Snakes and Stones

[Lord Sorril]

Lovely color combination...seems leopards & Dalmations run well together, eh?

Thanks! It does seem that way.

[Lord Sorril]

Photo #53


Some more Granite-esque rocks from my area.
The light orange colored ones are fairly rare so it took me a while to gather and tumble enough for this photo.

[Bogertophis]

...The light orange colored ones are fairly rare so it took me a while to gather and tumble enough for this photo.

Wow, so now we're getting the latest & custom-made arrangements?

[Lord Sorril]

Wow, so now we're getting the latest & custom-made arrangements?

Hahaha, I wouldn't call them the 'latest' arrangements.
Most of the snakes in the 2020 tagged photos have grown much larger by now.
Once you start seeing the 2021 Copyright tag (example below) you will be into photos that are more recent.



Note: These two pieds are from Photos #4 and #45 (early 2020) and the photo above was taken today 4/26/21.

[Lord Sorril]

Photo #54


Milky quartz, this stuff is everywhere in my area.

[Lord Sorril]

Photo #55

More Nipomo Marcasite in Agate (red) from California.
While I was taking these photos I noticed something hiding in one of the agate 'eyes' of the stone front/center.
I used the Microscope Macro mode on my camera to zoom in:



Pretty weird huh?

[Lord Sorril]

Photo #56


More tiger eye, the camera flash illuminates some of the tips of the crystalline fiber structure--no avoiding it on some pieces...

Bonus photo below: clutch from a 12 year old female ball python.

I should have included something for scale with the photo as the eggs were a little over 5 inches long...sizeable hatchlings.

[Bogertophis]

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Bonus photo below: clutch from a 12 year old female ball python.

I should have included something for scale with the photo as the eggs were a little over 5 inches long...sizeable hatchlings.

Wow, 5"+ eggs?

[Lord Sorril]

Wow, 5"+ eggs?

Yes, I encountered significant difficulty incubating them. The size of the eggs resulted in the center creasing inward prematurely and squeezing the developing embryos to one side of the egg. I thought about leaving them alone and letting things 'play out', but, based on experience I decided against it. Long story short: Five eggs, six healthy hatchlings (yes, my snake math is accurate).

[Bogertophis]

Yes, I encountered significant difficulty incubating them. The size of the eggs resulted in the center creasing inward prematurely and squeezing the developing embryos to one side of the egg. I thought about leaving them alone and letting things 'play out', but, based on experience I decided against it. Long story short: Five eggs, six healthy hatchlings (yes, my snake math is accurate).

Can't argue with 6 out of 5!