Phil's Noodle Pit
Our Pythons
Please note that all animals have been re-homed due to closing of the business.
Ball Pythons aka. Royal Pythons (Python regius)
Monty
~2012 Male Regular Ball Python
Monty is a male Regular Ball Python.
He was originally a surrender to Total Pet of Cranbrook BC. After coming regularly to visit him, my girlfriend at the time decided to get him for me. She led me to the store, as we usually do, and as per usual I went and played with my little buddy. As we were about to leave, she informed me that I didn’t have to put the snake away as he was now mine, and that I could take him home that day, the December 11th, 2014.
We chose the name Monty and found out he was about 4 years old and therefore was estimated to have been born in 2012.
Monty is a good eater, and usually feeds on large rats. He currently eats live and enjoys the kill… too much sometimes.
Every winter, he decides to go off food in the hope of trimming his waistline to attract the pretty females. Monty is the reason I have a passion for snakes.
Lucy
~2011 Female Fire Ball Python
Lucy is a female Fire Ball Python.
She was originally a surrender to Total Pet of Cranbrook BC. After having received my first ball python, I of course wanted another, but before I could purchase her, she was sold to someone else as a regular ball python.
To my greatest surprise, that someone else happened to have been my friend and neighbor Craig. A few months passed and eventually, Craig’s situation changed. Craig came to me to see if I wanted to take her home, to which I obviously accepted on August 31st 2015. She has been a member of my family since and it has been fun discovering that she was more than a Regular Pall Python, she even has traits of the Spotnose Ball Python.
Lucy was estimated to be born in 2011 due to being about 5 years old at the time. She eats frozen/thawed, mostly large rats but will never pass up a snack.
Indy
2015 Male Pinstripe Ball Python
Indy is a female Pinstripe Ball Python.
She was first for sale at Just for Pets in Cranbrook. I was seriously considering buying her but he got scooped up by someone else. To my surprise, I knew the person who purchased her, and it happened to be my friend Ryland.
Ryland made me very happy on January 15th 2016 when he re-homed her to me under the name of “Peatree”.
Indy was under a year old when I received her and she was born in 2015. She likes to eat live at the moment but we are working on acquiring a taste for frozen/thawed.
She currently eats small to medium mice or weaned rats and is growing well. She is my Fiancee’s favorite “wittle baby”.
Spirit
2016 Female Pastel Ball Python
Spirit is a female Pastel Ball Python.
She was bred in Kimberly BC by some newly found friends at Kootenay Ball Pythons. After visiting where she came from, my fiancee decided that I needed her and bought her for me/Phil's Noodle Pit.
Spirit was named after a Casper, a former snake in the collection. He was also a bright pastel but passed away suddenly. Spirit will not only serve as a reminder for Casper, but also serve Phil's Noodle Pit as the jewel she was born to be.
Spirit was under a year old when I received her as a gift from Jessica, my spouse, and she was not a rescue. She was born in 2016 and was delivered November 3rd 2016. She likes to eat frozen/thawed and we hope she will keep to that.
She currently eats fuzzy rats but as she is just a baby, this will change soon.
Petra
2015 Female Bumblebee Ball Python
Petra is a female Bumblebee Ball Python, she was Originally sold as a male Spider.
I obtained her by responding to a Facebook add posted by a lady named Danielle who lives in Calgary.
Several friends and I were each getting some snakes from her, one friend (Cloud) paid for the snakes while another (Steve) picked them up from Calgary. This teamwork made it easy to bring him home.
Petra arrived on November 10th, 2016 after a long car ride from Calgary. She eats frozen/thawed medium rats.
He was born in 2015 and is currently getting ready for breeding season.
Sunny
2015 Male Firefly Ball Python
Sunny is a male Firefly Ball Python.
I obtained him by responding to a Facebook add posted by Extraordinary Exotics. They were kind enough to trade some gear for this lovely snake.
On November 22nd, I went up to Calgary to exchange the gear, as well as collect Sunny and another snake that Bree and Damien from Extraordinary Exotics arranged to have ready for pickup for me as well. I also got to check out their setup at the same time.
