Snakes and Stones

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

"Flaws"? I only see a very pretty stone with a nice little ball o' beep.

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Ahhh, but, when you have a lot of something you can be picky. :)
Just like this Orange Dream wasn't high enough expression to make my holdbacks this year:
Photo #187
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_bpldnt.jpg

Oh, and someone msged me the other day and asked me what I like to tumble the most: Actually a little bit of everything.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...fnjbdg38na.jpg
And yes, there is an insect (lady asian beetle) hiding in those rocks...:)

Someone asked me how I know that Photo #187 is an Orange Dream and not an Enchi...
Here is quick side-by-side comparison between a 'single gene' Enchi and an Orange Dream.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_gsmisi.jpg
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_ibo30h.jpg
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_v0wmc8.jpg

More stones from my backyard.
Photo #188
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...msjxxqrqkj.jpg

Never underestimate "neutrals" ^ ^ ^ to look every bit as gorgeous as all these bright colors that so many lust after. :sweeet:

Photo #189
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_bhpeak.jpg
These stones are at their 'limit'. Tumbling them further would not improve them...

Photo #190
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...fod3ydzxy1.jpg

Photo #191
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...afzbu2oam4.jpg

I was out hiking in my area a while ago.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...zed_lmuzjb.jpg
A mile or two into the woods I spotted a green object on the ground.
I thought it was plastic at first and ignored it.
On the way back I saw it again and stopped to poke at it.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...m2nce8ghvb.jpg
I quickly figured out that it was some type of rock.
At the time: I only found the one piece, but, I made a mental note where I located it.
A few months later I returned with some 'light' tools and dug around the area...
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...txb4thbmwh.jpg
My 'rock friends' called it Serpentine, but, due to the hardness and porosity: I call it meta-basalt.
It doesn't tumble/polish well, and has a tendency to cleave erratically when shaping, but, it was the right price...free! :)

Photo #192
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ezrmf0dmxb.jpg

Well I think the shiny green looks awsome [emoji7][emoji7]

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