- We got Neo with the expansion in mind.
And of course the Madagascan Tree boas.
Don't forget the pattern-less African Rock python.
And they were all with this expansion in mind.
And as I was designing the place out,
there actually is some additional enclosure,
so we have a need for a couple new animals
and I have a friend that's bringing a handful of animals
over; bad part is I could only choose a couple.
And he's here, so let's find out what he brought.
First thing he brought are these little Beaded lizards,
but these aren't just normal Beaded lizards;
these are what they call Alvarezi,
so they're actually a rarer form.
So these are in the genus Heloderma,
which basically is the Gila monsters and the Beaded lizards.
They are some of the venomous lizards in the world
and they actually have this interesting delivery system
when it comes to pumping the venom.
You can see the back of their heads
have this huge muscular thing;
well that's where they keep the venom.
And they have grooved teeth in the back
and when they bite you, and they have very strong bites,
they'll actually have that venom
just kinda pumping into you.
So you definitely don't wanna get bite by this,
it's actually a really painful bite.
You'll have like blood pressure drop, extreme pain,
swelling, but I've always thought that had having some
Gila's or Beaded lizards would be a great desert display.
I mean, they're absolutely incredible animals,
look at how cute they are.
And again, those cute faces,
you definitely don't wanna get bit by something like this,
that's absolutely for sure, but they are amazing.
So I'm thinking, could we have an amazing desert display
that is really big that maybe even has some undercaves
that you can see into?
Beaded lizards have always been a dream lizard of mine,
but with that said, there was that thing that Lori said
(ethereal harp music) about venomous animals.
- I told you,
(dun-dun-dun dramatic music) if you get anything venomous,
I'm outta here.
- So I really don't know what to do.
- Get the beaded lizard.
- As much as I would love these guys,
and they would be absolutely a dream to have
here at the Reptarium, probably not worth a divorce.
Next up is a Gabino and look at this thing here.
Now, of course Gaboon vipers and Rhino vipers
are in the Bitis genus and they're both amazing animals,
but when you put 'em together in a hybrid form,
they turn into something absolutely incredible.
So this is actually a hybrid between
a Gaboon viper and a Rhino viper.
Look at the beautiful pattern on that;
the colors, amazing, I mean, look at that big head.
It has those big kinda rhino horns,
it has all this interesting kind of pattern to it,
color to it.
I mean, whoo doggy, I would love to add
something like this.
- (deep, slow voice) Anything venomous, I'm outta here.
- Dang it, we have the same problem with the venomous thing,
so I guess this isn't in the cards.
Next up is a couple cool boas,
starting with this one right here.
Absolutely amazing.
You guys know I love boas, you guys are always asking me,
"Do you have more boas,"
and this is an absolute beauty here;
it's what they call an Eclipse.
This is a pure Leopard boa right here, absolutely amazing.
Of course, these are a Central American boa
that stay a little bit smaller
and they have those really amazing
kinda colors and patterns in them.
Whew! This little monkey is a little bit feisty right now.
It's okay, little buddy.
It's completely fine, but whoa! Come on now.
That's not the way boas are supposed to be.
But you can see how amazing a Leopard boa looks.
They are unbelievable and this one is fired up right now.
Whew, whoa! Come on!
Calm down, little buddy, it's okay.
We'll go ahead and get this back it's in enclosure,
but Leopard boas are definitely awesome.
And when you mix 'em with a Motley boa,
which actually happens to be of the Colombian Imperators,
they actually are not only a little bit bigger
but that's how you get the Eclipse boas;
as that beautiful pattern-less animal there.
And again, you can see the size difference
between a Colombian and one of the Central Americans,
so it's gonna be somewhere in the in-between, right?
'Cause it has a little bit of the Motley bloodline
and it has a little bit of the Leopard,
which is the smaller bloodline, right?
Nevertheless, the Motley and the Leopard mixed together
make that beautiful Eclipse boa.
And so what's interesting is, of course,
is that the Central Americans stay a little bit smaller
with the Leopard boa,
but then the Colombians with the Motley
are a little bit bigger,
so this particular animal is not only gonna get
a little larger than say the Central Americans,
but it's also a hap for albino,
which is kind of interesting too;
it's the call-line albino
and it's just an absolutely pattern-less, beautiful snake.
I think that this could make a pretty good display,
but it actually has a pair along with it;
that animal, of course, is this beauty here.
Woo hoo, doggy.
Now it's still like the Leopard gene there,
but it has an IMG gene to it as well;
increasing melanin gene is what they call it.
And that also is a Columbian,
so we have a Central American Leopard ball
and then the Columbian IMG.
And the IMG literally, as it gets older,
gets more and more black and you can see how dark this is
compared to a normal Leopard boa;
it's an absolute ripper.
So I kinda think to myself,
this could make a really cool display, right?
We know that boas like to stay on the ground,
but they also like to climb.
It could be really, really cool to have a cool boa display,
especially with darker animals.
And they're very docile too,
so they're something that can take out.
I have to always consider that when I talk about
the expansion too is that what animals can actually
come out and people can interact with them.
I tell you what, these boas are pretty darn awesome.
