Snakes and Stones

[Lord Sorril]

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Amazing photos! Keep them coming!

Thanks Emily!

Happy Birthday to you! Hope you have a good one!

[mlededee]

Thanks, grilling up some steaks for the birthday dinner!

[Lord Sorril]

Thanks, grilling up some steaks for the birthday dinner!

Steaks are great. Misteaks, not so great.

Photo #385

Amazonite and Hematite with a 100% Het Piebald ball python.
The hematite is porous so I could not get a liquid shine, it is still glittery though...

[Lord Sorril]

I was out shopping with my gf today for Halloween decor.

Took some photos of snake themed merchandise.









I also noticed some rocks in our adventures...check out the prices on these-below...Brutal!





What did we buy? Only a set of 4 spooky porcelain Halloween dishes (dishwasher/microwave safe).
The set has 4 designs, but, only one with a snake. $11 USD after tax, not bad.

Most of you proper homemakers will probably be horrified to learn that my gf and I will use these plates year round.

[Homebody]

I also noticed some rocks in our adventures...check out the prices on these-below...Brutal!

Brutal if you're buying. Maybe, you should consider selling. You must have a stone or twenty lyin' around that you wouldn't mind parting with.

[Lord Sorril]

Brutal if you're buying. Maybe, you should consider selling. You must have a stone or twenty lyin' around that you wouldn't mind parting with.

Lol, for $20 a stone I will sell my entire rough rock collection to whoever wants to buy it. I joke with my gf that if anyone ever wants to steal my collection they will need one of those oversize strip mining dump trucks to get away...

In other news we went to the Brimfield Flea Market today (Brimfield, MA).
We spent about 4 hours there and visited about 60% of the vendors (before we tired out in the heat).
I took hundreds of photos, and here are a small sampling with snakes and stones as the main focus. *image heavy*

[Bogertophis]

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What did we buy? Only a set of 4 spooky porcelain Halloween dishes (dishwasher/microwave safe).
The set has 4 designs, but, only one with a snake. $11 USD after tax, not bad.

Most of you proper homemakers will probably be horrified to learn that my gf and I will use these plates year round.

I'd be horrified if you DIDN'T use them. Obviously not even close to being a "proper homemaker" here either,

[Lord Sorril]

I'd be horrified if you DIDN'T use them. Obviously not even close to being a "proper homemaker" here either,

Lol

Photo #386

A rock that looks like granite, but, actually took a high polish. The rough stone was collected from the Snake River in Idaho.
Ball python is a Spider/66% Het VPI Axanthic/66% Het Orange Ghost.

Breeders Note:
I ran into a new issue. I noticed a hatchling having difficulty a few days after pipping: so I cut a small section of the egg to free the snake and it immediately exited the egg on its own, however, the body has a constriction mark where it got pinched by the egg shell near the original attachment point of the yolk stalk. I'm fairly certain I can spot internal bleeding now that the constriction is removed--I think I will be measuring its lifespan in minutes. I am not aware of anything I can do about that. It is too bad, this was the only one of its morph I produced this year.

It may still survive, but, I give it really bad odds.

[Bogertophis]

OH, so sorry. What a shame. Rest in peace, little one. I've never seen one like that before either.

[Lord Sorril]

Photo #387

Some local granite with a 66% Het Lavender Albino/50% Het Pied.
(I don't see any clues of either gene being present in this one)