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08-07-2021, 11:41 AM
#281
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08-07-2021, 02:50 PM
#282
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
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08-08-2021, 08:11 PM
#283
Re: Snakes and Stones
I know some breeders consider it a rarity: I've found that split clutches from different male ball pythons are not uncommon.
Time Lapse video below:
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08-09-2021, 06:42 AM
#284
Re: Snakes and Stones
Photo #118
Spider Black Pastel with Marcasite carrying Agate. Agates take a high polish and photographing a bunch of odd shaped pieces with inclusions is a bit tricky.
I had to underexpose the photo so you could actually see the stones and not the glare from the camera flash.
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08-11-2021, 07:51 AM
#285
Re: Snakes and Stones
Photo #119
A Lesser with some gnarly Brazilian Agate.
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08-13-2021, 06:49 AM
#286
Re: Snakes and Stones
Photo #120
Another Het Clown/Pos. Het Lavender Albino and some river rocks from my home area. I suspect the stones with a little red are actually from the mid-west USA.
Fun fact: If I was to intercross my Het Clowns/Pos. Het Lavender Albino offspring my statistical odds of producing a Lavender Albino Clown (Grail) would be:
(1/4 chance of producing Clown)*(1/2 chance of male being Het for Lavender Albino)*(1/4 chance of producing Lavender Albino)*(1/2 chance of female being Het for Lavender Albino)=1/64
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08-14-2021, 09:01 AM
#287
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08-16-2021, 08:09 AM
#288
Re: Snakes and Stones
Photo #122
Really bright yellow on this Pastel ball python.
If you saw her fused dorsal band segments and guessed Het for Clown: you would be right.
Shown with some Sagenitic Agate.
What is Sagenitic Agate?
Definition of Sagenitic: containing Sagenite (thanks)
Definition of Sagenite: containing similar acicular crystals (...)
Definition of Acicular: chiefly of crystals, needle shaped (ok)
So: Agate that contains similarly shaped needle-like crystals.
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08-17-2021, 07:05 PM
#289
Re: Snakes and Stones
Photo #123
Enchi, Rose Quartz, Jade, Yellow Quartz.
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08-19-2021, 07:55 AM
#290
Re: Snakes and Stones
Photo #124
Spider Black Pastel with some clean Chalcedony.
The stones pictured sort of look like glass, and while they are both mainly composed of Silica, unlike glass: chalcedony is composed of microscopic interlocking crystals (which gives it epic durability).
Chalcedony is a broad term that is used for materials that contain microcrystalline quartz. It is one of those terms that says 'Yeah, I sorta know what this is, but, I'm not going to pretend to be specific'.
Chalcedony often has material embedded in the matrix. Upcoming photos #126, and #129 are chalcedony with inclusions.
Fun fact: There is a decorative type of glass known as Chalcedony-glass, it was invented in Venice, Italy in the 15th century and used metal additives to the glass to imitate chalcedony colors. It was popular for a few centuries and then the technique was lost/forgotten. Of note: the techniques used to create Chalcedony glass at the time exposed the user to highly toxic chemicals including mercury vapor and arsenic and it would not be unreasonable to assume this is why it was discontinued. The technique of creating Chalcedony glass using a special metallic paste would be re-invented in the late 1800's with 'somewhat' greater care taken in its formulation.
Last edited by Lord Sorril; 08-19-2021 at 07:59 AM.
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