The NARBC Show - Dial Up Warning

[Unas-TheSlayer]

Got back last night from this excellent show. I got a chance to meet some of the top boa people: Chris Nicholas, Jeff Ronne and Celia Chen to name a few. There were some absolutely mind blowing boas there and I had a blast. Enjoy the pics.

The Tinley Park Convention Center

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NERDS table

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NERD had some awesome high color colombians... I sure wish I had some cash to throw around for some of the many incredible "normals" I saw

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A Hog Cross from NERD

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I dont recall for sure whose table this was

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An Albino Suri Cross - Nice red tail

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Brian Sharps Table. I was hoping to see some of his suri/albino crosses but he didnt bring any:

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He did bring a few BCC to sell though:

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Condro Table, I forget the name of the company:

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John Mack Reptiles - Note the case with the T+ Argentine, Motley (I think argentine?), and the T+ Motley Argentine. If I recall, the T+ Motley argentines popped out of the line and they are pure argies.

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A close up of the special case:

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Side coloration on the T+ Motley Argentine

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Larger T+ Argentine

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A Smaller T+ Argentine that was for sale

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He had some incredible Gee-line hypos

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I dont recall whose sunglow this was... but its a sunglow nevertheless :)

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[Unas-TheSlayer]

Now to Chris Nicholas's table. Being a boa fanatic, I found myself repeatedly going back to his table.

Motleys, some are het albinos ... dont remember which

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This is a motley het albino (I think it was het) in with a hypo motley

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The Motley says hi

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Motley Albino

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This Motley hypo was probably the most impressive boa I saw at the show. Unbroken pattern and some of the most intense color I have seen in a boa. My camera didnt quite pick it up in its full glory.

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This "Calico" boa was amazing. Chris told me it is also a possible het albino. Lets hope the calico trait as well as the het albino aspect proves out!

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A Jungle he brought:

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This sunglow he brought has some of the most impressive contrast Ive ever seen.

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Some Sunglows Chris had for sale I believe

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Chris was sharing the area with another fellow, I forgot his name however. These are his boas.

This hypo had absolutely stunning coloration

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Very nice albino

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[Unas-TheSlayer]

Exotics By Nature's table. It was great to meet Celia. Super-nice and knowledgeable person with an obvious passion for what she does. Her boas are absolutely amazing.

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Celia's Hypo Jungles

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Celia's Burke Line sunglow ... absolutely amazing

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Another hypo jungle with INTENSE color:

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I believe this is the same hypo jungle as above.. I mentioned the intense color, right?

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Aztec Boa

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It was fairly crowded

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Jeff Ronne! Finally I meet the man himself. Very friendly/funny guy in person. His boas are absolutely insane... I can tell you now with firsthand experience that his pictures do no justice whatsoever.

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Some nice pastels Jeff had

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His pastel hypos were just crazy...

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A coral albino Jeff brought.

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I believe this is a hypo that "Atreyu" (From RTB forums) bought right after I snapped this shot. Really nice and clean hypo.

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Check out these monstertail hypos... They are going to be some of the most impressive adult boas on earth.

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That's all folks. Great show, can't wait till next year.

[Randy_T.]

Awesome pix Ryan.. Thanks for sharing them.

[denny_rimes]

Like always, a TON of quality photos, Ryan. Thanks for sharing, sorry that I did not get the chance to attend this year. Maybe next year!

Denny ;D

[boxingboa]

Boy O Boy what great photos.What fun you must of had.I am going next year.Thank you for all the great photos.

[scaleman]

WOW! Great pics!! Wish i could have gone :-/

[sparky4601]

was that show in tinly Il ? If it was Im pd off I live right arround tinly How do I find out about these shows?

[Unas-TheSlayer]

I'm glad you all enjoyed the pics. I sure had fun taking them.

Yeah, it was in Tinley Park which is outside of Chicago. Great show... I will defenitely be going next year. Hopefully more of you will make it and we can meet up or something.

It was great to meet some of the many great breeders out there. Jeff Ronne of course... his monstertail and pastel hypos were insane. He had some real nice pastels there too. Celia Chen was great, extremely knowledgeable and willing to chat and take boas out. Her jungles were absolutely stunning. Luckily I stumbled accross Chris Nicholas's table when it had slowed down and got a chance to speak with him for a bit. I am still in shock over that hypo motley he had. I wasnt sure if it was possible to have such a connected pattern hypo motley because what I have seen of them... they are all broken. The color/contrast is just unreal.

What I was REALLY wanting to see was a pastel albino from Ronne. I guess its good he didnt bring any because I probably would have never left his table.

Can't wait till next year. :'(

[The_Boaphile]

Well I have been just sooooo busy it is unimaginable! I just took ten minutes to get better pictures of a couple of the animals Ryan was referring to on my table at the Chicago show. Here is one of my Pastel Hypos. I had her listed at $1400.00. I am glad nobody took her. I think most people just have no idea how nice some Hypos are just assume a Hypo is a Hypo and they don't take the time to stop and smell the Roses. Look at this thing!

[The_Boaphile]

and a shot of one of the Red Monster Tail Hypos people were drooling all over...

Believe me, and Ryan can confirm this. The color in these photos is not as good as real life. Just unbelievable!

Ryans color is definitely better. I wish I could get that real color! Drives me nuts.

[TexasHoosier]

Those are some awesome pics, i wish i would have been able to make it out there!

[Bao]

how about some pictures of your pastel albinos? ;D

[Unas-TheSlayer]

That $1400 Pastel Hypo that Jeff had was defenitely incredible. I excpected Jeff to have amazing boas but I didnt expect them to be so good for only $1400. Honestly, from other places I would expect those pastel hypos to go for $2000+ easily... maybe more. The color is so intense.

And yes, I can defenitely attest to the awesomeness of those monster tail hypos. The saddle contrast and underlying color is outstanding. From what I have seen of Jeff pictures as to how the nicer ones develop, they are going to be totally mind-blowing as adults. I dream of the day when we see a monstertail sunglow... that will be arguebly the most impressive albino form of a boa ever IMO (in terms of contrast and overall appeal). Could you imagine plugging a pastel dreams albino into one of those monstertail hypos?

Id love to see what kind of monstertail holdbacks you have from that litter Jeff. If the ones you were selling were that insane.. I cant even think of a word to describe how the holdback(s) must be.

[stevo]

A couple more Monstertail Hypos from Tinley Park. Yes they are RED!!!!!!!!!!!!

[stevo]

Another!

[stevo]

I know what you mean about this Motley, Ryan. Awesome!

[jenni020999]

Thanks for the pics. I am new to the Boa world and it was good to see all the different morphs. I currently only have a pair of Dumeril Boas. Maybe one day I will be able to expand my collection. It's wild to see what those snakes are going for. Lot's of moula in the breeding business....lol! Anyway thanks for sharing.

Jenn