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    I am still waiting on my developer to finish up on the Classifieds Control Panel so I can use it to encourage members into becoming paying members. Google Adsense has become a real burden on the viewing of this site, but honestly it is the ONLY source of income now that keeps it afloat. I tried offering disabling the ads being viewed by paying members, but apparently that is not enough incentive. Quite frankly, Google Adsense has dropped down to where it barely brings in enough daily to match even a single paid member per day. But it still gets the bills paid. But at what cost?

    So even without the classifieds control panel being complete, I believe I am going to have to disable those Google ads completely and likely disable some options here that have been free since going to the new platform. Like classified ad bumping, member name changes, and anything else I can use to encourage this site to be supported by the members instead of the Google Adsense ads.

    But there is risk involved. I will not pay out of pocket for very long during this last ditch experimental effort. If I find that the membership does not want to support this site with memberships, then I cannot support your being able to post your classified ads here for free. No, I am not intending to start charging for your posting ads here. I will just shut the site down and that will be it. I will be done with FaunaClassifieds. I certainly don't need this, and can live the rest of my life just fine without it. If I see that no one else really wants it to survive neither, then so be it. It goes away and you all can just go elsewhere to advertise your animals and merchandise.

    Not sure when this will take place, and I don't intend to give any further warning concerning the disabling of the Google Adsense. Just as there probably won't be any warning if I decide to close down this site. You will just come here and there will be some sort of message that the site is gone, and you have a nice day.

    I have been trying to make a go of this site for a very long time. And quite frankly, I am just tired of trying. I had hoped that enough people would be willing to help me help you all have a free outlet to offer your stuff for sale. But every year I see less and less people coming to this site, much less supporting it financially. That is fine. I tried. I retired the SerpenCo business about 14 years ago, so retiring out of this business completely is not that big if a step for me, nor will it be especially painful to do. When I was in Thailand, I did not check in here for three weeks. I didn't miss it even a little bit. So if you all want it to remain, it will be in your hands. I really don't care either way.

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    Some people have indicated that finding the method to contribute is rather difficult. And I have to admit, that it is not all that obvious. So to help, here is a thread to help as a quide. How to become a contributing member of FaunaClassifieds.

    And for the record, I will be shutting down the Google Adsense ads on January 1, 2025.
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Share your anacondas

mightymouseec04

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With the ban over the last year I know many have strayed from working with the yellow anacondas or anacondas in general but I enjoy these snakes the most so far. Here are some pictures of my adults enjoying the sun.
Miny- She is gravid currently and has not eaten since the end of October.
Jumbo- My proven male, has a strong breeding response.
Tiny- Sexed as a female 3-4 times but shows all the signs of a confused male. Beautiful snake either way.
Please share your anacondas be it green, yellow or even a cross. I always look forward to seeing other people’s anacondas.
Thank you and hope you enjoy.
 

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Few pics of 'condas I used to have.

The guy in the pic was a neighbor. It was his first interaction with a "big" snake. Even in shed, she was incredibly calm. He liked it so much that he went out and bought his first BP shortly after that.
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Doing her cobra impersonation.
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Young male yellow I had.
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A YxG cross.
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Her dinner time.
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That cross is such a great looking snake, one day I will also own one. How’s the green-yellow cross when it comes to handling?
 
I no longer have it anymore (or any snakes at the moment). I could just never bring myself to trust her very far. The previous owner said she was aggressive, and supplied a few pics that supported it. I didn't go out of my way to get too hands-on, when I could avoid it.

It's a lot easier to move a snake around when you can pretty much count on finding it soaking in its water tub at any given time. When I decided to take her out, I'd just put the lid on the tub and take her out that way. She rarely showed much active aggression, but I made it a point to keep out of harm's way as much as I could. I got the impression that she wasn't nearly as bad as the last guy had thought, but since she was big enough to do some damage, I wasn't eager to push my luck. When I had to actually pick her up, I made it a point to stay well away from her head and set her back down if she started to seem especially interested in me. It seemed to work out well for the both of us.
 
I see and it’s to bad you don’t still have her but it sucks that she was as aggressive as you say. I had plans on getting a pair of them as babies but the seller backed out then the ban passed before I could find any more. I was bummed but am hoping to get a pair of greens this year some time. I have 4 yellows currently and all of them are easy to handle and don’t try to bite thankfully. I have actually used my oldest (Tiny) in an educational “vet academy” at the vet hospital I use.
 
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