07-22 08:47:53 +0000 UTC]

That's awesome. Now I really want one.

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Wyrdhaven In reply to the-shiznite [2011-07-22 09:22:53 +0000 UTC]

How about I earmark one from the first clutch for you? The question is, do you want a male, female, or a pair?

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the-shiznite In reply to Wyrdhaven [2011-07-22 10:18:02 +0000 UTC]

Yea!! Hmmm... I'm very tempted to go for a pair, but if not a pair, a female. what do they go for anyways?

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Wyrdhaven In reply to the-shiznite [2011-07-22 10:33:02 +0000 UTC]

I paid $40 for my first one, and $30 for Erebus, and I've seen MBKs for $60 in the same size range. But I'd be just as happy to trade or something. I'm in snakes for fun, not to get rich. If I manage to get two unrelated lines going, would you want one from each to make a pair?

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the-shiznite In reply to Wyrdhaven [2011-07-22 10:36:43 +0000 UTC]

That's not bad at all. I'm always open to trades too, haha. For those prices though I can always buy too. I just don't see them for sale ever it seems. I'd like an unrelated pair if possible!

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Wyrdhaven In reply to the-shiznite [2011-07-22 10:46:52 +0000 UTC]

They aren't near as frequently available as they should be with the number of folks who've told me that they love them. That's part of why I want to breed them.
I'll put you down for dibs on an unrelated pair asap. Might be a few years though. My female isn't quite big enough yet, and I need to find another female and hopefully another good male. Don't worry though, it WILL happen.

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the-shiznite In reply to Wyrdhaven [2011-07-22 11:08:08 +0000 UTC]

Awesome. and good, that gives me time to get prepared for more colubrids anyway, haha.

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LadyAliceofOz [2010-10-07 04:46:29 +0000 UTC]

the shot of his tongue Cute overload

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Wyrdhaven In reply to LadyAliceofOz [2010-10-07 09:10:27 +0000 UTC]

I know...

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CalenthrellII [2010-10-06 18:10:21 +0000 UTC]

He's gorgeous

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Wyrdhaven In reply to CalenthrellII [2010-10-06 18:41:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I'm pretty happy with him. And he'll be a good match for my female.

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KiraDracofeu [2010-10-05 18:48:36 +0000 UTC]

Wow!
It's beautiful!

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Wyrdhaven In reply to KiraDracofeu [2010-10-06 02:07:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I'll let him know you said so.

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KiraDracofeu In reply to Wyrdhaven [2010-10-06 05:51:34 +0000 UTC]

Ehehe XD

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