Sunny arrived on November 22th, 2016 after a long car ride from Calgary. He eats frozen/thawed hoppers and is growing nicely.
Carpet Pythons aka. Diamond Pythons (Morelia spilota)
Mowgli
~2013 Male Jungle Carpet Python
Mowgli is a male Jungle Carpet’s Python.
I obtained him by responding to a Facebook add posted by a nice young lady named Ella.
Mowgli has had a few homes, and had to be re-homed from Ella's house as he was a bit too big for her. Ella had in turn rescued him from bad mite infection that took the life of his girlfriend (a female jungle carpet python he was living with). On July 16th, 2016, I drove to Creston to retrieve him and exchanged him for another reptile. Mowgli is in excellent health and maybe even could loose a few grams. he does make some strange noises however.
Mowgli eats frozen/thawed baby bunnies and medium rats. He was estimated to be born born in 2013 as he is about 3 years old now.
Children's Pythons (Antaresia childreni)
Baby
2013 Male Children's Python
Baby is a male Children’s Python.
I obtained him by responding to a kijiji add posted by a lady named Jennifer who lives in Calgary.
I had to acquire the help of my friends Chantelle and Missy to pick him along with other reptiles and tanks.
Baby arrived on January 17th, 2016 after a nice long 4 hour car ride from Calgary. Baby eats frozen/thawed and currently eats pinky mice.
He was born in 2013 and enjoys wrapping himself in all the fingers on a person’s hands.
Our Boas
Boa Constrictors & Hybrids (Boa constrictor imperator)
Minnie
~2013 Female Salmon/Hogg Boa
Minnie is a female Salmon Boa/Hogg, she is a hybrid between a Hypo boa constrictor and a Hog Island Boa. which gives her the look of the boa constrictor and a smaller size compared to the boa constrictor (the Hog Island Boa gives them the dwarf size. As these snakes age, they get more colorful while staying a relatively small size.
Minnie came to me from a friend who runs a rescue in the west kootenays. She came to him almost dead and he got her back to health. He is currently reducing his collection and thought she would be a wonderful addition to mine. He delivered her to me on September 4th 2016 along with other snakes.
Her birth year was estimated to about 2013 from her being about 2 and a half at the time. Minnie is used to eating chicks but should eat small to medium rats well and is accepting of frozen thawed. She normally has a good appetite.
She is very active and likes to snuggle while rubbing her face on my cheeks.
Dumeril's Boa (Acrantophis dumerili)
Genna
~2009 Female Generic Dumeril's Boa
Genna is a Female Dumeril's Boa. She came from a lady named Karen in Edmonton, AB. Karen was downsizing her collection following some life changes. In a team Effort with Extraordinary Exotics & Reptile Rehab of Calgary who took in 4 other snakes with more significant health problems, Genna, Formerely known as "Genesis" was picked up by a lady named Ivy and delivered to Calgary on Feb 18th 2017 where Extraordinary Exotics will hold her for me until I can come pick her up. She was Finally delivered to Phil's Noodle Pit on Mar 20th When my Friend Anna went to Calgary for a day trip and grabbed her along with another snake being delivered to someone else. Thanks to this team effort, All 5 snakes have their new homes safe and sound and the 4 rescues have begun their recovery while Genna will begin her career in show biz.
Rosy Boa (Lichanura trivirgata)
Rosie
~2009 Female Generic Desert Rosy Boa
Rosie is a female Generic Desert Rosie Boa.
I got her by pure luck. I was on a trip to Kelowna/Vernon for a very important exam for my career when my fiancée and I decided to check out the Total pets in Kelowna to pass the time.
There I started talking to one of the employees named Bailey. She informed me that she had a snake at home she wouldn’t mind rehoming.
We made plans that evening and I acquired Rosie (formerly known as “Slithers”) on October 4th 2015.
Her birth year was estimated to about 2009. Rosie eats weaned rats or mice. She has a good appetite and gets cranky when she is hungry.
She also likes to sprawl across her cage or roll herself into a small ball in her water bowl. She was my first boa.
