A very Special cage

[The Snake Guru]

New cage I just finished the other night. This one has very special meaning to me, it also took quite a bit longer than some previous models as meticulous cage had to be taken in it's construction. :heh:

~B~

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r157/thesnakeguru/Caging%20Equip/SpC.jpg

[carpondro17]

Thats a cool looking cage!
I wish could make cages like you!

[JordanM]

Well.. there is a lock on it, something expensive must be going in there ;)

[mcem]

Very nice!!! Looks like it should work out really well!!

[lorenmps]

What did you get now???
:confused:

[chuck33]

Well.. there is a lock on it, something expensive must be going in there ;)

My guess would be something with the capability to take a human life. you getting a new HOT Brad??

Chuck

[carpondro17]

What did you get now???
:confused:

LMAO
You never know its BRAD!
lol jk
A BLACK MAMBA? King Cobra? Gaboon Viper? ( boy I will have one of thoes babys on day! ) WHAT??

[danthony428]

ya, im extremely curious too brad, what the hell did you get, or are you getting???

[The Snake Guru]

LOL, you guys are pretty funny.

It's HOT alright......BLAZE'N HOT!

I certain very good friend of mine has helped make a boyhood fantasy come true, first week in June there will be an Albino Monocle Cobra coming to live at the Guru Serpentarium!

Though it has been a group effort all in all, I thank everyone involved! (you know who you are! LOL)

~B~

P.S
We'll see about the King after we've had this one going for awhile...RFLOL

[Aurora]

That's freakin awesome bro! Congrats on the excellent aquisition! Can't wait to see some pics.

[The Snake Guru]

Thanks man, Ohhhhhh yes there will be pics! LOL

~B~

[carpondro17]

LOL
Awsome! Remember the first rule about keeping HOTS DONT GET BIT!!!!
I would like a King Cobra one day but they get soo darn huge!
Cant wait to see pics!

[The Snake Guru]

LOL....yeah that'd be a big one.

Honestly I think Kings are a bit out of my league for the exact reasons you've already said, everything I've read and heard on them say they are difficult to keep, difficult to clean, just plain difficult...LOL In truth I don't have the room at this point in time to work something that big that is venomous (I like to give myself a wide burth for jumping out of the way...LOL).

At anyrate....this should be a fun one!

~B~

[carpondro17]

LOL....yeah that'd be a big one.

Honestly I think Kings are a bit out of my league for the exact reasons you've already said, everything I've read and heard on them say they are difficult to keep, difficult to clean, just plain difficult...LOL In truth I don't have the room at this point in time to work something that big that is venomous (I like to give myself a wide burth for jumping out of the way...LOL).

At anyrate....this should be a fun one!

~B~

I BET!
Yea you might as well dedicate a room for hots only if your going to work with thoes type of animals.... Me I would like to have sooo many animals but I can only have soo much because of money and space.... I would like to have a fine colection of hots on day but thats all in the future!
I think my first step to hots is a HOGNOSE! LOL
then maybe ill work my way up and get a mangrove snake then ill get my first hot just to play it safe ;)

[JordanM]

Thats pretty friggin awesome. I love the albinos!

[Joel]

Congrats on the new score! Can't wait to see the pics!

[The Snake Guru]

I BET!
Yea you might as well dedicate a room for hots only if your going to work with thoes type of animals.... Me I would like to have sooo many animals but I can only have soo much because of money and space.... I would like to have a fine colection of hots on day but thats all in the future!
I think my first step to hots is a HOGNOSE! LOL
then maybe ill work my way up and get a mangrove snake then ill get my first hot just to play it safe


While working non venomous won't prepare you for hots....it would be a good idea to get a flighty nasty non-venomous and start working it on a hook, 1 it will help you hone your skills with the hook, 2 it'll really tell you if indeed you want something of this nature. LOL Try coachwhips or racers...or hell even some of the asiatic rats like Radiated Rats....that'll give a good feel for what your in for, only worse...LOL

Thanks Joel and Jordan....I'm excited as hell!
~B~

[carpondro17]

