Shasal - Ultrafly. Image heavy.

[Caspian]

So. Figured Shasal is all settled in, and had a very nice shed last night - her first since I got her - so I'd take a few pictures. I also got to rack up another unexpected 'experience' as a Ball Python owner... Lots of photos here.

Leave me alone:


Wait... what's going on?


Coast is clear this way...


And this way...


Gotcha! Found the human!


I'll just be leaving now.


You're not supposed to follow.



Fine. Be that way.


You know, this isn't so bad, really...


I like it much better when you're on my level.


That is not my level!


It's my belly, and I don't WANT to show it!


And finally... not quite a perfect shed, but only because the 'cap' came off separate to the rest - everything came off on it's own, with no problems at all!


So. As to the 'new experience'. I was sitting here, editing images to crop out the extra material around the edges and shrink them down. Oh - I was going to try and get a better belly shot, but when I tried, she coiled around my hand and hid her head in my palm. I'll admit, I felt bad about harassing her and let her stay there. After a bit she relaxed, slithered around.. up my arm, across my shoulders, down the other arm... explored my chest a bit, then went over and draped herself across my arm again and hung out all calm and mellow. I figured - she settled down and she's getting comfortable! Great! Yeah, she got comfortable all right. Then I felt this 'plop' against my leg below her... and a wet sensation... and another 'plop'...

Suffice to say that I figured eventually I'd get bit by a python. Haven't yet, but it will happen. I wasn't expecting one to take a huge poop on me. She did that in her cage last night, when she shed! Crazy snake must have been an overstuffed sausage!

A cleanup, wash and change of clothes later, here's the lovely girl - poorly portrayed by my lack of photography skill.