(smooth music)
- Hey, good morning everybody and welcome to the Vlog.
I hope the start of your day is absolutely fantastic.
I know the start of my day is gonna be fantastic
because I have these beautiful clutches
of eggs to pull today.
Well, at least one Culebra clutch
and I think that we're gonna go ahead and check
and see if we have any other Culebra clutches
as well as ball python clutches, whatever.
Regardless, this is a beautiful clutch of eggs right there.
Hoo, doggy!
Look at momma!
Oh, it's okay, momma.
Oh my gosh, she's cranky this morning.
I'm gonna just try to slowly pull
that clutch of eggs so she lets go over there
and I think that she's done.
I'm actually not a 100 percent,
oh yeah, she's definitely done.
Yeah, she's done.
I'm gonna go ahead and leave her in just in case,
just in case she has an egg or two,
but she looks like she's done to me.
She is actually an Okeetee Het Scaleless corn snake.
I'll go ahead, close this up
and I'll just pop her right back in here,
just to make sure.
I didn't see that there's any other eggs
but the fact that she was laying a little weird.
I'll leave her for an hour or two.
And she was actually bred to this male right here
that is absolutely stunning.
Hoo, hoo, doggy!
That, of course, is a Scaleless Abbott Okeetee.
Oh my gosh, that is one gorgeous animal
and he's fathered a bunch of clutches this year.
So this clutch is an unbelievable clutch right here.
I mean, this time of year, you don't expect
to get this size clutch.
And you certainly don't expect to get this fertility.
Looks like we have one little tiny slugger
at the end right there.
And then we've got this egg over here,
we'll put in here, we'll go ahead and count it up.
We've got two, four, six, eight, 10,
11 good eggs, oh my gosh.
I would like to start the day every day like this.
So I'm just gonna go through,
see if we have any other Culebra clutches
and then see what else this day has.
Let's have an amazing day together.
Couple Culebra's there starting to hatch.
We've got a few things that are pipped out,
but this clutch kinda surprised me
because again, I've told you guys before
that Brooks king snakes hatch
usually about a week before other snakes,
as far as they go, like 52, 53 days incubation
whereas most other snakes go 60 plus days,
but this one's kinda hatched out and was like,
ooh, man!
These things are incredible.
Look at these things!
These are actually Snow Jelly Brooks kings.
Oh my god, these are unbelievably adorable
and I think I've produced like one or two of these
in the past but never entire clutches.
Look at the feisty little monkeys right there.
These guys are unbelievable.
I'm so happy that I'm producing Brooks kings again
because we used to produce a ton of Brooks kings.
I mean, it was one of our biggest producing Culebras
outside of maybe corn snakes.
And then the last couple years,
we've literally produced not even one clutch of Brooks kings
so the fact that we have a handful of clutches this year
is amazing and just look at the colors on these.
I mean, you see the red, kind of dotting and the sides.
As these get a little size to them,
man they look so incredible.
And Brooks kings, although they're little feisty monkeys
when they're babies, like these guys,
the truth is they are really good pets.
I mean, super docile.
They get big, they can get six plus foot long
and they eat like crazy, I mean just a really good,
healthy, heavy-bodied Culebra,
so couldn't be more excited to hatch
a bunch of these little monkeys.
Taking a little break from the action
because we're gonna do a little egg cutting really quick.
Just one clutch today.
This is actually a pinstripe that spread
to a Woma lesser pinstripe.
But you know, the thing that's amazing
is a big clutch, like 10 eggs,
the thing that's always cool is
you never really know what you're gonna hatch.
The other day, we literally had an Axanthic ball python
hatch out of a clutch that wasn't even half Axanthic.
So every time you cut a clutch,
you really never know what you're gonna get
and when you're gonna have that surprise.
I'd say at least once or twice a year,
we get like something really crazy
that I don't even know what it is,
so let's go ahead and jump into these eggs
and see what we have.
First egg here, lets see, and of course,
you know I always say that we can only guess
when they're in the eggs.
Once they hatch out, you got a much better chance
of knowing what's going on and right off the bat,
I've got a Woma lesser pinstripe,
which I would assume is gonna be the best thing
I can produce out of this because the pinstripe
is incomplete dominant and the Woma lesser pinstripe
are either all co-dominant or incomplete dominant as well
so there's not like, really a ton
of really great combinations.