- Get the boas, (distorted voice) Brian.
- Calm down, Jessica.
I wanna see what our other options are
before I make my final decision.
He also brought this absolutely beautiful Green Tree python.
And people often think that you can't hold
a Green Tree python; now you can actually hold 'em.
You can see this one isn't defensive, trying to strike
or anything like that, so they're typically pretty good.
The reason is that you don't hold 'em
is that they don't really like to come out that much,
so they're not like a pet snake
where you're gonna be chilling with them
and stuff like that.
But the fact is that you can actually typically hold 'em,
they're usually pretty good animals,
although they do have big teeth.
But the problem is is that we already have
some Green Tree pythons.
Oh my God, guys, take a look at this,
the Green Tree pythons are locked up again;
this has been happening almost every day
and she is swelling up.
Pickles is definitely looking like
she's starting to go into a pre-ovulation.
I think we're gonna get some Green Tree python babies
this year, or at least some eggs.
I don't know what's gonna happen, but that is darn exciting,
I can't wait to see what happens.
So I'm just really not sure.
I mean, I'm definitely gonna have some consideration
on this one, 'cause it is an absolute ripper, for sure.
- Come on, get the cobras.
- He didn't even bring cobras.
Look at this cute little Viper boa.
You guys know I love Viper boas.
No, ow!
(Brian exclaiming)
Not really a great display animal for the Reptarium,
but the way I'm thinking in my head
is these are really probably good for BHB
in our breeding colony, right?
So if I think it through with Lori,
maybe I can get something for the Reptarium
and get the Viper boas for BHB;
that way I'm not just picking one thing for the Reptarium,
I'm actually picking two things because,
(record scratching) listen,
this isn't for the Reptarium, this is for BHB.
So let's think this through.
We've got the Gabby here, problem is it's venomous,
Lori will kill me.
We've got the Alvarezi, the Beaded lizards
that are absolutely incredible and a dream animal of mine.
One day I've gotta have either Gilas or Beaded lizards,
but probably not in the cards right now
because Lori will absolutely kill me;
so those two are kinda out.
We've got the boas over here, they're absolutely incredible,
I think they would make a great display.
And then we got the Green Tree pythons
and the Viper boas but Green Tree pythons,
we already have pickles,
so I don't know that we necessarily need that.
We do have other boas, but we don't have boas
like this, right?
So these guys might be the right choice.
And like I said, bonus,
we can actually get the boas and the Viper boas for BHB.
So guys, I think that the best choice that I could do
is to take the boas and of course take the Viper boas too.
This makes the most sense, we can keep 'em over at BHB;
actually care for 'em, get 'em kind of habituated
to the area for a while and then when we do the expansion,
we can make a really cool, jungley type of cage
for these guys.
I think they're gonna be absolutely incredible.
I envisioned it in my head already;
much like Cupcakes cage, where there's branches
and stuff like that, but more foliage, right?
Just a lotta kind of rainforest feel and stuff like that.
These guys are absolutely incredible.
I mean, look at these guys, look at how beautiful they are.
I mean, I just think it's the right way to go.
You know, I wanted 'em all obviously,
but it was pretty imperative that I can only choose
one set of 'em, right?
And the only set that made the most sense for the Reptarium
of course were the boas, and I get the bonus
with the Viper boas over at BHB.
I knew Jessica would be really excited about it.
I'm gonna give you this one first to take a look at.
This is actually an IMG Leopard boa.
- [Jessica] Oh wow.
- [Brian] Isn't that cool?
Look at the iridescence on that animal.
- So we have a Leopard boa,
she looks way different than this,
I love the black on this. - [Brian] I know.
- [Jessica] Let's see if I can get the tail here.
- [Brian] I know it's cool, look at that.
I knew you'd be excited about it.
- [Jessica] So this one should end up all black
eventually, right? - [Brian] Exactly, yep.
- [Jessica] That's awesome! - As they get older,
they continue- again, the IMG's, increasing melanin gene,
so as they get older, increasing melanin;
melanin's black pigment, it's gonna get more and more black
as it gets older.
Then, this one I know you'll like a lot.
- [Jessica] Is that a male or female?
- That's a good question, I was gonna just check it out.
This looks like the male. - [Jessica] Cool.
- Which is cool because we can breed it to a Leopard female,
which is gonna be super dope.
And then this girl-- - Oh my God!
- [Brian] Isn't that thing dope?
- You have like no pattern to you.
- I know, so this is the Eclipse boa,
which is the Motley/Leopard boa.
- Okay.
- So again, Columbian Motley bred into the Leopard--
- It's eyes are almost Black even.
- [Brian] I know, right? - It's so cool.
- I mean, it's so cool, I love 'em, so this is cool.
I knew you'd be jazzed about this,
we still have probably a year or two
before they're ready to breed,
but they're pretty stoked.
- Well he might be ready next year,
- Yeah. - I gotta female
that's ready to go with him. - That's right.
Yeah next year, actually, we could probably breed
these guys, so that'll be super cool.
I knew Jessica would be super excited,
she loves boa constrictors.
We'll get these set up and start work 'em into the facility.
And there it is guys,
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