Slater
2007 Male Anza Borrego Rosy Boa
Slater is a male Anza Borrego Rosy Boa. He comes from Calgary through a kijiji add posted by a man named Jay. Slater was living at Jays, for about 3 years, and before that was living with other members of Jay's family. With the help of our friends at Extraordinary Exotics, he was able to make his way home to Phil's Noodle Pit collection on November 22, 2016 when I went up to pick him up along with another snake and some gear. Slater is estimated to have been born in 2007 as he was about 7-8 years of age when I got him. He currently eats live hopper mice. We will have fun converting his habits to frozen/thawed rats.
Our Collubrids
Corn Snakes (Pantherophis guttatus)
Dini
~2012 Female Anerythristic Corn Snake
Dini is a female Anerythristic Corn Snake.
I have wanted her since the first time I saw her. there was just something about the way she looks at someone.
After striking a deal with her former owner Rob, I was finally able to take her home on January 20th 2016. The deal was simple; I had to trade a snake for this snake. I was able to find a female ball python (which is exactly what Rob asked for), and I brought it to her in exchange for Dini, (formerly known as Houdini).
Dini enjoys eating frozen thawed and is currently eating mice. She is estimated to be born in 2012.
Flora
~2013 Female Miami Corn Snake
Flora is a female Miami Corn Snake.
I have wanted one of these for quite some time.
Flora came to me from a friend who runs a rescue in the west kootenays. she was rescued by my friend at that rescue. He is currently reducing his collection and thought she would be a wonderful addition to mine. He delivered her to me on September 4th 2016 along with other snakes.
Flora's birth year was estimated to about 2013 from her being about 2 and a half at the time. She is used to eating chicks but should eat small to medium rats well and eats frozen thawed. like many corn snakes, she normally has a good appetite.
Milah
~2011 Female Amelanistic Corn Snake
Milah is a female Amelanistic Corn Snake.
The is completely deprived of black pigment, and even has red eyes
Milah came to me from a Derek who runs a rescue in the west kootenays. she was rescued by my him at that rescue. He delivered her to me on November 10th 2016 along with other reptiles.
Milah's birth year was estimated to about 2011 from her being about 4 at the time. She eats small to medium rats well and eats frozen thawed. Like many corn snakes, she normally has a good appetite and is very active.
Common Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis getula)
Elvis
~2013 Male Albino California King Snake
Elvis is a male Albino California King Snake.
I obtained him by responding to a kijiji add posted by a lady named Emily who lives in Calgary.
I had to acquire the help of my friends Chantelle and Missy to pick him along with other reptiles and tanks.
Elvis arrived on January 17th, 2016 after a nice long 4 hour car ride from Calgary, and made me a happy person.
Elvis can eat frozen/thawed or live and currently eats hoppers and small mice. He is estimated to have been born in 2013 and us very colorful and eager to snuggle.
Nibbler
2014 Male Striped Lavender Albino California Kingsnake
Nibbler is a Male Striped Lavender Albino California Kingsnake
He came to Phil's Noodle Pit through a friend named Brittany. Brittany's friend Corey was going to school and offered Brittany his pet snake "Ghost". Brittany didn't want to adopt him at that time but offered it to me. Upon seeing him, I were very excited see that he wasn't just a regular albino king snake, and was happy to add him to the collection.
I named him Nibbler (after Futurama's Lord Nibbler, because it was fitting for a hungry king snake). The first time Nibbler was held, he attempted to swallow my hand whole, very delicately without piercing my skin with his teeth.
Nibbler was born in 2014 in Calgary, and raised from a baby by Corey. He was delivered April 8th 2017 and has an insatiable appetite for anything that he can swallow.
He currently eats multiple small rats at a time and is always hungry for more.
Marley
~2013 Male Albino Brooks Kingsnake
Marley is a male Albino Brooks King Snake.
I obtained him Through one of our very own volunteers who obtained him from a young woman who is preparing to move.
Marley arrived on September 2nd, 2016 after a discussion with Andrew (the volunteer) as he was himself preparing to get his very own snake a couple days later. I myself had a discussion with Marley's former owner about the impending move and potential rehoming several months prior. It was real nice to welcome hhim home.
Marley can eat frozen/thawed or live and currently eats full size mice. He is estimated to have been born in 2013 and is in very good health. He is very well mannered and eager to snuggle.