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Posted by Chris_Harper2 on January 08, 2003 at 14:32:03:
I purchased a group of imported G. oxycephala in October and now that they seem to be doing well I decided to probe them last night.
When I got to the one I was really hoping to be a male I opened his cage and he started going balistic. I grabbed my snake hook thinking he'd be easier to work.
Before I made contact he struck from the middle of his cage and cleared the top of his cage by about 2 feet (best guess) above where he was. I actually stuck the snake hook up in the air and caught him mid-flight. From there everying was easy. He did turn out to be a male.
I've kept both Jumping Vipers and Neotropical Rattlesnakes but I've never been more surprised to see a snake get airborne than this time.
I do have some questions regarding breeding.
I have a LTC proven female who's dry sheds are about 6' 8" long so she is somewhere around 6 feet. I can't find the sheet with her last weight but I believe it was just over 400 grams.
The male I'm most comfortable introducing to her is probably about 5 feet and weighed just under 300 grams when I picked him up in October. Now that he's wormed and eating I'm sure he's surpassed the 300 gram mark.
So what I'd like to know is if anyone has bred these with such a size difference. The two animals appear to be fairly close in girth but the head size and length is obviously greater with the female.
Also, is there a best time of the year to introduce them? I understand they're known for breeding year round.
This male is the best looking green G. oxycephala I've seen so I sure hope I can breed him.