While working non venomous won't prepare you for hots....it would be a good idea to get a flighty nasty non-venomous and start working it on a hook, 1 it will help you hone your skills with the hook, 2 it'll really tell you if indeed you want something of this nature. LOL Try coachwhips or racers...or hell even some of the asiatic rats like Radiated Rats....that'll give a good feel for what your in for, only worse...LOL

Thanks Joel and Jordan....I'm excited as hell!
~B~

Ha I can just catch thoes racers in my back yard!
Well first I need a hook lol then i need 1000 hours to get my venemous permit THEN ill get one hot lol
I like cotton mouths,copper heads,eastern diamondback rattlers ill prolly start with one of thoes first then get something more deadly lol
I will eventually get to that level of experience but this year wont be the year maybe not even next year but eventually the day WILL COME!

[The Snake Guru]

Gotta do what makes ya happy.

Good luck in that venture, I've enjoyed it.

~B~

[chuck33]

Albino Monocle Cobra, very nice man. defanitly a step up from your copperhead. I like the rest will await the pictures. I bet you are uber excited. I would be as well. As much as I like the albinos, I am going to wait and get a lucy. But BIG congrats to you man!

Chuck

[lorenmps]

there will be an Albino Monocle Cobra coming to live at the Guru Serpentarium!


I hate california's laws!!!!

[The Snake Guru]

Albino Monocle Cobra, very nice man. defanitly a step up from your copperhead. I like the rest will await the pictures. I bet you are uber excited. I would be as well. As much as I like the albinos, I am going to wait and get a lucy. But BIG congrats to you man!

Chuck

Hey now! I really like my copperheads! Actually I like anything from the Agkistrodon genus, they are such beautiful snakes. But yes, toxicity wise this is definitely a step up..LOL Should be damn interesting. yeah I'm pretty Jazzed, probably nothing compared to when I see it in person. LOL

I hate california's laws!!!!

LOL...well that's one thing I will say for MN no venomous laws except we can't keep the 2 native species of rattlesnake without a permit....leaves my options pretty well wide open! LOL

~B~

[Lorelei]

wow Brad - congrats - I think!

[carpondro17]

Ahh lucky!
When are you getting him?

[The Snake Guru]

wow Brad - congrats - I think!

Thanks....ohhhh it's a good thing! LOL

Ahh lucky!
When are you getting him?

Should be the 1st week in June.

~B~

[Aurora]

June's not going to come quick enough I can't wait to see this one!

[The Snake Guru]

June's not going to come quick enough I can't wait to see this one!

LOL....man you're telling me!
~B~

[Joethar]

LOL....man you're telling me!
~B~

Your not kidding, putting the truck back in the shop wed. to get a few small issues figured out and it will all be a go.:D

[The Snake Guru]

Your not kidding, putting the truck back in the shop wed. to get a few small issues figured out and it will all be a go.:D

LOL...well hurry up man...I'm dieing over here. J/K

~B~

[mcem]

I certain very good friend of mine has helped make a boyhood fantasy come true, first week in June there will be an Albino Monocle Cobra coming to live at the Guru Serpentarium!

~B~

P.S
We'll see about the King after we've had this one going for awhile...RFLOL

A cobra... aren't you scared?!?!;)

Kings are much different to work than any other cobra I've ever worked. They seem to know how bad they are...the others seem to just be full of it!

[The Snake Guru]

A cobra... aren't you scared?!?!;)

Kings are much different to work than any other cobra I've ever worked. They seem to know how bad they are...the others seem to just be full of it!

HA! More scared of horses than I am of that snake! LOL
(dork)....LOL

Yeah they are bad.....you can see it in thier eyes! LOL

~B~

[danthony428]

thats crazy dude, and so freakin awesome, i will be waiting impatiently for those pics

[The Snake Guru]

LOL....hell I'm just standing on my toes waiting for it to get here! LOL

June couldn't come quick enough at this point.

