New male Blandingii

[Admin - Angi]

Just posting quickly to share pics of my two new Blandingi, both males.
First male has not eaten yet, but it is early days.





The second male that ate last night, hence only one photo, I was reluctant to do anything but renew his water.

[scapegoat]

hi angi,

nice looking boigas!

there where some CB blandingiis at hamm, but unfortunatly i don't have any empty viv for more snakes...

alex

[Admin - Angi]

Thanks, yep I think they were being sold by Mr Vogel, who my friend bought his off.

[scapegoat]

yes, the were from gernot vogel, who also had some really nice looking cyaneas for sale...

[chris]

I saw them as well at Hamm.
I don't want to buy B.blandingii, although I think yours look great Angi. I don't see them as 'real' Boiga. They're considered to be Toxicodryas blandingii.

[scapegoat]

They're considered to be Toxicodryas blandingii.

i've talked about this with dr. gernot vogel at the expo in houten last week, and he said that there is no morphological or genetic difference between asian and african boigas, therefore most scientist don't accept the new genus, and therefore it further has to be listed as B. blandingii ;-)

and - where is your problem with this?
Python reticulatus and P. curtus are real pythons just like P. sebae or P. anchitae for example, and they also come from asia and africa...

[Admin - Angi]

thanks for letting us know that - I had wondered what Mr Vogel thought about this subject.
I got a female from him this week so hope to be breeding them at some point.