Have never grown extremely hot peppers so need y'alls input on whether these are ready to pick. Chocolate Trinidad Scorpians. Ready?

Color looks about right I've grown them and you can usually tell by comparing to the green ones. Either way that variety is smokin' hot to say the least. Makes a good jelly but not the most appealing color.
My ghost peppers are just ripening up here.
Also excellent if put in a dehydrator and then ground up in a coffee/herb grinder. I like a little shaked on my pizza
Not for everyone peppers that hot. Of the chocolate varieties I've grown over the years I prefer the chocolate habanero
Take care to wear nitrile gloves when processing. No face touching, and watch out going to the bathroom until your hands have been scrubbed well. Yes, I know by experience lol

Will still half-kill you so go ahead lol

Not me, I'm just the grower. Grew a few for a feller I work with. I'll let him taste test.

I have three Carolina Reaper pepper plants. My peppers look like yours but are bright red. Hottest pepper I have ever tried. Some jerk at the greenhouse switched labels with bell pepper plants.

Just ain't right! Why someone would intentionally eat something that bites them back (both coming and going) is beyond me! If food hurts it's not meant to be ingested. In this regard, I will forever and proudly be a culinary sissy.

That thing looks Deadly

They’re ready lol

Well my taste tester said it didn't taste like chocolate.