~B~

[Basil]

Awesome cage, and fantastic news! You'll have to name him Mr. Pink like on Reservoir Dogs. LOL. I can't wait to see it. Big Congrats! :D

[The Snake Guru]

Awesome cage, and fantastic news! You'll have to name him Mr. Pink like on Reservoir Dogs. LOL. I can't wait to see it. Big Congrats! :D

Thanks man!
LOL...Mr.Pink....that's funny.

Yeah I can't wait to see it either! LOL

~B~

[skeletonjack]

great looking cage...I forgot, what type of wood do you use again?

[The Snake Guru]

Thanks much,

Depends on the application, usually pliewood, but for this one I used solid pine being as it is for hots I wanted to get away from dealing with bumping into the frame work of my normal style.

~B~

[Jakes]

Great looking cage mate! The colour will really make an albino stand out too. I'd love to keep a couple of vens one day, but we've still got little people in the house... so maybe when they're up and out I'll get my vens. Look forward to seeing the pics of your new arrival. Only a couple of weeks buddy, not too long. :D

And as for your advise on snake hooks with a nasty non-ven, hahaha, I've got one of them. I have the most hateful Jungle in the world! I use a hook for her.

[The Snake Guru]

Thanks much! Yeah I've got a youngin in the house too but luckily the house was setup perfect for this type of stuff...the upstairs and downstairs is completely seperated there are 2 locked doors she has to go through to get upstairs, and now a 3rd locked door on the hot room...LOL

Hooks do come in handy on stuff like that for sure! LOL Try some Scrubs....that's a fun one too! LOL

~B~

[Jakes]

hahahaha... I'm fine with what we have at the moment thanks buddy. Wouldn't mind a rought scale though.

[ReptileKid]

How big is the cage???
What kind of hook are you going to use with the cobra??? Will we see a new cobra hook, LOL

So happy for you.

[The Snake Guru]

Wouldn't mind a rought scale though.


Rough Scale? Like the sand boas?

How big is the cage???
What kind of hook are you going to use with the cobra??? Will we see a new cobra hook, LOL

This one is 36"x18"x18" he's a sub-adult so it should work well for the time being.

I have a single bent SST hook I made for working hots and nippy arboreals, I haven't ever worked cobras before though so I don't have an actual design around just this snake...LOL Give it time though I may soon enough.

Thanks much!
~B~

[mcem]

Rough Scale? Like the sand boas?



I believe he is talking about the rough-scaled pythons, Morelia carinata. Ridiculously cool pythons which I believe only one place in the US has at this point.

[Jakes]

You got it Matt, that's the one I'm talking about. They are just stunning pythons, I wouldn't mind a couple of those. They fetch a pretty hefty price tag over here though.

[The Snake Guru]

I believe he is talking about the rough-scaled pythons, Morelia carinata. Ridiculously cool pythons which I believe only one place in the US has at this point.

Ahhhhh well Matt....why don't we those yet then? LOL

~B~

[Jakes]

I couldn't find any photos that weren't copy righted, so here's a google link. The roughy is the only known Python that has 'keeled' scales. Truly a gorgeous animal.

http://images.google.com/images?q=rough%20scaled%20python&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7ADBF&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

I hope the link works for you. And you really do need to add these to your collection mate.

[The Snake Guru]

After seeing them, I actually do remember those. Very interesting. Though as Matt already elluded too....difficult to track down around here! LOL

~B~

[mcem]

I believe Reptile Gardens is the only place in the states that has them.

[carpondro17]

Oh wow thoes are cool looking snakes!

[Robilyn]

Well a monacled cobra! This should be interesting :-)

[The Snake Guru]

Well a monacled cobra! This should be interesting :-)

LOL....yeah it should be! Hopefully I'll still be around to taunt you guys...:scared:
LOL

~B~

[drochon2006]

Well you said that you would have the big guy the first week of june and thats come and gone. hope you are still "with us" to show us some pics. have you got him yet???

[The Snake Guru]

LOL...still alive and kicking.

Pics and a Vid are up in the Venomous section.

~B~