The best I should probably get is the three genes,
but sometimes when you breed pinstripes with pinstripes,
you get even a reduction of pattern,
so who knows, we might get something really crazy.
Regardless, first egg was pretty cool.
Second egg, yeah, I'm just hoping for something crazy
in this clutch, I don't know why.
I just have that feeling like, maybe I'm going to
produce something where I'm like,
"I don't even know what that is."
Okay. So what we have here, is it looks like, really pretty,
looks like another Woma lesser pinstripe.
So, hey, so far so good, right?
I mean the odd's God's have been on our side so far.
And hopefully, with any luck, they'll continue to give us
awesome stuff.
Guys, I love cutting python eggs.
This looks like a Woma lesser.
Now, the Woma and the lesser gene kinda mixed together
make this, kinda like, I don't know,
real soft, sandy looking animal that I really like.
That's a beautiful snake right there.
I tell you what, I love it to death.
Let's see what we have here.
Number four!
Let's see what we have here.
Gosh, I tell you what, so far some really beautiful animals.
Again, another Woma lesser pinstripe.
But interestingly enough, like I told you,
with that pinstripe to pinstripe,
sometimes you get a reduction of animals.
These Woma lesser pin's are really reduced in pattern,
looking absolutely incredible.
So, again, really awesome so far.
Number five!
Tell you what, this clutch is going pretty quick.
Number five, what do we have here?
And, oh, just a normal pinstripe right here,
which is all right, ya know,
just looks like a pretty pinstripe, and I tell ya,
we produced the very first pinstripes in 1999.
Seems like forever ago, but uh,
I remember cutting the very first pinstripe
and being like, "oh my god it's genetic!"
because I bought the animal out of West Africa
and not knowing if it was going to be genetic
and it's awesome all these years later
to still be able to cut pinstripes.
All right, moving on to this egg right here.
See what we have.
Okay, what do we have here?
Hoo!
Tell ya what, another Woma lesser pinstripe.
So, hey, if you guys are going to be in the market
for a Woma lesser pinstripe, guess what?
We're going to have a couple here pretty soon.
That's pretty awesome!
So, okay, we got two, four, six,
we've cut six eggs so far.
We're on egg number seven.
Here we go.
Number seven.
What do we have?
A little darker animal in this one.
Again, another pinstripe.
Probably a Woma pinstripe,
because the thing with Woma pinstripes is they have
thinner bans and then they have like,
kinda side saddling that is a little bit different
from a normal pinstripe.
So, I think that's a Woma pinstripe, uh, we have a
few more eggs to cut.
This one right up on the top, we'll see what this one does.
Let's see.
Here we go!
Another Woma lesser pinstripe.
Okay.
So, so far we have been getting what I expected.
Still was hoping for that, kinda, really cool, weird one.
But hey, that's the way it goes.
You can't get everything, right?
But, uh, I'm pretty excited
about what's going on this year for sure.
We have so many more clutches, it's crazy!
Really good year both Culebra wise and python wise.
Another Woma pinstripe, that one is kinda,
buried in the back,
so its a bit harder to see,
but it's definitely a Woma pinstripe.
And last egg, come on lets get something amazing!
You guys know I always love ending the cutting
with an amazing animal.
I don't know why, always been that way,
so lets hope that is what the case is.
And, weirdly enough, it is just a lesser ball python.
Just a normal lesser ball python, but,
all in all, I tell you what guys
I still love cutting eggs,
even when you have a clutch that you're not
anticipating to get anything too crazy with.
But trust me, we have a ton of clutches that are coming
that are going to be ridiculous odds, so uh,
at a matter of fact,
I think we have a clutch that I was really excited about
that we're going to go ahead and pull over in the dungeon.
(smooth music)
Down in the dungeon and we have one clutch of
ball pythons today,
and I love this female right now.
Look at this girl!
She is so amazing!
She is actually a fire yellow belly.
She is bred to a calico mojave bee.
So again, it's mojave, it's pastel, it's spider,
and it's calico!
And breading it to a fire yellow belly should
make for some crazy babies!
I tell ya what, these are some big eggs!
She was loaded up.
I remember before she laid, I was like,
oh my god, girl, you look big!
Oh, come on girl, you're good.
