Bitis nasicornis - colours

Bitis nasicornis - colours

Postby Echis » Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:39 pm

Bitis nacornis - juvenile from Uganda. Ca. 5 months old.

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Postby mm069 » Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:41 pm

Beautiful. What lovely colours animals get. Can't wait to get one or two... ;)
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Postby Bushbaby » Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:46 pm

That is awesome!! Very very nice!!
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Postby Echis » Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:49 pm

And here is another pic. There are Bitis nasicornis (1,1) and Atheris nitschei (1,1) in the terrarium (70x70x60cm).

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Postby Nasicornis » Tue Jul 10, 2007 3:42 pm

Wow that is beautifull ! I can only hope that mine will be as colorfull as this.
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Postby Pythonodipsas » Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:21 pm

Welcome Echis,

Excellent Eye Candy!!!

I love it when two sympatric species are kept together in natural vivaria. I have seen this with Dendroaspis angusticeps (green mamba) and Bitis gabonica (gaboon viper).
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