My name is Alex Mortenson, I was born April 11th, 1972 in Paola Kansas. I've lived in Independence Missouri for the last 20 years or so and have been a snake nut all my life.

My parents tell me, from the time I could walk, I was bringing snakes Home. At different times my folks have had to put up with everything from Garters to Hognose to Kings and Corns, but being teachers and outdoor people... they were great about it.

It wasn't until we moved to Independence, and I moved up to Jr. High, that I thought Boa constrictors were anything but a snake you could see at a Zoo. But for awhile, living in the city, I wasn't around snakes much if at all.

Jump forward a few years now... it's after college... and a coworker tells me he has a baby boa constrictor that he doesn't want anymore. It was a gift from a friend and it tried to bite him everytime he reached in the cage. So I stopped by his house that evening, lifted the lid to the cage, lowered my hand in and this tiny little baby boa constrictor crawled right up my arm. My coworker was more than a little irritated that he couldn't get near it and I could, So, I owned a baby boa constrictor (Boots), small aquarium and two heat rocks for $20.00.

Well there I was with a baby boa constrictor and no clue how to take care of him, or her for that matter, I had no idea... so who would know about snakes?? Well the pet store sells snakes, they should know right?? I'll go there. BAD IDEA!!!

I got a plethora of bad information, that I completely belived, and my poor pet paid the price for it. I was told only feed live, use heat rocks, only feed once a month. You name it, I bought it, and for a few years my boa didnt get the care it deserved. When I finally started reading on what snakes really need to live comfortably, Boots had already suffered surgery (to remove part of his tail that had been chewed off by a rat) and had his growth stunted by a far too sparse feeding schedule. I was lucky that he didnt pick up any burns from the heat rocks.

I read everything I could find on boas, and in my reading, I discovered the morphs. Here were these incredible albino and anerythristic snakes that people were raising and breeding in their homes. I was hooked but thought it was far beyond my finances and abilities to produce any morphs. I held onto those reservations for a few more years, then about a year ago, I decided to give it a shot and bought a pair of Juvenile het for albinos.