Wow! What a beautiful clutch of eggs.
Good job, momma!
You did so good.
I'm just going to remove these eggs really quick,
put them over here before momma bites me.
That's okay, momma.
She's just being a good momma
and wanting to protect her eggs.
But, I tell you what, that is an amazing clutch right there.
Just going to open this box right here,
put them in here, we'll get them cleaned up.
Definitely going to have to take these eggs off
and kind of separate them out.
This egg is perfect right here
and then these eggs will have to get separated out
a little bit, too.
We've got two, four, six, eight, nine eggs.
I'll tell ya what, that is an absolutely gorgeous
clutch of eggs and an incredible potential.
You add that fire and yellow belly already into the
mojave and calico bee.
Woo! It's going to be some pretty babies.
But that's it for python eggs for today.
We have a handful of other pythons that
should be lying in the next couple days.
So, don't you worry, we'll be collecting some more soon.
Actually, I have one tour today and then later on tonight
we are actually open at the Reptarium,
so it's going to be a fun, busy day.
So let's go ahead, let our first tour in,
and have a good time!
And my tour is here, how are you guys?
- Good
- [Brian] So good to meet you guys.
I really appreciate you coming.
You said you're from the Baltimore, Maryland area, huh?
- Yes
- [Brian] Well, that's awesome.
Well, I hope that the trip will be worth it,
and you're going to see a lot of cool stuff, right?
- Absolutely!
(smooth music)
- [Brian] Thank you guys so much, you guys are amazing!
- Thank you!
- [Brian] Drive safe on the way back.
Keep in touch, all right!
We'll see you guys!
- Thank you!
- All right boys and girls, it's time to open up
at the Reptarium.
And you guys know, I always have a great time,
so let's just open up to the public and have a great night.
(smooth music)
Okay, we're going to have a little fun.
We are going to feed Lucy.
Everyone is here watching.
You guys ready for this?
- YEAH!
- Okay, uh, we'll see what happens.
I think she's going to be ready.
Ready, Lucy?
Come on, girl.
Come on.
Oh, come on.
Come on, girl.
Ahh.
Ugh, there ya go girl!
There ya go, sweetheart!
All right, well she took it and I lived guys.
That's awesome!
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All right, I'm going to see if Daisy wants to eat.
Want to open the door for me?
- Yes, sir, I got ya.
(glass door squeaking)
- Yes! Aww, Daisy!
(indistinct mumbling)
(striking hiss)
- Whoa, oh yeah!
- [Brian] There ya go, girl.
All right, so Daisy definitely took.
She's definitely turned on.
All right, everyone lived, right?
- Yeah, we'll see, we'll see.
- [Brian] Good, good, good.
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All right, so Lucy finished up her first rabbit.
My buddy, Yani, is here from Melbourne, Australia.
Uh, you have a spotted python?
- Spotted python, yup.
- [Brian] So, it's just like feeding a spotted python,
just a thousand times bigger.
- Okay, basically, sounds good.
- So, we're going to go ahead and have Yani
uh, being the fact that he doesn't normally
get the opportunity to see a snake this big in Australia,
uh, of course they have Strobe,
are about the biggest animal there.
Uh, I'm going to try and, let's see here,
we're going to keep everyone away,
if that's okay,
and then go ahead, ohh ohh, she is
- She's coming to get you
- [Brian] Okay, you ready?
Just get that rabbit up there.
Okay, you ready?
Get right up to the face.
Up to the face.
Little higher, little higher, little higher!
Good!
Whoa.
She can just, just see him, just a little over.
Yeah, there she is!
- [Yani] Whoa!
- [Brian] There she goes!
Nice and gentle.
- That was great!
- [Brian] What do you think, man?
- [Yani] That was amazing.
- Ha, ha, all right.
I had to give him that experience.
Lucy, you are absolutely amazing girl.
So, that concludes the feeding at the Reptarium tonight.
All right guys, so as we are winding down at the Reptarium,
not too long to go.
It's been an absolutely amazing day.
I hope that you guys enjoyed it.
Feeding snakes in front of everyone
is always a blast.
It's been an amazing day,
and I hope that you guys have an amazing day,
because I love your beautiful faces.
Do me a favor, be kind to someone, and I promise,
I'll see you guys tomorrow.
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