More of Dameon
Dameon is the first snake I purchased, and he holds a special place in this cold-blooded heart. He is known to the pet trade as a common �Red Tailed Boa�, but to this day I have not encountered another constrictor with his striking appearance. His true country origin and subspecies remain a mystery; pet stores are notorious for not keeping records or asking questions regarding reptilian genealogy. He is a deeply colored, full bodied constrictor with impressive saddles that transverse his back, black and orange dots of color that highlight his abdominal scutes, and an iridescent sheen that gives an oil on water effect when bathed with sunlight.

I encountered him at a local pet store. His previous owner had commited several injustices while the snake was in his possession, the least annoying of which was naming the snake �Ned�. He had been neglected--underfed, underheld, and ndernutured. Highly
aggressive at first, it didn�t take him long to respond to my rehabilitation efforts. Now, he feasts on hand-breed and raised, grain-fed, vitamin supplemented, prekilled rats. He is a docile �mama�s boy�. An impressive snake he measures 9 feet 3 inches
ngth, weighes around 28 pounds, and his widest coil measures 15+ inches in circumference.
This is one of the first photos taken of Dameon. You can see how shiney and beautiful his scale pattern is.
From this angle, you can see the purple sheen to the lower part of his body
This is Dameon shortly after a shed. You can still note the shed skin in the cornor.
(This was before I switched from bark to moss substrate)
Snakes are very inquisitive by nature and love exploring every aspect of their enclosure.
Here is another picture of Dameon, post-shed.
He is a pre-shed picture of Dameon. Note the dull coloration of the scales and milky blue haze to the eyes.
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